BS 4001-2:1967
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Care and maintenance of underwater breathing apparatus Standard diving equipment
Hardcopy , PDF
01-07-2014
English
26-06-1967
Cooperating organizations
Foreword
Recommendations
1. General
1.1 Scope
1.2 General
2. Helmet and corselet
2.1 Outlet valve
2.2 Inlet valve
2.3 Helmet shell
2.4 Windows
2.5 Corselet and brasses
2.6 Care after diving
3. Diving dress
3.1 Storage
3.2 Washing and cleaning
3.3 Dress repairs
3.4 Re-cuffing
4. Boots, belts, weights, etc.
4.1 Boots
4.2 Belts and weights
4.3 Knives
4.4 Wrist bands
5. Diving air hose
5.1 Before use
5.2 General
5.3 Storage
5.4 End fitting and adaptors
6. Divers' air supplies
6.1 Manual air pumps
6.2 Compressors
6.3 Air reservoirs
6.4 Pressure relief devices
6.5 Compressed air cylinders
6.6 Pressure gauges
7. Divers' communications
7.1 Telephone
7.2 Telephone breast rope
7.3 Life-line
7.4 Strength of telephone breast rope and life-line
Appendices
A. Recommendations for the three month periodical
examination of diving equipment
A.1 General
A.2 Helmet and corselet
A.3 Diving dress
A.4 Boots, belts, weights, etc.
A.5 Air hose and connections
A.6 Divers' communications
A.7 Air compressing plant
B. Manual air pump efficiency test
B.1 Frequency of test
B.2 Required efficiency
B.3 Efficiency test
B.4 Gas meter method
B.5 Pressure method
B.6 Calculation of pump revolutions for a given
supply of air
C. Compressed air for human respiration
C.1 Compression of atmospheric air
C.2 Purity of the breathing air
D. Metric conversions
Deals with all the major components of the helmet-type apparatus, including divers\' air supplies, to ensure the safety of personnel. Appendices contain recommendations for the statutory three-month periodical examination; manual air pump efficiency test; the purity of breathing air.
Committee |
PH/4/7
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DevelopmentNote |
Inactive for the new design. (11/2011)
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DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
42
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PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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Status |
Withdrawn
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BS 4001-1:1998 | Care and maintenance of underwater breathing apparatus Recommendations for the compressed air open circuit type |
BS 4001-1:1981 | Care and maintenance of underwater breathing apparatus Recommendations for the compressed air open circuit type |
BS 350:2004 | Conversion factors for units |
BS 1319:1976 | Specification for medical gas cylinders, valves and yoke connections |
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