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21st Century U.S. Army Field Manuals: Military Diving, FM 20-11, Volume 2, Air Diving Operations, Scuba, Surface-Supplied, Air Decompression, Ice and Cold Operations (Ringbound)
21st Century US Army Field Manuals Military Diving FM 2011 Volume 2 Air Diving Operations Scuba SurfaceSupplied Air Decompression Ice and Cold Operations - Ringbound Author:U.S. Army This ringbound book provides a reproduction of the U.S. Army Field Manual, Military Diving, FM 20-11, Volume 2, Air Diving, Operations, Scuba, Surface-Supplied, Air Decompression, Ice and Cold Operations. The U.S. Navy is a leader in the development of modern diving and underwater operations. The general requirements of national defense and t... more »he specific requirements of underwater reconnaissance, demolition, ordnance disposal, construction, ship maintenance, search, rescue and salvage operations repeatedly give impetus to training and development. Navy diving is no longer limited to tactical combat operations, wartime salvage, and submarine sinkings. Fleet diving has become increasingly important and diversified since World War II. A major part of the diving mission is inspecting and repairing naval vessels to minimize downtime and the need for dry-docking. Other aspects of fleet diving include recovering practice and research torpedoes, installing and repairing underwater electronic arrays, underwater construction, and locating and recovering downed aircraft. The origins of diving are firmly rooted in man's need and desire to engage in maritime commerce, to conduct salvage and military operations, and to expand the frontiers of knowledge through exploration, research, and development. Diving, as a profession, can be traced back more than 5,000 years. Early divers confined their efforts to waters less than 100 feet deep, performing salvage work and harvesting food, sponges, coral, and mother-of-pearl. Contents include: Underwater Ship Husbandry (UWSH), Salvage/Object Recovery, Operational Tasks, Security Swims, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Underwater Construction, Demolition, Collect and Analyze Data, Data Required for All Diving Operations, Identify Environmental and Operational Hazards, Temperature, Contaminated Water, Thermal Pollution, Chemical, Biological, Altitude Diving, Underwater Obstacles, Electrical Shock Hazards, Explosions, Sonar, Nuclear Radiation, Marine Life, Vessel and Small Boat Traffic, Territorial Waters, Diving Technique, Equipment and Supplies, Manning Levels, Buddy Diver, OSHA Requirements for Navy Civilian Diving, Brief the Diving Team, Scuba Air Diving Operations, Open-Circuit Scuba, Minimum Equipment, Optional Equipment, Predive Procedures, Water Entry and Descent, Underwater Procedures, Surface-Supplied Air Diving Operations, Mark 21 and Mark 20, Portable Surface-Supplied Diving Systems, Underwater Procedures, Air Decompression, Repetitive Dives, Nitrox Driving Procedures, Emergency Procedures, Lost Diver, Searching for A Lost Diver, Hypothermia. Our news and educational titles are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work and educational tool.« less