Navy Diving Manual
Navy Diving Manual
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Diving History -- Navy Diving Manual
In 1905 the first U.S. Navy Diving Manual was published. This manual was
a far cry from what we have today. It was only 45 pages long and mostly
concentrated on equipment and how to use it. Things like diving physics
and medicine much less any sort of decompression procedures or technical
diving were not in the manual as these things were a ways from
discovery/development. Chapter One under requirements for divers states:
“Divers are –
1. To be cool headed, calm and of phlegmatic temperament.
2. To be in good health, have a strong constitution, and the action
of the lungs be normal.
3. Not to be short necked, full blooded, or with a tendency to nose
bleed.
4. Not to have bloodshot eye, or a high color on the cheeks caused by
the interlacement of numerous small but distinct blood vessels.
5. Not to be very pale, or have lips more blue than red, nor be the
subject to cold hands or feet.
6. Not to perspire freely
7. Not to be affected with cough, asthma, or catarrh (phlegm).
8. Not to be subject to headaches or dizziness, or affected with
deafness.
9. Not to be hard drinkers, nor have suffered frequently or severely
from venereal disease, or have had sunstroke or rheumatism.
10. Not to have been subject to palpitation of the heart of fainting
spells.
11. Not at any time have spat or coughed up blood.
Men who have long trunks with well developed chests and loins generally
make good divers.”
Some other interesting rules in the manual:
1. “A diver should not go down for at least 1 _ hours after eating a
hearty meal, or for 2 hours after drinking spirituous liquors.”
2. “A diver should descend slowly, about 1 fathom (6 feet) per
minute.”
3. “Never go down more than 20 feet without a descending line.”
4. “No oil but the best olive oil should be used as it is not to make
a diver sick, especially if he is a beginner.”
Finally according to the manual, the proper way to resuscitate a diver who
has fallen victim to drowning is to do the following:
• Do not stand the diver on his head. If weather permits, lay him
face downward in the open air with a pad of clothes under his stomach.
• Clear his mouth and turn him on his side and excite his nostrils
with snuff, ammonia or tickle his palette with a feather. Sprinkle the
face and chest with water.
• If he shows no sign of breathing, lay him on his stomach again
with
a pad of clothes under his chest with one arm across his face. Firmly
press a hand between his shoulder blades and carefully turn the body on
its side and then rapidly to his stomach again – repeat about fifteen
times per minute.
• If no indication of breathing appears after several minutes, turn
him on his back laying a pad under his head and neck. Pull his tongue
forward and keep it there, tying a string around the tongue and chin if
necessary.
• Get behind his head; grasp both arms just above the elbows and
steadily but gently bring them extended above his head, holding them there
about two seconds, then shove them down alongside his body again for two
seconds. Repeat at a rate of about ten times per minute.
• As soon as he begins to breathe place hot-water bottles around the
lower part of his body and cover him warmly. As soon as he can swallow,
give him a little lukewarm water, brandy, coffee or tea.
Diving History -- Navy Diving Manual
In 1905 the first U.S. Navy Diving Manual was published. This manual was
a far cry from what we have today. It was only 45 pages long and mostly
concentrated on equipment and how to use it. Things like diving physics
and medicine much less any sort of decompression procedures or technical
diving were not in the manual as these things were a ways from
discovery/development. Chapter One under requirements for divers states:
“Divers are –
1. To be cool headed, calm and of phlegmatic temperament.
2. To be in good health, have a strong constitution, and the action
of the lungs be normal.
3. Not to be short necked, full blooded, or with a tendency to nose
bleed.
4. Not to have bloodshot eye, or a high color on the cheeks caused by
the interlacement of numerous small but distinct blood vessels.
5. Not to be very pale, or have lips more blue than red, nor be the
subject to cold hands or feet.
6. Not to perspire freely
7. Not to be affected with cough, asthma, or catarrh (phlegm).
8. Not to be subject to headaches or dizziness, or affected with
deafness.
9. Not to be hard drinkers, nor have suffered frequently or severely
from venereal disease, or have had sunstroke or rheumatism.
10. Not to have been subject to palpitation of the heart of fainting
spells.
11. Not at any time have spat or coughed up blood.
Men who have long trunks with well developed chests and loins generally
make good divers.”
Some other interesting rules in the manual:
1. “A diver should not go down for at least 1 _ hours after eating a
hearty meal, or for 2 hours after drinking spirituous liquors.”
2. “A diver should descend slowly, about 1 fathom (6 feet) per
minute.”
3. “Never go down more than 20 feet without a descending line.”
4. “No oil but the best olive oil should be used as it is not to make
a diver sick, especially if he is a beginner.”
Finally according to the manual, the proper way to resuscitate a diver who
has fallen victim to drowning is to do the following:
• Do not stand the diver on his head. If weather permits, lay him
face downward in the open air with a pad of clothes under his stomach.
• Clear his mouth and turn him on his side and excite his nostrils
with snuff, ammonia or tickle his palette with a feather. Sprinkle the
face and chest with water.
• If he shows no sign of breathing, lay him on his stomach again
with
a pad of clothes under his chest with one arm across his face. Firmly
press a hand between his shoulder blades and carefully turn the body on
its side and then rapidly to his stomach again – repeat about fifteen
times per minute.
• If no indication of breathing appears after several minutes, turn
him on his back laying a pad under his head and neck. Pull his tongue
forward and keep it there, tying a string around the tongue and chin if
necessary.
• Get behind his head; grasp both arms just above the elbows and
steadily but gently bring them extended above his head, holding them there
about two seconds, then shove them down alongside his body again for two
seconds. Repeat at a rate of about ten times per minute.
• As soon as he begins to breathe place hot-water bottles around the
lower part of his body and cover him warmly. As soon as he can swallow,
give him a little lukewarm water, brandy, coffee or tea.
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According to rule #9, Sounder wouldn't be able to dive!Jan K wrote:Arrived today in my e-mail
Diving History -- Navy Diving Manual
In 1905 the first U.S. Navy Diving Manual was published. This manual was
a far cry from what we have today. It was only 45 pages long and mostly
concentrated on equipment and how to use it. Things like diving physics
and medicine much less any sort of decompression procedures or technical
diving were not in the manual as these things were a ways from
discovery/development. Chapter One under requirements for divers states:
“Divers are –
1. To be cool headed, calm and of phlegmatic temperament.
2. To be in good health, have a strong constitution, and the action
of the lungs be normal.
3. Not to be short necked, full blooded, or with a tendency to nose
bleed.
4. Not to have bloodshot eye, or a high color on the cheeks caused by
the interlacement of numerous small but distinct blood vessels.
5. Not to be very pale, or have lips more blue than red, nor be the
subject to cold hands or feet.
6. Not to perspire freely
7. Not to be affected with cough, asthma, or catarrh (phlegm).
8. Not to be subject to headaches or dizziness, or affected with
deafness.
9. Not to be hard drinkers, nor have suffered frequently or severely
from venereal disease, or have had sunstroke or rheumatism.
10. Not to have been subject to palpitation of the heart of fainting
spells.
11. Not at any time have spat or coughed up blood.
Men who have long trunks with well developed chests and loins generally
make good divers.”
Some other interesting rules in the manual:
1. “A diver should not go down for at least 1 _ hours after eating a
hearty meal, or for 2 hours after drinking spirituous liquors.”
2. “A diver should descend slowly, about 1 fathom (6 feet) per
minute.”
3. “Never go down more than 20 feet without a descending line.”
4. “No oil but the best olive oil should be used as it is not to make
a diver sick, especially if he is a beginner.”
Finally according to the manual, the proper way to resuscitate a diver who
has fallen victim to drowning is to do the following:
• Do not stand the diver on his head. If weather permits, lay him
face downward in the open air with a pad of clothes under his stomach.
• Clear his mouth and turn him on his side and excite his nostrils
with snuff, ammonia or tickle his palette with a feather. Sprinkle the
face and chest with water.
• If he shows no sign of breathing, lay him on his stomach again
with
a pad of clothes under his chest with one arm across his face. Firmly
press a hand between his shoulder blades and carefully turn the body on
its side and then rapidly to his stomach again – repeat about fifteen
times per minute.
• If no indication of breathing appears after several minutes, turn
him on his back laying a pad under his head and neck. Pull his tongue
forward and keep it there, tying a string around the tongue and chin if
necessary.
• Get behind his head; grasp both arms just above the elbows and
steadily but gently bring them extended above his head, holding them there
about two seconds, then shove them down alongside his body again for two
seconds. Repeat at a rate of about ten times per minute.
• As soon as he begins to breathe place hot-water bottles around the
lower part of his body and cover him warmly. As soon as he can swallow,
give him a little lukewarm water, brandy, coffee or tea.
-Ron T.
"When I'm 80 I'll take up real diving, which is done in a pub..." Ray Ives.
253-227-0856
My Dive Pics...
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"When I'm 80 I'll take up real diving, which is done in a pub..." Ray Ives.
253-227-0856
My Dive Pics...
https://www.facebook.com/RETOPPPHOTOGRAPHY
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Re: Navy Diving Manual
Men who have long trunks with well developed chests and loins generally make good divers
Damn it. Well there is always golf....
Would suck to be the Navy Officer whos job it was to check out a recruits loins to see of they were going to make it.
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Re: Navy Diving Manual
I especially loved the resuscitation instructions...
Re: Navy Diving Manual
--Note to self--Jan K wrote:As soon as he begins to breathe place hot-water bottles around the
lower part of his body and cover him warmly. As soon as he can swallow,
give him a little lukewarm water, brandy, coffee or tea.
Keep Brandy in first aid kit!
**Pinch it, don't stick your finger through. You're just pinching a bigger hole.
CAPTNJACK - 2012**
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Re: Navy Diving Manual
Norris wrote:--Note to self--
Keep Brandy in first aid kit!
I'm going to look like a moose on rollerskates. -airsix
... my Mom caught me fenestrating once. -lavachickie
And I get so tired of fainting and peeing all over myself when the hammer falls on an empty chamber! -Nailer
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... my Mom caught me fenestrating once. -lavachickie
And I get so tired of fainting and peeing all over myself when the hammer falls on an empty chamber! -Nailer
Want to know where I'm performing? Check out my Facebook fan page!
Re: Navy Diving Manual
Aaaarrrgghhh!
Must... get... picture... out... of... my... brain...
Must... get... picture... out... of... my... brain...
More Pics Than You Have Time To Look AT
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"Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
Re: Navy Diving Manual
Brandy: a fine drink, a good singer, and a bad driver.
I'm going to look like a moose on rollerskates. -airsix
... my Mom caught me fenestrating once. -lavachickie
And I get so tired of fainting and peeing all over myself when the hammer falls on an empty chamber! -Nailer
Want to know where I'm performing? Check out my Facebook fan page!
... my Mom caught me fenestrating once. -lavachickie
And I get so tired of fainting and peeing all over myself when the hammer falls on an empty chamber! -Nailer
Want to know where I'm performing? Check out my Facebook fan page!
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Re: Navy Diving Manual
OK, even though I'm a professional word nerd I had to look up phlegmatic. All of you phlegmatics, raise your hand. The rest of you, step away from the dive gear.
The Phlegmatic::
Is deliberative; slow in making decisions; perhaps overcautious in minor matters.
Is indifferent to external affairs.
Is reserved and distant.
Is slow in movement.
Has a marked tendency to persevere.
Exhibits a constancy of mood.
The soul or mind of the phlegmatic person is only weakly or not at all touched by impressions. The reaction is feeble or entirely missing. Eventual impressions fade away very soon.
II FUNDAMENTAL DISPOSITION OF THE PHLEGMATIC PERSON
1. He has very little interest in whatever goes on about him.
2. He has little inclination to work, but prefers repose and leisure. With him everything proceeds and develops slowly.
I do qualify in one regard, I do have "little inclination to work, but prefers repose and leisure."
The Phlegmatic::
Is deliberative; slow in making decisions; perhaps overcautious in minor matters.
Is indifferent to external affairs.
Is reserved and distant.
Is slow in movement.
Has a marked tendency to persevere.
Exhibits a constancy of mood.
The soul or mind of the phlegmatic person is only weakly or not at all touched by impressions. The reaction is feeble or entirely missing. Eventual impressions fade away very soon.
II FUNDAMENTAL DISPOSITION OF THE PHLEGMATIC PERSON
1. He has very little interest in whatever goes on about him.
2. He has little inclination to work, but prefers repose and leisure. With him everything proceeds and develops slowly.
I do qualify in one regard, I do have "little inclination to work, but prefers repose and leisure."
Brandon
Compression is good for the soul.
Compression is good for the soul.
Re: Navy Diving Manual
scottsax wrote:Norris wrote:--Note to self-- Keep Brandy in first aid kit!
...I like going to the chamber.. They have great food there, and awsome live music "H20doctor"
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Re: Navy Diving Manual
She looks like a friggin' bobble head doll!
-Ron T.
"When I'm 80 I'll take up real diving, which is done in a pub..." Ray Ives.
253-227-0856
My Dive Pics...
https://www.facebook.com/RETOPPPHOTOGRAPHY
"When I'm 80 I'll take up real diving, which is done in a pub..." Ray Ives.
253-227-0856
My Dive Pics...
https://www.facebook.com/RETOPPPHOTOGRAPHY
Re: Navy Diving Manual
AWESOME!!!!scottsax wrote:Norris wrote:--Note to self--
Keep Brandy in first aid kit!
**Pinch it, don't stick your finger through. You're just pinching a bigger hole.
CAPTNJACK - 2012**
CAPTNJACK - 2012**
Re: Navy Diving Manual
Geez, Cardiver.Don't you think VD is kind of a personal thing??cardiver wrote:According to rule #9, Sounder wouldn't be able to dive!
Re: Navy Diving Manual
You're new, soon you'll learn that there is no such thing around here as a "personal thing".Paulicarp wrote:Geez, Cardiver.Don't you think VD is kind of a personal thing??cardiver wrote:According to rule #9, Sounder wouldn't be able to dive!
Re: Navy Diving Manual
Yup - this just about sums up NWDC. Nobody is safe, right Joe?Nwbrewer wrote:You're new, soon you'll learn that there is no such thing around here as a "personal thing".Paulicarp wrote:Geez, Cardiver.Don't you think VD is kind of a personal thing??cardiver wrote:According to rule #9, Sounder wouldn't be able to dive!
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Yeah... I know I've got alot to learn about diving, and this forum. But I'm getting a lot of mixed signals from the Navy here: I'm supposed to have Brandy but not get VD?Nwbrewer wrote:
You're new, soon you'll learn that there is no such thing around here as a "personal thing".
Re: Navy Diving Manual
False, or D) all of the above.Paulicarp wrote:Yeah... I know I've got alot to learn about diving, and this forum. But I'm getting a lot of mixed signals from the Navy here: I'm supposed to have Brandy but not get VD?Nwbrewer wrote:
You're new, soon you'll learn that there is no such thing around here as a "personal thing".
It depends.
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