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LEES, R.N.

MR. R. FORDHAM

P.O. D. R. RADFORD

LT. K.

P.O. M. J. BRASSINGTON

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Easter 1963

Editorial

and

EDITORIAL STAFF

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Vernon

here goes for my

Cartoonist

Editor Photographic Adviser

Secretary and Treasurer

ELL,

R.N. Diving Magazine

of this Magazine.

first solo run as Editor

When, like you, I was just a humble reader of the Magazine I noticed

Petty Officer Mike

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me, it's quite a turn up for the many pathetic pleas for articles from the Editor — now I can appreciate

will possibly give you a small ther on of this edition. This insight into the work that is carried out to produce your Magazine, scribbled a small article on the subject of the Magazine, fur- those longing words for help.

also what happens within the hallowed walls of the magazine office.

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THE EDITOR,

H.M.S. 'VERNON', PORTSMOUTH, HANTIVIASP

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DEEP DIVING TRIALS FROM H.M.S. 'RI 1'1 AIM'

MESSAGE FROM THE CAPTAIN OF 11.M .S. V Ill NON'

EDITORIAL www.mcdoa.org.uk abandoned below 30 fathoms. It is in addition to their Diving Once again the hue and cry has to go up for more articles to print in very pleasing to see the Royal Navy capabilities. the magazine, particulary from teams or any other body of divers who have firmly in front once more. Long may 2. That Diving is not just an been engaged in some sort of work or other out of the ordinary. it stay there. exciting form of expertise I would much sooner be in a position where I could say 'Thank you for The Bomb and Mine Disposal men existing merely to further its your article, it will go in next edition of the magazine as the present one is have had their share of tough going own ends. It is a most highly full,' rather than have to keep on hounding people. too; I read all their reports with important part of the main- Other from that, many of our articles are often entered by the same interest and follow with admiration tenance of the Navy and of people time after time, so why not give them a rest for a while and put pen their good work in all sorts of the safeguarding of its ships. to paper yourselves. conditions, world wide. I hope the There is no doubt in my mind that in any future limited war Anyway, this is something I would like to hope for come on, have a new Port Diving and Bomb and Mine bash at it, it won't hurt you and others will appreciate it. Disposal organisations will meet or emergency the need for EDITOR. modern requirements by enabling courageous and resourceful these teams to perform as self- divers will once more emerge P.S.—For the benefit of Past and Present Clearance Divers, the Divers Dinner as of prime importance. year. contained units, independent of the will be held as normal at the end of the diving schools. Finally, as a non-diver, I should I hope all Service divers will like to say how much I have admired remember that they are the most the way the diving world has important and fully integrated branch grappled with its problems and has Message from the Captain of underwater warfare and that made such steady and sure progress. Vernon is now their alma mater in The team spirit among you all is H.M.S. Vernon' every respect; the career prospects of good to see, both in your work and in your play (Deepwater does how- "In my two years here I have every officer and man in the diving ever occasionally get a run for their watched with much pleasure the good branch is uppermost in our minds all money from othei people)! I have work put in by all types and ranks the time. I am constantly on the the utmost confidence that you will of Naval Divers, both in trials and in lookout for opportunities to widen continue to tackle the questions of training. Courage, resource and good the horizons of the Diving Officer and today and tomorrow with the same teamwork seem to me to be the the Naval Diver in general. I hope mixture of daring and caution that hallmarks of the good diver, and that all Service divers, officers and has stood the test of time in the These (willies have been displayed men, of whatever branch, will always Royal Navy's diving endeavours in to the WI. bear in mind two things:- 1. That they are primarily Naval the past. It has been most grat4ing to Goodbye and good luck to you see how well the training side people 'and as such are fully expected to take their turn at all." have swung into action to meet all the duties and respon- the much increased demands for CAPTAIN H. L. LLOYD, D.S.C., sibilities of their own branch, C.D's, S.W.D's and F.D's in the Royal Navy. Fleet. Training resources have been stretched to .the limit, but the position is now much improved and we should be up to scratch in Deep Diving Trials from numbers by 1965. Even during the Great Freeze ice was broken and H.M.S. 'Reclaim' diving continued in Horsea Lake, by LT.-CDR. G. M. H. DRUMMOND, R.N. and Vernon Creek was hardly a welcoming spot; still, the work went H.M.S. Reclaim with 11 extra officers, The programme was a contin- on and failures were no higher than divers and civilians embarked, thank- uation of that started in the summer usual. fully shook off the snow and sailed of 1962 when the ship paid two visits for Santa Cruz de Teneriffe in the Deep diving is gradually coming ready for transfer to Plymouth. to Norway. There were two targets Canary Islands, on 2nd January the fore again and we must all I am sure that deep diving IA ring to at that time. Firstly, to prove that to 1963. A period of five and a half give a cheer to Reclaim and her team grow in importance as such I hings as the technique of operating a diver nuclear submarines, aircraft and weeks had been allotted for Deep with S.D.D.E. from a Submersible for their fine work. The `Aircrash' Diving trials. Deep Diving Team are now poised missiles arc too valt111111. to be Decompression Chamber (which had 4 www.mcdoa.org.uk 5 www.mcdoa.org.uk been successfully used to 180 feet in (virtually a diving bell with a door at August 1961) could be safely ex- top and bottom) which can be tended for use with oxy-helium hoisted inboard and locked on to a mixtures. Secondly, to try out new special recompression chamber after decompression schedules which were which the divers, still under pressure, aimed at sufficiently reducing the can be transferred to the larger total time under pressure to make chamber. This has two compart- this type of diving a practical ments so that a Doctor — or for that proposition. matter a cup of tea — can be locked At the end of the Norway trials, through at any time during decom- air dives to 250 feet had been success- pression. Fortunately the former fully carried out and the technique was not needed during the recent had also proved quite successful with trials, and unfortunately, the latter oxy-helium mixtures for dives to would have been no use because the 300 feet. However, a safe decom- divers were breathing oxygen and so pression schedule for this depth had had mouthpieces in. not been arrived at. Accordingly between the end of the Norway trials and H.M.S. Reclaim's departure for Santa Cruz a programme of Recom- pression Chamber dives was carried out. At first troubles occurred and the schedules had to be modified, but progress was gradually made and when the ship sailed there were schedules for 300 feet dives for 10 and 20 minute periods for trials in the sea. A start had been made on the 400 feet/10 minute dives and it was hoped to continue these on passage. How- ever bad weather prevented this until the last day and so the first few days at Teneriffe were also spent on R.C.C. trials. Space does not permit of details of the various schedules tried and the changes that were made as a result of the — happily — minor Bends which occurred; the difficulties of mooring in depths of over 80 fathoms; the DRAGER ... reliable .... strong eight and a half tons of replacement The drill is as follows: the S.D.C. anchors which had to be flown out is hung over the side from a derrick advanced in design frorti England; the 'high altitude with the lower door open and sub- Bends' on the divers' bus trip up the merged about a foot. The two divers, Full details and illustrated brochinc., on all local mountain (no fun at all for the in underwater swimsuits, then get in, DRAGER equipment from the Sole Agents: victims) or the goings on at the don fins and S.D.D.E. sets (but not Copacabana. I will describe the facemasks) and report when ready to A.M.S. MARINE SUPPLIES general perocdure and give some idea leave. For dives of 300 feet and more o of the progress that was made. 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'God help any coxswain water at a convenient level — say are supplied with oxy-helium or pure For the very nature of a reducing who refused to join the boys and let (Don't ask oxygen depending on their depth. 2 feet — inside it. valve, or any valve for that matter, the depth charging crack a few more Sarge!) On reaching 100 feet the All further stops arc controlled by depends upon the presice way in jars. 'After all, Churchill said we the T.U.P. Panel Operator who also chamber is momentarily stopped which the specialist nurses it into could take it and he must have been changes over to oxygen at the correct while the divers put in their mouth- existance and from then onwards right'. The spirit of human under- depth — normally 50 feet. pieces — that is changing from air to keeps a fatherly eye on its per- standing, clupled with the hard work formance. In this process, Jock is and ruthless efficiency that Jocks This has proved a very comfortable among the most supreme of special- types experience in those troubled and straightforward diving method ists, for no mooing part, no plastic times, could well be reinstated these so far. The divers are lowered to seating has passed through his days. their job 'in the dry' as if they were hands without critical and con- in a lift, suit inflation is provided to structive scrutiny, followed by a enter the suit by the neck seal and touch of improvement where neces- the divers, all the time they are on sary. Many a microthou has been the job, not only have the confidence shaved where others would have left that their 'buddy' is not far away but it, for a clean passage is vital to also have the feeling that the peak performance. chamber is right by them for them to duck back into in the event of trouble.

So much for the drill. After a pretty comprehensive series of trials in the R.C.C. schedules were avail- With this background, he joined able for 10 minutes dive at depths of the diving mob and so commenced 300, 400 and 450 feet. Altogether l" the further period of invaluable we did 36 dives at 300 feet, 16 at service which he has given to the B.D.C. 400 feet and 6 at 450 feet. If time underwater cause. Nothing was ever and helium supplies had allowed, at too much trouble for Jock if he felt least six more 450 feet (lives would His knowledge and ability in this that blokes knew what they were have been done. Out of these 56 sea field, stem from many years of sea doing and_ weren't just mucking dives we had three Bends, none of time in the submarine service. The about. In the 1949 era, you'd come in reaching the working which required more treatment than rectification of sudden and unex- off on R.M.S. job with a bottom depth one diver goes 0111 of the Table 1, so that we feel justified in pected mechanical faults 'at depth' crawling Mk II and old Jock would chamber while the other acts as his thinking that real progress has been were second nature to Jock before turn out and help you fix the bow aticiident. During the trials the trade. We now have behind us not most of us had left our cradles. The plane linkage so you could catch the divers changed round, on the orders isolated dives by a few individuals ideal submariner — he is still capable tide first thing. from the surface, half way through but, thanks to the efforts of a team of working long hours steeped in tub the dive. Two minutes before the in which every mcmbc r played an oil and breathing diesel. Draped time to leave the bottom the second essential part, a mind), r or dives at across a stripped muffler, with all diver is called in and the divers each depth which are tdi)d ble of safe manner of tools hung round him, he signal when they are ready to leave repetition by diffeiciii livers. We would somehow fix it whilst the the bottom. They are then hoisted, thus have a firm ha,r, on which to enemy thundered overhead. Then, at a carefully controlled rate, to the found working !,eli, doles for these in the intervening periods of relax- first stop and then through sub- Cepths and from \\ hi 11 we can work ation, he was always the heart and sequent stops to the 'Transfer Under out schedules It i iilals to greater soul of any party. With cotters on Pressure Stop'. This is usually the depths when II.M .:;, Reclaim is the vents and tickler tins up to catch first stop which has a duration of 10 again available. 9 8 www.mcdoa.org.uk BROOKS.

It did not

inch perspex, on a packing piece of

A piece of aluminium was then

knowledge and ability, for it is only

interspered with periods of intense blems, as affected by science and

after working at sea for many years, engineering, can be gained. But it

activity' and hazard that a true would not seem that one upmanship appreciation of the seaman's pro-

prime mover of progress in maritime progress to a new era, whilst the old

has surpassed seamanship as the

Jock from all the diving world and may your pumps and valves keep stagers gracefully retire. Bless you activity and so we must pass on with

integrity. The solution was found, going for many a year yet.

the same material and bolting the

however, by raising the window, whole arrangement together with copious quantities of Bostik Clear

and gaskets 'proof against steam, oil,

mention water but there have been no leaks there as yet. petrol and greases'.

bent into the most extraordinary

shape (see photograph) so that it

and up both sides ending in two fitted across the bottom of the camera flanges, protruding sideways near the

traption could be bolted to the front, with which the whole con-

This

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OME time ago I came across a

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Just the flipping job, and there is

His

Having bought the camera and

nothing like keeping going on devel- proving its effectiveness at sea. teeth stuck into it. particularly if it is

opment work once you've got your breathing apparatus has been ceasely

development of deep diving gear and

progressive; always there has been

has needed sorting out and Jock has usually been able to put his finger on

it straight off. This is undoubtedly

some little snag or problem which because of his long experience at sea

healthy respect for the true seaman's with equipment under working con-

ditions. Jock has always had a

pistol in fact, and the thought

S Kong, looking over the plentiful crossed my mind 'That would make

an underwater camera case some-

day'. So away it went into the 'come in handy box'. Recently, in Hong

lens, fixed focus, automatic coupled

discovered the 'Elmo Pocket Auto'

whose vital statistics were — f 1.8

assortment of cheap cameras, I remote control. All this packed into

exposure meter, electric drive and

make a good underwater camera', one of the smallest 8mm. cameras have seen and at quite a reasonable

price — £15. 'Thanks', 'That would

recovered the tin the design stage So, we were in business. Basic?, well yes but, one tends to began. The first problem was that

miss some of the minor details when

the camara was too big for the tin.

taking the broader view.

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camera to poke out. Of course this a hole in the lid and allowing the

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A friendly O.A. turned up a pair Now, you might think that having

button passed through the hole and Having cleaned up the worst of the and the tube secured to the rod with button was just proud of the rear rod and the case was now ready for Wanchai and indicated that I would its tender spot opposite this hole. A painting. face of the haridles. The controls painted by a professional spray case, at a car spraying shop in one of his spray guns in the general direction. The gun was loaded. mess the painter then took up the another in the handle so that the when the painter only speaks Chinese this is not so. I duly presented my- short brass rod attached to a plastic were now complete with NO moving like the pieces painted by waving glands through the case. can and was about to paint it green self, complete with the parts of the which, was the colour in the gun. A quick shout, waving of the hands painter is a fairly simple process, but

of spike sights from a piece of brass was the colour yellow. He smiled his understanding a tin can and two metal plates and snatch prevented this and thus lost my sample I then looked right colour and caused considerable showed him a piece of paper which and painted the paper green. Having around for something else in the amusement to the rapidly growing It had to be a taxi, and seeing my wave promptly stopped. Having crowd as I tried to point out a yellow car which flashed around the corner.

interpreter. At last my wishes were once got the idea that I did not want circumstances pay for his flag-fall the a taxi and that I would under no driver became quite useful as an conveyed to the painter. The taxi drove off and the painter painted all

the pieces white. I gave a strangled

The one thing now lacking of

Innumerable types of switches were

A hole was drilled through the

rods which ran between the ends of

the plates.

the camera from outside of the can. course, was some means of operating As the need for this was fairly

obvious it was given immediate focus, fixed speed (16 frames per normal use and the switch for inserted the socket of a miniature throat tablet tin (it's the climate attention. The camera was fixed second — Cine), automatic exposure 'phone jack fitted in another, smaller, plete the original circuit until the Fig. 2. Hence, if the 'continuous run' y'know). This socket would com- was required was a 'GO' button. The circuit of the remote control was continuous running. I broke the and electrically driven so all that circuit at the point marked 'A' and

wiring of the case would be included. run whenever the wires from the as shown in Fig. 1. The push for piece of plattic covered cable took switch was made, the camera would passed through the wall of the can, in insulating materials, into a per spex

were led to two small bolts which jack was inserted when the external jack were connected. These wires the circuit from here into the right hand handle. of brass with a strip of rubber sand-

tried but eventually a suitable one this and sealed onto the cable at one oil to prevent the switch being was made. It consisted of two strips junction box on the outside. A heavy end. The tube was then filled with remaining end sealed—Fig. 3. If one wiched between them for most of the length. A rubber tube was fitted over operated by sea pressure and the was lucky enough to find the right the camera would run. spot, the tube could be pressed and brass rod in the centre of the handle www.mcdoa.org.uk www.mcdoa.org.uk

Holes were

CAMF,RA

RUBEFR

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PUSH

BRASS

The handles were made from the

JACK IN

handles in place on the central brats

problems. Perspex spacers kept the

drilled top and bottom to allow free flooding and thus avoid pressure rolls (a use for them at last!) and

aluminium plates. secured to the canister by two

be added to prevent misting. centres of ASDIC recorder paper bolted to it so that a dessicant could

PUSH

ENCASED IN OIL FILLED RUBBER TUBE.41

BATTPRY

WATERTIGHT SWITCH IN HANDLE

JACK OUT

°MARION OF PHONE JACK AND SOCKET

FIGURE 1.

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM OF REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 3.

plastic insulating tape. The other throat tablet tin (light aluminium)

carry the remote control batteries

flange had the lid of a much mutilated and switch which were secured with

screw. To the back of the left hand flange was secured a bracket to

to protect the paintwork of the and a hole drilled to take the tripos camera (and keep its resale value up) original pistol lugs in the canister.

This carrier was then lined with cloth here?

from

B. M. COMMONS, LT., R.N.Z.N.

This article has been written before

Costs were very low as much of

In addition to Keller and Cousteau

The Royal Navy have once again

There is no doubt that after years

repeated (with a pressure in the case

box. This was resealed, the test rected .the buoyancy and trim and in all respects ready for sea. One or two small weights glued inside cor- the bolt on type and a small pressure holding about a thimbleful of water. processing — just in case. the materials were scrap pieces. paintwork. the first film has returned from Camera $(HK)245, nuts bolts and showed the leak to be in the junction brass rod $(HK)3.50, 'phone $(HK) In Perth I procured a tyre valve of this time), and it was declared to be filming commenced. 1.00, Tyre valve 6/6d. Aust., Glue

$(HK)2.50 and $(HK)20.00 for the

He has also shown that the divers,

working routine underwater much Edwin Link has carried out trials

during this period, can carry out a Micoperi are using high oxygen

many other people have been pro- the same as man does on the surface. aimed at extending the diver's time gressing the diving art recently. Dr. underwater. The Italian firm of to one which requires little or no

taken up their investigations into content gas in standard equipment so reducing the equivalent air depth deep diving, and experimental trials stoppages during ascent. are progressing aimed at producing a safe technique for diving in a

flexible suit to beyond 1,000 feet.

LT.-CDR. S. A. WARNER, D.S.C., ROYAL NAVY

Where do we go

H E year 1962 saw many changes

ments and techniques. The

The next stage was assembling the When next at sea I sent the case

Hans Keller has in fact dived to

Commandant Cousteau has proven

I and advances in diving equip-

He grinned, waved and gave them

in glorious yellow. Apparently the cry and pointed to the yellow paint. the doorway and called me back to the paintshop where the can sparkled went next door for a beer. Ten minutes or so later he appeared in another coat of white. I gave up and wrote the price with his spray gun parts. Each joint and bolt was sealed with rubber washers and Bostik Clear A leather cover to protect the perspex white was an undercoat. He then

in letters three feet high on the wall and I went back to finish my beer. 120 feet for five minutes. It came up, not flat as I had half expected, just

Royal Navy, who for decades had slightly dished at the back and (WITHOUT the camera) down to job.

been the leading exponents of the

those led by Hans Keller and

placency which had shrouded diving. 1,000 feet and claims that his diving art were overtaken in some Commandant Cousteau, and I con- methods will make diving anywhere

aspects by such individual teams as these two men for injecting a sense of progress into the general com- sider that much credit must go to proposition.

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Unfortunately, when considering

physiological problems of diving to

and there is little doubt that the resolved but we suspect that his considerable impetus at the moment the amount of work that a diver can

will be limited. The practicability of

immense problems in such things as

do at, say 1,000 feet still has to be vast depths, where the time on the

these depths will be solved. However, task is severely limited, and their problems will produce the limiting location, and mooring for the oper- ability to carry out any manual work in doubt. effects of wind and tide on all aspects actually employing divers at these found that the pure seamanship factor especially if the operation is ability to work is suspect, must be ating vessel to say nothing of the of the operation. It may well be

a specific spot where his task is

in getting a diver on the bottom in

(e.g. a crashed aircraft) produce carried out from a surface ship. further it would seem logical to from a submersible, bottomed ad- consider the control of deep diving water just above the task. In other words a submarine fitted with air locks and compression chambers would act as the base vessel. This

jacent to, or actually moored under-

the location problem and would

certainly reduce the effects of tide

approach might possibly decrease descent and ascent could be carried

and weather. The diver's complete out in the comparative comfort of a

compression chamber.

depths and pressures encountered that it is not just a question of rede- down to say 1,500 feet one has to weight, and it soon becomes obvious

consider hull strength, size and Then of course comes the all im- signing some out of date submarine.

Much work has been done at the

From the 'surface' harvesting side,

Whilst not suggesting that

The capability of diving and

predatory habits of other undersea

Fisheries Laboratories at Lowestoft

life, and because of disease, the

lished is that the growth of many fish as a general rule but, because of the based on this knowledge, where they is dependent on water temperature. have found that it is possible to breed rate in tanks under controlled con-

bigger application in construction

survival rate is infinitesimal. The underwater for long periods is not woi k, salvage or surveying for oil and

fish at a fantastic survival and growth is safe to subject divers to such to. feel that this technique may have a prolonged periods under pressure second fact which has been estab- minerals and like tasks. On the other ditions. It is this approach to the Cousteau's idea of maintaining divers cultivation of the sea that I subscribe

applicable to farming the sea bed, I that this technique involves. It has hand I am not convinced yet that it with the frequent changes in pressure knowledge on this problem before

methods of use so that fish are caught more efficiently without destroying

but there is undoubtedly more to be much work is still to be done on that we require considerably more conditions can lead to serious bone long term and I am of the opinion change in the human frame in the these long periods under pressure the immature fish or damaging the natural feeding conditions or the sea bottom. In this line of research already been established that such

design of fishing nets and their

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We know two very important

We must also remember that the

However, I agree that we must

Commandant Cousteau has sug-

As has already been stated, prop-

The capability of diving anywhere

factors about fish life. One is that fish are potentially prolific breeders

fishing can denude an area of fish.

term cultivation must be used in its true sense because experience has already shown that indiscriminate

farmers is the best line of action.

that the use of divers as underwater

and more food but I do not believe reverse assisted by surgery. personally cannot subscribe to this look to the world's oceans for more opinion at all.

oxygen into the bloodstream will be divised. In other words evolution in

with liquid and a means of injecting

aquaticus' will have their lungs filled opinion, within 50 years, a race of

almost entirely underwater'. He has also stated that these `homo-

humans will develop who will live

underwater farmers actually culti- present is almost virginal in this vating the ocean bed and he has gone so far as to say that 'in my respect. gested that very soon we shall have

thirds of the earth's surface which at

of cultivation of what is almost two

food does not detract from the idea research can produce nothing but there are millions of underfed people

in the world today. The fact that this is not entirely due to shortages of

good for all diving so let us now consider the problems involved in the cultivation of the world's seas and

erly organised and properly run sea bottoms. There is no doubt that

on the Continental Shelf is claimed requirement.

in many circles as an essential

scope for research.

supplies obviously provides much

The cultivation of the ocean as a

At the head of the list is the need

Let us take a look at the require-

The problem of diving to 1,500

First and foremost I think that we

means of increasing the world's food

bottom, speedier ascents, improve-

ments in the comfort of the diver will

of our present techniques. Such all add to efficiency. to improve the safety and efficiency things as longer working time on the

action.

ment for all this new thought and

problem.

provide a useful service is another

in the comparatively near future. The application of this capability to

However, there is little doubt that

blems of considerable magnitude.

in spite of the difficulties we may well

the correct stoppages present pro- see dives approaching these depths

gas mixtures, the rate of ascent and the production of the safest breathing

capabilities of the human frame, but

feet or if you like being subjected to Far from it, everybody concerned in barriers which have to be penetrated. inch is well within the physical

diving is acutely aware of the approximately 667 lbs. per square

problem of living underwater but

pletely ignorant of the difficulties.

Deeper and longer dives carried out

will eventually lead to safer and more efficient diving in general. We have this does not mean that we are com-

only 'scratched the surface' of the

in these various research programmes

and properly channelled research.

can come from properly organised

must accept that nothing but good

better time than now to try and effort?

the world into progressing diving

assess the aims and objecti of all this research is now going on throughout equipment and techniques, so what

of apparent stagnation considerable The application of Commandant I fully subscribe to properly con-

divers for weeks underwater tending their flocks and ploughing their fields is not a picture to which 1 subscribe. On the other hand I think that there is much to be said for taking fish away from the inherent producing them under controlled dangers of breeding in the sea and conditions. • base I think can be used with ad but I personally would like to know; Cousteau's idea of an underwater,

vantage to Civil Engineering projects, more about the long term effects df variations of pressure that are en-

subjection to pressure, plus the countered, over very extensive per- trolled and careful research into iods. whether the ability to dive to 1,000 deeper diving but I doubt very much result of all this research a new feet or more will become a practical operational proposition within the foreseeable future. However, if as a technique for extensive, safe and useful, diving to say 500feet can be

have been taken. devised a very worth while step will

I personally find it ex-

This brings us to the point which I

To summarise, and, I must stress

All the research that is taking place

The task of cultivating the sea to

portant question. Who is going to pay? How can one justify the

necessary expenditure in these days of strict, albeit sometimes false,

economy? has crept into much of recent feel must be mentioned and that is the research. commercial attitude, and the 'I won't tell you unless you pay' attitude that tremely distasteful, but I think that we must remember that all these by a service or some large organis-

trials and experimental programmes

cost money and unless one is backed found somewhere. now, that these are my own views ation the necessary cash has to be

the Admiralty:— and not necessarily subscribed to by into the varied aspects of diving physiology and techniques can lead

to nothing but good and should be help feed the world's hungry masses encouraged. is very creditable but, visions of

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I told him that there would be no Some weeks later we again made

We met again in mid-November We were using a submersible

minutes on the bottom. The United

dive to 1,000 feet and staying five States Navy and several big organ- me 16 months and about £20,000 to

isations supported this idea. It took prepare this dive. to Switzerland. My first move was to make a dive in the pressure minutes we were under a pressure equivalent to a depth of more than 400 feet, both breathing air. chamber with him. would panic under these very tough `rapture of the depths', but Peter's conditions, as divers sometimes do. We were both suffering the so-called behaviour was brilliant, and I was

very satisfied and impressed.

difficulty in his doing a 1,000 feet Peter was quite all right in the dive; dive, and even enduring difficult situations. the pressure of the 1,000 feet dive. an experiment, and now we simulated of 10 feet, did he suffer a slight case professional divers very often have only at the very end, at the pressure of 'Bends', It was not at all an

accident, but a sensation which after doing long and deep dives. thing was ready for us to perform the first 1,000 feet dive ever done in the ocean. at Catalina Island, California. Every- decompression chamber as an ele- back to the surface. This chamber vator to the bottom of the sea and was designed by me, and was

Mag-

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Into the Depths

Secret Mixture

met Peter Small for the first time

`Not the method, but a chain of

If a man could go, for instance, to

I have always had the opinion that

I am associated with Dr. Buhlmann

In the open water in a Swiss

HANNES KELLER'S story of his part in the 1,000 feet dive which led

to the deaths of the British Divers, Peter Small and Christopher Whittaker. misfortunes'. By Hannes Keller.

in the spring tf this year, at a congress in Switzerland. He was very inter- deep-sea diving, and for almost the ested in my research programme in my ideas. whole of one day I told him about

1,000 feet down and do practical work, then all the continental shelf zone could be explored — a total surface of more than 16 million square miles, which is more than. twice the area of the whole of Europe reach that depth and do practical

work. The naval authorities con- a diver, just with his rubber suit, can vinced me of the importance of developing such diving techniques useful one day for the salvage of very fast, because they could be sunken submarines. have been doing deep-sea diving

from Zurish University, with whom I

experiments in the open water as well reached in experiments the simulated as under laboratory conditions for lake I had done a dive of 728 feet, Kenneth McLeish, from the past three years. We had already together with a Newspaperman, depth of 1,000 feet, and so had proof that this depth can be reached. people can use my diving methods

azine, in this way proving that other too. Our method is based on the use

of secret gas mixtures which the

diver has to breath.

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feet dive with Hannes Keller he people to get together and get on an outstanding success in the 1,000 not died in the attempt. With the could show how it is possible for with something useful. With his have driven this point home, had he impetus of Peter's valiant efforts, we additional skill of writing, he could must look forward to the development of the Society in the purposes for which he started it.

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OBITUARY

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Most people will by now have

A striving toward greater unity in

heard of the tragic death of the Chairman of the Submarine Re- Island in the Pacific.

search Centre, off Santa Catalina

the development of improved and in the diving world. The difficulties safer methods of diving was Peter Small's great ambition. It required someone of his depth and sincerity to appreciate fully the need for this Peter never gave up; right to the end that have to be surmounted in he was struggling to cure the malaise achieving it are great indeed. But

that has plagued the diving profession

since it received a face-lift in the Continued on page 26

Emergency Drill

Immediately I entered the chamber

After six minutes the bell landed

Then for the last time I filled up

My crew, observing us with the This was to blow all the water out He ordered the standby divers,

The chief of operations had a

me the okay and we went to 1,000

thing for the last time, and Peter gave I closed the hatch, and I opened the me to open the hatch of the bell.

running out of gas and began to feel main valve. feet. I gave the signal to the surface on the bottom of the ocean at 1,020 feet. tangled with my air hoses and I had wanted to drop, but they got en- my gas reserve on my back, and under this enormous pressure. this difficulty. Finally I succeeded, that we were okay, and Peter helped a American and Swiss flag which I of the chamber. I opened the window running out. But we were both

an emergency. Together with Peter breathing the air in the chamber dropped the flags on the ocean floor. Dick Anderson and Christopher losing consciousness. About one and again, and at that moment I started dizzy. I acted at that moment as for too; maybe he opened it himself — too. Naturally the chamber was some bad moments until I got rid of device to measure our pressure inside of my suit and perhaps that of Peter's because the pressure was not suffic- stepped down into the water. I had T.V. camera, saw me fall down first, was probably not entirely closed, the bell. When we were at about 200 already on the way back to the ient. feet depth, he realised that-our hatch a half minutes later Peter fell down save us from being killed by the gas surface.

1 am not sure about that. This would

Peter and I got out of the chamber

Some time after• the dive Peter felt I realised that one of the gas tanks Our next dive was already a We both entered the chamber with

The first dive was shallow. We

Then we began to go deeper. At

both controlled from the surface by hour at the bottom. Nobody had might have been a very very slight

planned our great dive for Monday.

thing worked perfectly. In normal circumstances these slight equipped with a lot of gas mixtures ever done that before. time and get rid of it, because we and we were swimming around, but into the pressure chamber for some reached a depth of 15 feet and then taught him what he would have to the bell be put into the water. We sensation. Last Saturday we were some sensation in the skin which diving at 300 feet and staying one that regardless of this I would swim and apparatus. The total weight was do in all situations. We went through treated. After the treatment, which was leaking, and told Dr. Bithlmann about three and a half tons. submerged T.V. cameras. Every- case of 'Bends'. I told Peter to go but stay close. On the other hand, was given a last check, and we also, was very short, Pete: was perfectly showed Peter all the equipment and all kinds of simulated emergencies. were ready. our equipment and gave orders that extreme depths. We checked every- away from the chamber at 1,000 feet, our gas reserve was absolutely sufficient. sensations would not have been stopped. At the surface everything

checked everything. 250 feet we took our mouth pieces just went down about 20 feet. I alright and on Monday morning we and began to breath the mixture for

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Now then, this is what happens

For example, Charlie Ogwash, of

All being well, the article is then

These `Gallies' are then returned

Once it is near time to print the'

of work and 1 honestly don't know their thanks to the how I could make this hazard dis- science. paper, 9th December, 1962. appear entirely in this very new who gave permission for this article to be reproduced from their news-

to an article that gets sent to me.

the B. and M.D., Bali-hi sends in an article on R.M.S. procedure on grass doubt come in longhand so straight (When I get them)! skirts. Firstly, this article will no hand writing. The next stage is to punctuation, and to type out Charlie's

away I have the job of deciphering his correct all spelling mistakes and I then pass it on to a very good friend article on the old 'zoning' machine. of ours on the `Schoolie' staff who again goes over the article' with a Ltd., of Southsea, who then make up fine tooth-comb.

sent to our Printers, Coasby & Co. the types and roll off a rough copy

of the article on forms which they call `Gallies'. (Please don't ask me why they call them this). rough copy of the completed to me so that I can check them for it can have yet another check over they will form into columns thus magazine, the printers produce a for any 'errors. If all enabling me to see how many pages magazine and return it to me so that of the magazine will be taken up. any printing errors and to see how

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am not allowed to

my Editorial, here is the rough

s I Wave previously mentioned in

outline of what goes on when

Since taking over the job I have 1 regret deeply this accident that

I will not go back into the history

I am afraid

was not the method itself that failed, beginning with the moment when we myself again. We are sure that it but that a chain of misfortunes,

had to open our masks, killed Peter. took this brave diver and good friend responsible, but on the other hand

of mine away.

there is a natural hazard in this kind

producing the Magazine and also

me what the job of Editor entails and A some facts and figures concerning it. items. As many people have asked how the Magazine is produced I discovered quite a lot of interesting

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of the Magazine other than to tell by I am pleased to say that our publish three editions. As time goes

publication and that each year we you that is now in its Tenth year of

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We will take all our

Gas Bubbles

After two hours we were at Long Everything was tried, but Peter did

Just before the door of the bell

On the other hand I didn't suffer

1 checked his condition carefully.

It is my opinion that Peter did the

So I think it is my duty to honour

Beach, and the bell was put on the nervous at the time, changing his respiration, using the mouth-to- I gave him a drink. He was very pier and Peter began to sleep. Peter to the hospital 300 yards away. position on the floor every 30 seconds. could be opened his respiration got would be fine for him. weak. Immediately I began artificial not recover. The doctor first had the feeling perfect though terribly weak. him do so, in the belief that sleep mouth method. I gave emergency bubbles were found in his tissues. ambulance was ready, and we took presence of bubbles doesn't prove signals as the hatch was opened. The cardiac arrest caused by extreme fatigue, as is known in mountain- idea that Peter was killed by a climbing and athletics. Later gas

any de-compression accident myself, compression a lot of times. The 1 asked him about aches, but he was and we had done this kind of de- that he died of the 'Bends', because blood circulation, and so does not Peter's memory by continuing the

that has been under pressure will get rid of the gases. Any dead body research. a body in agony anyway reduces show these bubbles. We don't know for sure what happened to Peter. made sense to do it. dive with me because he believed it material back to Switzerland. We will try to understand more about the whole thing, and then I will try

Chris

was myself, but he

Then the chief of operations In the meantime we had pressure

Chris said he was feeling perfectly Dick gave the sign to Chris to

I saw Peter lying there, and cut his

After about one and a half hours

Whittaker, to go down. Both of them

were in perfect condition, and both

of them were famous divers. They went down and came back to the that something must be wrong with chamber was free of water and the if anything went wrong inside. Whittaker .was ordered out of the again determined the pressure inside Dick saw a piece of flipper between exhaust valve on the outside to make Anderson, and Dick wanted to go hatch closed. Dick had closed our the bell, and became convinced surface, reporting that anyway the sure that we shouldn't have trouble water, but insisted on going down his closest friend. the hatch of the bell. He asked Dick with Dick because Peter Small was again to have a look. it back with his knife, and now the be taken aboard the ship. Immed- the door and the frame. He pushed Long Beach, to reach the naval all right. They went down again, and fact. Chris swam away, but never enough in our bell so that it could door was closed perfectly. came to the strface again. hospital. After a quarter of an hour swim to the surface and report this mask away and realised that he was breathing. I put him in a good position and gave him oxygen to right. Nevertheless he was terribly iately the ship began to move to breath at intervals. onboard the vessel I woke up. I was dizzy at first but then recovered. he woke up too, and was feeling all was breathing. He could speak, he gave clear answers, he was thirsty exhausted, and

and sensitive to pain. Bells:

DICKIE.

Cheers all,

Fizz!

Pleasantly familiar with opposite Hic!

BAI;IO Morning after the night before.

Am clear, but can foul myself if

left alone. Call to nature.

sex. Oppo's girl-friend. Bag of wind (as in mother-in-law) Every divers dream. Tot time. Operative after a few pints.

Who said the DIVING MAGAZINE

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Succession of need articles, so spare a thought and was a 'quiet number'? us considerably. Screw Change:

As I have said in my Editorial, we do help out, and if you can type them you; straight after Easter leave, we the books square and looking after your next edition. the 'lolly' is left in the capable hands commence all over again to start so much the better as it it would help

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Cash or on Allotment Account www.mcdoa.org.uk Falmouth dives commenced at 180 L.S. K. Beck gunpowder content was still dry and feet and progressed in 10 feet stages L.S. P. L. Power in a fairly good condition since it to 250 feet, with the time on the L.S. R. M. K. Adam burned quite easily. (B.R. 942, the bottom being increased also. L.S. R. Jackson Handbook of Ammunition does not The Falmouth periods were most Having engaged the services of a unfortunately give details for the pleasant, as most of you who know good publicity agent (Buzz, disposal of cannon Balls). Falmouth will realise. A team car Grapevine & Co.) our services were Apart from the cannon balls I was hired for each trip and social soon in demand. A quick trip by think I have written enough b activities spread over a wide area. R.A.F. aircraft to Scotland brought (balderdash), so had better sign off, By the end of the third period th'e the first job, crawling around the with best wishes to Jock Campbell in record for the yard of ale at the muddy bottom of Loch Long. With his retirement. `Halfway House' had been reduced zero visability, extremely variable Yours aye, from 2 minutes 35 seconds to 40 sec- weather and the gay social life a long MAC. onds, with Jock Adam as the eventual way away this was not a pleasant champion. As free beer was provided task. However, a couple of out of for each attempt trying for the the way pubs were found, which record was a popular pastime. Ken relieved the tension and some heavy Helicrash Diving Team Beck even broke it one night using thirsts. milk (3/ pints)! HE intrepid band of heroes, to The work up commenced with Going from one extreme to the he known as the Helicrash oxygen tolerance and nitrogen nar- The usual problems with drill and other the next job was in Malta TDiving Team, the Aircrash. Deep cosis tests at the R.N.P.L., pot dips equipment were ironed out and by taking part in submarine escape Diving Team, the U.K. Deep Diving to 300 feet, and a period at Messrs. the end of the July the team was trials down to 250 feet. These were Team, or by a variety of less com- Siebe Gorman's Ltd., using S.D.D.E. considered worked up. It was made reported in the last issue of the plimentary names, was formed in in the 'wet' pot. Throughout the operational and consisted of: Magazine. The sun shone, the sea February of last year in H.M.S. summer dives in S.D.D.E. were Lt. K. G. Lees was blue, the visibilty was perfect; Vernon. The object was to work up a carried out in the Solent and at A./P.O. R. H. Andrews the only snag was that we were team of Clearance Divers able to dive Portland, with four trips to Falmouth L.S. K. M. McKenzie expected to do some work. This to 250 feet using S.D.D.E. to get the deeper depths. The

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rt1 ...... 11.1.41 entailed sitting outside the casing was unsuccessful, due to bad weather 1.10111.1.11....S.1.0*,...... "...... 4 ...es...... • ....•••••...••••••.r ....."....• v.... r s..... 1••••••,•••••••• S.M. WS' 111 while the escapers emerged, acting and the exposed position. i Photo: T. Glover as safety numbers. Luckily no The return to Loch Long (amid I. untoward incidents occurred and the general acclaim)! produced a period trials proceeded as planned. Bol- of diving all day in rain, hail, tnow stered by weekend fishing trips and and gale force winds. Fortunately i many visits to local hostelries till ee /. Christmas leave arrived to save us weeks passed pleasantly. and Miner III sailed for Portsmouth. Operations were resumed in Loch I.. Long, but hardly had we started Sub.-Lt. A. A. 'Snowy' Davis has i when a helicopter, ditched off St. now taken over the onerous task of .0 ./ . Davids Head, Pembrokeshire. The loojcing after the team. Deep pot .i team was embarked in H.M.S. dips and trials on minesweeper I.- Miner III at the time and was sailed propellor changes have kept them -O. south. The search carried on for busy. A move to Guzz is now i. i three weeks with the assistance of imminent, this being their future base i i Shoulton, and later Squirrel and and much nearer to deep water to Chailey. Unfortunately the search keep in practice. K.G.L. i. i. `If' You want to be a Diver .i. . by 'B.F.', (with apologies) i I.- F you are fit to dive when those If you can hack your way through 6" i. .i Iaround you Manilla .i i Are pleading colds and pinning Wrapped bar taut around a monster 1. faith on you; screw, i. If you can clear your ears without a Only to find that docking is necessary i nose clip. And was in any case six months Mask flooded, and eustashians full of overdue; 'flu, If you can wield a hammer, hacksaw, If you can swim when all your limbs chisel, I.- are aching With the same skill and ease the And not give up when reason says masters do, , ./. Happy working at 180 feet i you must, If you can weld, burn or use a bolt because he knows he can Or being nauseated, not give way gun, rely on his Automatic retching To float a ship and salve her cargo ./ Even though convulsing fit to bust; Decompression Meter and i too ; i If you can control your lips from If you can keep your head in inky De Sancpis Depth Gauge twitching i .I blackness When diving deep and gas is neat 02, Free swimming 'neath some monster i. I. And refrain from symptoms as of vessel's hull, i. drinking, And return unaided to the daylight .i When narcosis makes its evil pass at With nerves in tact nor dented in the .i you; . skull ; If you can slip your weights with gas exhausted, If you can fill each underwater minute S.O.S. EQUIPMENT (U.K.) Hold fast your breath and suit inflate With sixty seconds worth of diving i in time; done, 16 Field End, Waldegrave Park, Twickenham,,,Midds. Not caring that your counterlung is Yours is the sea and anything that's i flooded, in it, i L.•••••••.•••••••••••...... 1.11.1...... 1....11...... 1...... s...... so...•••••••••••...... •••••...... 1 And your mouth is full of caustic And — what is more — you'll be a soda lime; DIVER, SOIL 34 35 www.mcdoa.org.uk

besides besides

Admiral. Admiral.

Wand, who who Wand,

J. D. LUCE, LUCE, D. J.

All this was quite a contrast to to contrast a quite was this All

In the afternoon we were given a a given were we afternoon the In

Marine Colebourne of course, had had course, of Colebourne Marine

I am pleased to commend Lt. Lt. commend to pleased am I

Fowles, P. J., J 938363, A.B. A.B. 938363, J J., P. Fowles,

Dolan, F., J 969436, A.B. A.B. 969436, J F., Dolan,

The task of removing the torpedoes torpedoes the removing of task The

Christmas, P., JX 820157, C.P.O. C.P.O. 820157, JX P., Christmas,

A Bomb and Mine Disposal unit, unit, Disposal Mine and Bomb A

Horsea Lake, two weeks earlier, earlier, weeks two Lake, Horsea

Artificer Diver and an ex-charioteer. ex-charioteer. an and Diver Artificer being an escape instructor is also an an also is instructor escape an being

very instructive — and amusing — amusing and — instructive very

lecture by C.P.O. C.P.O. by lecture

into the lock for another whiff of air air of whiff another for lock the into

before letting him do his ascent. ascent. his do him letting before

bloated face they pushed him back back him pushed they face bloated

instructors held him firmly and sev- and firmly him held instructors

Much to our disappointment the the disappointment our to Much

eral minutes later when they saw his his saw they when later minutes eral

lock with his relief-valve closed. closed. relief-valve his with lock

to do his usual comedy turn. This This turn. comedy usual his do to

time he came out of the 60 feet air- feet 60 the of out came he time

iature Polaris missiles. missiles. Polaris iature

Majendie and his team for bringing bringing for team his and Majendie

eyed bootnecks erupting like min- like erupting bootnecks eyed ful conclusion. conclusion. ful this hazardous operation to a success- a to operation hazardous this

degree of risk. risk. of degree

conditions, involving a considerable considerable a involving conditions,

out by Lt. Majendie and his team team his and Majendie Lt. by out

them safe was successfully carried carried successfully was safe them

after arduous work in unpleasant unpleasant in work arduous after

from the submarine and rendering rendering and submarine the from

was sent to Penang to dispose of the the of dispose to Penang to sent was

torpedoes. torpedoes.

Navy, and consisted of: of: consisted and Navy,

led by Lt. J. L. A. Majendie, Royal Royal Majendie, A. L. J. Lt. by led

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PORTSMOUTH DETACHMENT DETACHMENT PORTSMOUTH

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COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FAR EAST STATION STATION EAST FAR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF,

Special Order of the Day Day the of Order Special

11 It 1NG the salvage of the the of salvage the 1NG It 11

Japanese submarine 1— 34, sunk sunk 34, 1— submarine Japanese

during the Second World War War World Second the during

The glass-like surface of the tank tank the of surface glass-like The

No. 4 Special Boat Section R.M.V.R. R.M.V.R. Section Boat Special 4 No.

A previous attempt by the salvage salvage the by attempt previous A

was soon being shattered by goggle- goggle- by shattered being soon was

instructors. instructors.

Stokes, all of the Mediterranean deep deep Mediterranean the of all Stokes,

escape trials fame, and the other other the and fame, trials escape

Nitrogen Narcosis or just rum turn)? turn)? rum just or Narcosis Nitrogen

Lt.-Cdr. Hamlyn, C.P.O. Cadogen Cadogen C.P.O. Hamlyn, Lt.-Cdr.

Our envy was short lived however however lived short was envy Our

and P.O's Stoopman, James and and James Stoopman, P.O's and

when we were taken in hand by by hand in taken were we when

Sea Nymphs which they swear lurk lurk swear they which Nymphs Sea

at 4 A.T.S. A.B. level (shades of of (shades level A.B. A.T.S. 4 at statues whistling their eternal call to to call eternal their whistling statues

gliding up and down like underwater underwater like down and up gliding

envied those instructors swimming swimming instructors those envied

around in that warm water every day, day, every water warm that in around

`Slike parachuting in reverse' was was reverse' in parachuting `Slike

the Tower at H.M.S. H.M.S. at Tower the

submarine escape training. How we we How training. escape submarine

the verdict after our recent visit to to visit recent our after verdict the

their pistols. pistols. their

to be regarded as being in an unstable unstable an in being as regarded be to

had resulted in an explosion and they they and explosion an in resulted had state, some of them having been been having them of some state,

armed by the action of the water on on water the of action the by armed

posal of the torpedoes. torpedoes. the of posal

company to extract the torpedoes torpedoes the extract to company

render safe and supervise the dis- the supervise and safe render

posed, the team was required to to required was team the posed,

Eight unexploded torpedoes torpedoes unexploded Eight neighbouring kampongs were ex- were kampongs neighbouring

been found in the sunken vessel, and, and, vessel, sunken the in found been

the Fleet Clearance Diving Team. Team. Diving Clearance Fleet the because of the danger to which which to danger the of because

concerned requested the services of of services the requested concerned

off Penang, the salvage company company salvage the Penang, off D

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The Just Upon arrival at Biang we went by shouting 'We're all the same rank pathetic entreaty has however caught in a flippin frog-suit', and then sat may learn something to your dis- ashore to find that all was prepared advantage. me on the raw, and so despite the for the troops to enjoy the traditional back to contemplate his expected usual sausage fingers and divers weekend fatigues. Latest News Flash! festivities. They were living in the With all the amnesia, here goes. wisdom of Soloman, Sgt. 'Mack' The `Govner' — Lt. Heaton, has local atap schoolhouse, which was to (our new P.S.I.) silently stood back just been promoted to Captain and This is, I believe, the first article be their banqueting hall. Desks had and watched our antics. God knows my honourable self has been put on from 'Woo Ha' (H.M.S. Woodbridge been aligned to form a long table what he was thinking. (These are the N.C.O's promotion list. God; Haven) the Minesweeping support and blackb,:,ards used to provide Marines)? Other training sessions how degraded can one get. ship for the Coastal Minesweepers pictures of Santa Claus. Cutlery and have been held in various pubs on the Far East Station. glasses were neatly arranged along Marine Colebourne is at present the table and even table napkins were throughout 'Pompey' and the South When the Borneo lark started we doing a U.W. burning course at provided, although they were marked over the last few months. Two more Vernon were sent off with all despatch to for his civvy trade of Dockyard `H.M. Government Only'. bouts of D.T's and we are all fully Diver, he says he has met a lot of Labuan with 'K' Company of 42 qualified. R.N. diving types but so far we have Commando. I was subsequently to After a Christmas drink we re- Every Tuesday evening ( 7 to 9 received no complaints. see much of these grand types as I embarked with the latest load of prisoners who we huddled into the p.m.) will find us at the R.M.F.V.R. See you on the shot rope, was sent to a place called I3ongar, Centre. R.M. Barracks, Eastney, which is up the Temburong River. bows. A rather fierce ,bearded, MARINE (WETRUN) HAWKINS. partly clad A.B. ensured that peace The job was to run any service that reigned on the return journey through could be carried out by long boat the swamps as he had one up the up the various rivers of the Tem- spout and was itching to use it. burong District for our friends 42 How nice we thought to go back to a Commando. This entailed every- succulent bird instead of the usual thing from food supplies and troop compo. ‘61.+44441 a4t4e movements to laying ambushes over the curfew period? This was not to be however, as upon return I was instructed to /404Ifit# C4004 Cie Each day produced its own suc- proceed in a long boat to a place Dir4:ger cession of crisis, and Christmas Dzy called Batu Apoi where I was to will give you an idea of a typical day commandeer three long boats and Branches at in the 'Ulu'. then lay an ambush along the liver. On Christmas Eve the R.A.F. had CHATHAM Hastily grabbing -a drumstick in Resident representative very kindly carried out a drop, by available one hand and my faithful, but rusty, Telephone Rainham 82510 flares, of all the traditional Christmas pistol in the other I set off with a fare. This was sorted out and all was 12 TAVISTOCK ROAD, gallant major into fife 'Ulu'. ready by the, next morning to supply STOKE, DEVONPORT the various locations by long boat. The troops who were to spend This was a pretty fast and tricky Christmas night in ambush in the 14/15 CASTLETOVVN, business as the long boats were fitted long boats were taken there by PORTLAND 8 1/ 8 2 QUEEN STREET with outboard engines and whisked chopper so they did at least have a up the rivers which were generally bite at a bird, albeit a rather raw one. PORTSMOUTH plagued with massive tree trunks Long boats were 'borrowed', floating down from the evening rains. troops placed, but another small CATALOGUES AND PRICE LISTS SENT ON REQUEST I was doing the milk-run to Biang problem had presented itself: by this on this particular morning and Biang time it was quite dark and the Major is just as far up the Temburong River and I were in an unfriendly river, with 38 www.mcdoa.org.uk 39

J. REA. REA. J.

MAC. HARRY. HARRY. MAC.

When all avenues open to this this to open avenues all When

Now the approach must be very, very, be must approach the Now

The Haggis Basher may be found found be may Basher Haggis The

A long whisky followed in the the in followed whisky long A

time will tell before he can call call can he before tell will time

under supervision, after which only only which after supervision, under

himself a Haggis Basher. Basher. Haggis a himself

Bashers to be an assistant; he will will he assistant; an be to Bashers

then be able to go out hunting haggis haggis hunting out go to able be then

Haggis Basher who will follow the the follow will who Basher Haggis

Haggis Basher learning more of the the of more learning Basher Haggis he is deemed fit by one of the Haggis Haggis the of one by fit deemed is he

Haggis Basher have been exhausted exhausted been have Basher Haggis

he will put you in touch with another another with touch in you put will he

be passed from Haggis Basher to to Basher Haggis from passed be

subject as the years pass until at last last at until pass years the as subject

must be kept to a maximum whilst whilst maximum a to kept be must

same routine; the student will then then will student the routine; same

the Haggis Basher is holding forth forth holding is Basher Haggis the

on the subject of Haggis Bashing. Bashing. Haggis of subject the on

but in due course the Haggis Basher Basher Haggis the course due in but

will no doubt introduce you to the the to you introduce doubt no will

tain this contact and amiability you you amiability and contact this tain will be required to order more beer, beer, more order to required be will

drink of all Haggis Bashers, this this Bashers, Haggis all of drink

wants to drink, you have then made made then have you drink, to wants

the first amiable contact. To main- To contact. amiable first the

Haggis Basher is nearly at the end of of end the at nearly is Basher Haggis

yourself a pint and ask him what he he what him ask and pint a yourself his drink and on his own, then order order then own, his on and drink his

fashion. Make certain that the the that certain Make fashion.

very subtle and in the following following the in and subtle very

though one kind just sit and stare at at stare and sit just kind one though

propping up a bar, or female, or or female, or bar, a up propping

talking the hind leg off a donkey, donkey, a off leg hind the talking

a pint of the best. best. the of pint a

the police. police. the

only to the select few and of course course of and few select the to only

it was unanimously decided that this this that decided unanimously was it

rather sheepish carol followed, but but followed, carol sheepish rather

was by far the most interesting interesting most the far by was

Christmas yet. yet. Christmas

what would you do chum? chum? do you would what

talking at the top of our voices. A A voices. our of top the at talking

comparitive security of the mess and and mess the of security comparitive

slowly drifting along, meanwhile meanwhile along, drifting slowly

Bashing Bashing

41 41

Haggis Haggis

that to even approach this sub- this approach even to that

ject you must be well versed in in versed well be must you ject O doubt all students will realise realise will students all doubt O

Early in the mornings they may be be may they mornings the in Early

Masters of the art arc never found found never arc art the of Masters

Finding a Haggis Basher can con- can Basher Haggis a Finding

In pre-historic times these people people these times pre-historic In

The eight miles journey back along along back journey miles eight The

in the day, and preferably on a blank blank a on preferably and day, the in

week, in the dubious haunts known known haunts dubious the in week,

to make the approach is much later later much is approach the make to

the approach. In fact the best time time best the fact In approach. the

found in various offices and cubby- and offices various in found

and telling about the ones that got got that ones the about telling and holes, not their own, drinking coffee coffee drinking own, their not holes,

Much later in the day they may be be may they day the in later Much

time. to approach as the student is is student the as approach to time. away, again this is no time to make make to time no is this again away,

himself in danger of being bashed! bashed! being of danger in himself

found in various beds with an an with beds various in found

relate here but one or two may help help may two or one but here relate

Now the divers places that they may may they that places divers the Now the student on his way. way. his on student the assortment of companions, this is no no is this companions, of assortment

be found in are too numerous to to numerous too are in found be

places they may expound the art. art. the expound may they places

Haggis will die out if they stay after after stay they if out die will Haggis

qualifying, move away to other other to away move qualifying,

in Scotland, they ,fearing that the the that ,fearing they Scotland, in

so very few qualify for the title. title. the for qualify few very so

sume more time and money than the the than money and time more sume

average student is prepared to spend spend to prepared is student average

gab. gab.

of Homo Sapiens with a gift of the the of gift a with Sapiens Homo of

hunters are suave, schemeing specie specie schemeing suave, are hunters

finesse at all, today though, the the though, today all, at finesse

were great hairy brutes carrying clubs clubs carrying brutes hairy great were

the habits of Haggis Basher. Basher. Haggis of habits the and approached the Haggis with no no with Haggis the approached and

no lights, during a curfew — when when — curfew a during lights, no the winding inlet rivers I leave to to leave I rivers inlet winding the

`shoot on sight' was the order of the the of order the was sight' on `shoot

of range, lighting cigarettes and then then and cigarettes lighting range, of

overcome by stopping the boats out out boats the stopping by overcome

final problem of the sentries stationed stationed sentries the of problem final

your imagination, and we had the the had we and imagination, your

day. day. at the river stop at Banger. This was was This Banger. at stop river the at

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We then started our tour up the

Finally after dragging the tug

Our first task was to remove the

and interesting.

generally excellent, the bottom inter-

esting, the water warm and plenty of

Persian Gulf and with it started our limits our number of sets, U.B.A.

seems a rather uncomfortable set.

even though shortage of spares the Gulf we had an Awkward can- ful with a large Gow fish. While up

lighter side of diving. Using our new C.D's course) being the most success- celled because of the presence of

sharks. After using the S.A.B.A's, with Lt. MacKay (about to start a

S.A.B.A's with the new type reducer

we managed to fit in between the Aden Port Trust. December, with much rejoicing by sweeping, one or two fishing trips,

pumps into her and she was finally

floated at 1330 on Saturday 15th

well as Sidley's eyes. towards shallow water, we got the operation a large quantity of Diesel

Diesel Fuel Tanks. During this

oil was deposited into the water as extra lift, so a similar process was ments were blown. But we found started on the Fresh Water and that they did not give us enough were then fitted and the compart- on to them. The H.P. air connections

replacing them due to buckling

caused when welding the connections

taking them off, but we had trouble

pipe. No trouble was met when ments, one forward and one aft, so

that they could be fitted with an air

connection and a water outlet stand

hatches from two W./T. compart-

they were removed.

two Cammels. These it was decided

were more hindrance than help so

stern and a floating crane (maximum

lifting power 30 tons), at the bow, and

The

Messina,

Sir Tom,

Chikompton)

Appleton.

(Appleton, Kerner-

and

took over.

divers had to rejoin their

Diving in the Ninth Minesweeping Squadron

Messina

HE Squadron

left U.K. in July for the Middle

ton, Flockton

When we arrived on the scene the

On our return to Aden we found We had another Operation Awk-

C.T.A. sweep wire off the port

The ships arrived at Aden in

Diving in Malta was limited to one

Barge (lifting power 60 tons) at the

raising her there was one Mooring

even keel. To assist in the process of tug was in 25 — 30 feet of water but

Pender-Cudlip, M.(E)1 Fairbarns, fortunately she was on an almost

Messina's

M. Jackson, Midshipman A. D. E. A.B. Sidley), led by Lt. J. Ayrton

from

harbour. Divers from

tug out from the main channel. that a Port Trust Tug, the had been girded by a carrier leaving

ship so a team from us (S.-Lt. R. F. attached two camels and dragged the No mines were laid.

after days of non stop hard work had

water by the defenders, in various

of swimming against a strong tide. ward during Midlink V in Karachi, which ended by the attacking Pakis- based. stani Divers being hauled out of the

stages of exhaustion, after two hours

September where we are generally

winch.

propellor shaft of

of the Shaft and was got off by

has three quarters of a full team. attaching a line to the sweep wire wire had jammed in the 'A' Bracket and heaving in on the minesweeping

Awkward and a five hour job getting

A few more qualified during our

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A.B. F. A. Broadhurst

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The most serious impediment to to impediment serious most The

Signal from Captain of a ship to to ship a of Captain from Signal

Any enquiries with regard to the the to regard with enquiries Any

The admission of a child of serving serving of child a of admission The

Life is certainly more pleasant than than pleasant more certainly is Life

Government on the same income. income. same the on Government

marriage these days is the difficulty difficulty the is days these marriage

of supporting both a wife and the the and wife a both supporting of

Diving Section 'Do you want a a want you 'Do Section Diving

more water than usual', Reply from from Reply usual', than water more doctor or a Diver?' Diver?' a or doctor

the Diving Section, 'I am making making am 'I Section, Diving the

fare channels. channels. fare

forwarded through the normal wel- normal the through forwarded

admission of children should be be should children of admission

on his circumstances. circumstances. his on

by the need of the child. A parent is is parent A child. the of need the by

assessed for a maintenance payment payment maintenance a for assessed

Auxiliary Services is governed solely solely governed is Services Auxiliary

rank in the R.N., R.M., W.R.N.S. or or W.R.N.S. R.M., R.N., the in rank

or ex-serving personnel below Officer Officer below personnel ex-serving or

Home, and continue to keep in in keep to continue and Home,

no family, spend holidays at the the at holidays spend family, no touch. touch.

ability and taste. Those who have have who Those taste. and ability

parts, but none of us would exchange exchange would us of none but parts,

them for U.B.A. U.B.A. for them

great difficulty in replacing broken broken replacing in difficulty great

Station with S.A.B.A's and have have and S.A.B.A's with Station

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your care care your

But if you wish our grateful grateful our wish you if But

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Home, South Africa Lodge, Lodge, Africa South Home,

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"Ye pussers wha inah the divers divers the inah wha pussers "Ye

(With most humble apologies to to apologies humble most (With

All the children live at South South at live children the All

`ODE TO EXTRA RATIONS" RATIONS" EXTRA TO `ODE

and are found jobs suitable to their their to suitable jobs found are and

Schools, remain until 18 years of age, age, of years 18 until remain Schools,

Scotland's National Board). Board). National Scotland's ville and, if able to pass to Grammar Grammar to pass to able if and, ville

building, built as a Home. The The Home. a as built building, children attend schools in Waterloo- in schools attend children

Africa Lodge, a completely modern modern completely a Lodge, Africa

one or both parents. parents. both or one

ranging in age from 2 to 15 years. years. 15 to 2 from age in ranging care for the children who had lost lost had who children the for care

although the original function was to to was function original the although

They can take temporary cases, cases, temporary take can They

can accommodate about 30 children, children, 30 about accommodate can

only ships on the Middle East East Middle the on ships only

hundreds of sea snakes. We are the the are We snakes. sea of hundreds

dustbin lids, two baby sharks and and sharks baby two lids, dustbin

quarters are jelly fish the size of of size the fish jelly are quarters

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in the design and development of

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apparatus for different specialized

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