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BS 4001-2:1967

Withdrawn

Withdrawn

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Care and maintenance of underwater breathing apparatus Standard diving equipment

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

01-07-2014

Language(s)

English

Published date

26-06-1967

$520.16
Including GST where applicable

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
DevelopmentNote
Inactive for the new design. (11/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
42
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn

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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