Oxygen-Accelerated Decompression of Submarine Rescue and Diving Recompression System (SRDRS) Operators and Tenders

摘要

The objective of the present study was to develop and man-test oxygen-accelerated decompression schedules for repetitive sub-saturation air exposures by SRDRS PRM Operators and SDC Tenders in pressurized DISSUB rescue scenarios. A secondary objective was to evaluate the performance of the MBS 2000 Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Pack (HOTP) (Dive Systems International),2 a lightweight closed-circuit breathing apparatus planned to support oxygen breathing requirements of decompression schedules in actual DISSUB rescue scenarios. This study was undertaken under Naval Sea Systems Command Task Assignment 01-1 AND as the final phase of development of oxygen-accelerated decompression procedures for personnel involved in DISSUB rescue scenarios.