U S Navy Diving Manual Revision 6 April 2008

Since the 1950s, the U.S. Navy Diving Manual has served as the internationally recognized standard for allowable exposure while breathing compressed air at varying depths. For many years, the 1956/1957 Diving Manual "air tables" also provided the prescribed decompression schedules for dive profiles that exceeded allowable exposure limits. Due to concern over unacceptable rates of decompression sickness and key research on hyperbaric medicine that has developed mathematical models for gas exchange in human tissues, the U.S. Navy has now totally revised the Manual's air tables to make use of this valuable new research. These changes, together with those to the Manual's other sections, represent the most comprehensive updating of Navy diving procedures since 1956. Among the key sections affected by this thoroughgoing revision are: Air decompression definitions; Emergency procedures; Repetitive dives; Variations in rate of ascent; Surface-supplied mixed gas diving procedures; Diagnosis and treatment of decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism; Recompression chamber operation. In addition to these key updates, the Manual provides extensive information on medical treatment for dive injuries; dangerous, predatory, and venomous marine animals; and many other topics of interest. It also includes numerous authoritative charts and tables covering all aspects of the diving experience. Revision 6 of the U.S. Navy Diving Manual represents the culmination of extensive research and empirical validation of its core - the crucial air tables that can mean the difference between life and death. These tables, as well as the detailed and carefully researched text, make this latest edition of the Manual an indispensable reference and instructional source for military and civilian divers alike.

Since the 1950s, the U.S. Navy Diving Manual has served as the internationally recognized standard for allowable exposure while breathing compressed air at varying depths. For many years, the 1956/1957 Diving Manual "air tables" also provided the prescribed decompression schedules for dive profiles that exceeded allowable exposure limits. Due to concern over unacceptable rates of decompression sickness and key research on hyperbaric medicine that has developed mathematical models for gas exchange in human tissues, the U.S. Navy has now totally revised the Manual's air tables to make use of this valuable new research. These changes, together with those to the Manual's other sections, represent the most comprehensive updating of Navy diving procedures since 1956. Among the key sections affected by this thoroughgoing revision are: Air decompression definitions; Emergency procedures; Repetitive dives; Variations in rate of ascent; Surface-supplied mixed gas diving procedures; Diagnosis and treatment of decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism; Recompression chamber operation. In addition to these key updates, the Manual provides extensive information on medical treatment for dive injuries; dangerous, predatory, and venomous marine animals; and many other topics of interest. It also includes numerous authoritative charts and tables covering all aspects of the diving experience. Revision 6 of the U.S. Navy Diving Manual represents the culmination of extensive research and empirical validation of its core - the crucial air tables that can mean the difference between life and death. These tables, as well as the detailed and carefully researched text, make this latest edition of the Manual an indispensable reference and instructional source for military and civilian divers alike.

U.S. Navy Diving Manual The US Navy first provided a diving manual for training and operational guidance in 1905, and the first book titled Diving Manual was published in 1916. Since then the U.S. Navy Diving Manual evolved over the decades to be regarded as an essential and ultimate resource for modern recreational, commercial and military divers. There have been several published versions, each one updating the content of the previous version. Revision 7 Change A is the latest version released in April 2018 and includes major updates and changes. This extensive technical manual is over 1000 pages and spread over 5 Volumes with 18 Chapters. This is essential reading for anyone serious about diving. Contents: U.S. Navy Diving Manual Volume 1 - Diving Principles and Policy Chapter 1 - History of Diving Chapter 2 - Underwater Physics Chapter 3 - Underwater Physiology and Diving Disorders Chapter 4 - Dive Systems Chapter 5 - Dive Program Administration Appendix 1A - Safe Diving Distances From Transmitting Sonar Appendix 1B - References Appendix 1C - Telephone Numbers Appendix 1D - List of Acronyms Volume 2 - Air Diving Operations Chapter 6 - Operational Planning and Risk Management Chapter 7 - Scuba Air Diving Operations Chapter 8 - Surface Supplied Air Diving Operations Chapter 9 - Air Decompression Chapter 10 - Nitrogen-Oxygen Diving Operations Chapter 11 - Ice and Cold Water Diving Operations Appendix 2A - Optional Shallow Water Diving Tables Appendix 2B - U.S. Navy Dive Computer Appendix 2C - Environmental and Operational Hazards Appendix 2D - Guidance for U.S. Navy Diving on a Dynamic Positioning Vessel Volume 3 - Mixed Gas Surface Supplied Diving Operations Chapter 12 - Surface Supplied Mixed Gas Diving Procedures Chapter 13 - Saturation Diving Chapter 14 - Breathing Gas Mixing Procedures Volume 4 - Closed Circuit and Semiclosed Circuit Diving Operations Chapter 15 - Electronically Controlled Closed-Circuit Underwater Breathing Apparatus (EC-UBA) Diving Chapter 16 - Closed-Circuit Oxygen UBA Diving Volume 5 - Diving Medicine and Recompression Chamber Operations Chapter 17 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Decompression Sickness and Arterial Gas Embolism Chapter 18 - Recompression Chamber Operation Appendix 5A - Neurological Examination Appendix 5B - First Aid Appendix 5C - Dangerous Marine Animals

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