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Contents R.N. Diving Magazine 1 1)11111eS NOITS 3 Vol. 13 Summer 1966 No. 2 111.ARINci AIDS NEXT ? 4 MACiSERVE 5 EDITORIAL STAFF 'PORPOISE' DIVING TRIALS 6 Editor P.O. T. GIBSON H.M.S. `VERULAM' 7 Treasurer .. LT. J. BAKER DIVING ? ? 9 BEYOND DIVERS' DEPTH .. 13 EDITOR'S NOTES BEAR FACTS 15 HE wind of change has again M.D. SECTION, HORSEA ISLAND 18 whistled through the Maga- Tzine office, unseating both INSPECTION OF SUBMARINE CABLE FROM AND UNDER-WATER . 19 Sub.-Lt. Thompson and P.O. SUB-AQUA OPEN DAY 20 Neave, to whom we extend our thanks and good wishes in their So THIS IS '(.1111.1' 21 new employment, and welcome 1)1111'HIN SKIN S1111•8 23 Lt. Baker both as Money Man and D.O. SHARK Nms 23 I would like to thank all our (iilitkiin IINIIIIONAIIIt 24 contributors for their efforts, and PI VM1111111 1)IVINO SI IIuuI 25 perhaps remind those who are too busy to write or think that their I:I 1 I' I I 26 possible news would be too tame or boring, that we welcome all M I I ). MI . . 27 your articles with open arms, and 1 )IVI NI 1 1 )OCTORS PROMOTED 30 if some authors do not get printed it is only because of a possible P111( I SMOUTH COMMAND BOMB AND MINE DISPOSAL 31 classification problem, or perhaps the letter did not arrive in time for S.A.B.A. • • • • 33 publication. The 'Letters to the PROMOTIONS AND ADVANCEMENTS 34 Editor' page is a chance for all to air their views, or to take a dig at THE S.A.P. HARNESS • • 35 something without actually setting

SPORTS DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS 1966 0 0 35 out in formal script. Having heard some of the conversations DIVERS DINNER, 1966 36 of late, I think your views would M.C.D. 37 make good reading. Therefore may I offer an open invitation, and 66 MAGSERVE " BUCCANEER SALVAGE, 1966 39 I look forward to a flood of mail, tape recordings or something! NEW IDEAS 43 Valid until Vol. 13/3, this voucher As always, sketches or photo- should accompany any LETTERS TO THE EDITOR .. 47 graphs are also needed to present you with a publication, which is, advertisement or query. as it were, for us and.i by us; in 2 www.mcdoa.org.uk www.mcdoa.org.uk fact, I consider that everyone is on the Editor's staff II' nothing else, MAGSERVE suggestions or even criticism would be invaluable, ITH a view to providing a Sale items to the magazine, as the ROYAL NAVAL DIVING CBI S'I ' Wfurther service to our readers, Editorial office is already overflowing A number of designs have been submitted for the competition announced the issue now has a For with 'bumph' and dog-ends! in last winter's issue (Volume 12/3). The prize of £5 will he awarded prior Sale, Wanted, or Exchange column. Additionally, questions relating to Remember, you might have for to publication of the winter 1966 edition, so there is still time for you to disposal the very item some other create what might be the new R.N. Diving Crest. Rough sketches will private problems will be answered, if possible, either by letter or in print. reader is seeking. Also, as a large suffice if you are not good with a pencil, aided by a description regarding number of publications, advertise- colours, etc. Our illustrator may be able to produce an entry for you. This facility is, naturally, free, and ments, and other information passes a small ticket is incorporated on through this office, including things VERNON SPORTS page 3 which should be detached and such as the Portsmouth Resettlement Sports Day 1966 appeared to be poorly supported by Deepwater this included with any query or advertise- notices, and local evening papers, year, both competitors and supporters being sadly lacking. The biggest ment. A stamped, addressed enve- offering all types of employment, we shock was the Divers being beaten to second place in the Tug-of-war by the lope would also help to speed your think you might wish to avail your- portly members of Boyd Division. requirement on its way. selves of this information, or possibly pass to us some useful 'Gen' of your On the field, excitement ran high in both the 220 yards and 100 yards, Please do not send any of the For own. when Basile( and Ashton were just pipped at the tape after a very good Ohio In their respective races. The 4 by 110 yards relay was also a close Ilnish, with l'ound Division just managing to break the tape. Despite a valiant at tempi to develop wings, Baker was placed fourth in the long jump with little more than Iractions of inches separating the contestants. Ashton and M itch lestone had a private duel with a discus to be placed second and FOR SALE Morris Mini Minor: third in a close contest. Aqua-lung: 1959 — December. Blue in good Perhaps it goes to prove that good vocal support makes all the difference, condition for year, used as second Bottles— and we hope that next year our revenge will be sweet. car. Price £200 o.n.o. Twin `Slimline' 1,100 Sea Lion (quote M.S. 16) Harness— HEARING AIDS NEXT ? Modified with Q.R.M. Demand Valve— NYONE who has swam or dived Two American electronic engineers S.G. Merlin WANTED underwater knows how it is have looked into this problem and Bottles in date with certificate Aimpossible to sense the direction have devised a system which will Accessories— SEATTA, Cressi Mignon, or similar of a sound when below the surface. overcome it. The system consists of Weight Belt, Cressi Fins 8-10 Spear Gun in usuable condition. Normally a sound arrives at the ears two very small microphones which and Mask Not Compressed air type. 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Also, in water the diver hears as much In the trials to date using four Film. Price £27 10s. Od. o.n.o. (quote M.S. 13). by bone induction as through the ear, divers, an accuracy of direction (quote M.S. 11) and this further complicates the within 26" has been obtained, but it problem. is hoped to improve on this. G.A.F. 5 4 www.mcdoa.org.uk www.mcdoa.org.uk depth of 75 feet. On reaching the from an examination of their stomach " Porpoise" Diving Trials surface Pono did not always 'blow' contents which contained animal and immediately, but would often swim vegetable growth found only at these HE depths to which a porpoise of surfacing to 111,,i breath was around just below the surface for a depths. The bottle-nose whale, or whale can dive, and the noted. Good progrey, was made but few seconds, indicating that he was carrying a manometer, has recorded Tduration of their dives have been then at 125 feet /'ono started to never really extended in the trials dives to 1,164 feet and remained sub- of interest to marine biologists for behave a little erractically and did and could have accomplished both merged for more than one hour. some time, but little work has been not respond so willingly to the deeper and longer duration dives. But the record is held by the sperm whale which became entangled with undertaken. signals. Subsequently he refused to From information available it is dive and just swam round the boat a submarine cable at a depth of Recently a research group in known that porpoises can descend to 3,720 feet. G.A.F. in an agitated manner, slapping the 300 feet and more. This is confirmed America conducted a series of trials water with his fluke and flippers. using a trained porpoise as their Something was obviously disturbing subject. The beast, christened Pono, him and it was then noticed that was an adult rough tooth porpoise three small sharks were circling the (Steno I3rednesin for the experts) lever cable some 40 feet below the about six feet in length. He was surface, so it was decided to recover H.M.S. Verulam captured off I la wail and then trans- Pono. The stretcher was lowered but ferred to an aquarium pool where he he refused to swim on to it, and was kept under training for a period suddenly swam away from the boat E hear of many tales of diving H.M.S. Palliser. Our 'treasure' was a ()I' 44 months. at speed, dived and disappeared expeditions carried out in set of false teeth lost by one of the Wexotic waters by divers from local fishing boat skippers. On a During this time he was taught to from view. The boat set off in pursuit and it was then noticed that a twelve other H.M. ships, but for those in cold Sunday morning the divers return to a boat when an underwater Home Seas Service, life is not so entered the water near a shot laid buzzer was sounded, press a lever foot shark was swimming in the waters where the boat had been. sweet. Nevertheless, the divers of by the fishermen. Within a few suspended from a cable from the H.M.S. Verulam have become ex- minutes the `gnashers' had been boat to enable his depth to be perienced in the art of keeping warm recovered a few feet from the shot, recorded, wear a harness to which There is little doubt that the buzzer had attracted the sharks, and that and enjoying themselves too! having been found grinning up at the instruments could be attached, and, amazed diver. Lerwick Harbour lastly, to swim onto a stretcher to their presence had upset Pono in H.M.S. Verulam visited the Med- spite of a long and diligent search iterranean in January and February proved a pleasant diving centre, enable recovery from the water. even if a little cold, with innumerable When competent in these activities using the recall buzzer Pono was not of this year, when the opportunity found, although the following day a was taken tp complete a routine objects, from hammers to bicycle he was taken to an open-water bay lamps, strewn on the sea-bed. and released, and immediately swam local fisherman sighted him in the planned maintenance inspection in away from the boat as if glad to be area where the trials had taken place. clear waters; what a bore! Better Owing to our trials' ship status, free again. However, when the recall A further search was made but he things were to come — the First difficulties were encountered when buzzer was sounded he returned and was never seen again. Lieutenant allowed the ship's divers endeavouring to train a ships diving awaited his next command; so the to take recreational dives during. , team. However, H.M.S. Verulam diving trials were commenced. The Although the trials were not com- working hours. (The captain is a was able to provide a very good team routine was to tap Pono on his nose. pleted, several interesting features diver too). for the ship's Shake Down at He would then dive down to the were noted in the work that had been An exploration of Kalafrana Har- Portland. lever, operate it by depressing it with done. Firstly, when given his com- bour, Malta was undertaken and The divers on board were :— his nose and return to the surface. mand to dive Pono would take two proved very interesting as regards sea or three breaths then a characteristic Lt.Cdr. D. F. Watts, S.D.O. life. There were no fish or crabs but Mid. G. Lamb-Hughes, S.D.O. 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VINIM1.11•••••11 Diving ? ? A SINGLE ALLOTMENT rri HE following transcript of re- deavors and there are more of these marks by Cdr. Scott Carpenter than the casual observer might WITH BERNARDS at the National Press Club realise. Bernards of Harwich provide a first-class Tailoring and Outfitting • Luncheon on 16th November 1965, are of extreme interest to all divers. For example, we face many of the service for the Senior Service, whereby every Uniform and Civilian same problems in: There is no doubt that all divers clothing requirement may be met expeditiously. are jealous of the vast amount of (1) The design and fabrication of Additionally, there are many other Bernard Departments through money and effort which is spent on the machines and particularly which practically every need of the Serviceman and his family may • outer space research with little the environmental control sys- tems. be obtained, including: Fancy Goods, taxable return. Toys and Games, Clocks, Rings, Watches I think that Commander Scott (2) The selection and training• of the crews. and Jewellery, Cameras and Cycles, Carpenter has said very nicely:— Radio, Television and Record Players, "For goodness sake pull your fingers (3) The suit design, manufacture and fitting. lectrical Equipment, Cutlery, Household out and pay some attention to the unexplored and unexploited potent- (4) The physiological and psycho- dud Nursery Furniture, Musical Instru- ial of the sea". Just a minute portion ments, and Chocolate and Floral Bouquet logical studies conducted be- of the money spent on space would fore, during and after the Services. produce tremendous action if it was experiments. The Bernard Bulletin is published quar- used to exploit the undersea world. terly, and a Gift Catalogue annually, to Britain in particular, who is so These are becoming more and keep customers fully informed on prices, proud of her sea-faring reputation, is more important as we approach prolonged mission times. style trends, etc., while illustrated cata- behaving like an ostrich. We should be leading the world in the undersea logues and leaflets on various items are Both must design and test hard- race. J.W. ware, select, train and test men freely available. specifically for use in a foreign Where preferred to paying cash, a REMARKS by Cdr. Scott Carpenter environment. We share a common Credit Account may be arranged for at National Press Club Luncheon — need to search for new materials and settlement by monthly Allotment or 16th November 1965 new techniques. Banker's Order and full details of this There is a small but expanding We both need a vast array of facility will gladly be given on request group which believes that it is talent and equipment not only to do the job but to carry. on the research at a branch or through Head Office. imperative for the U.S. Navy to develop a broad capability for which is prerequisite. You really do BUY BETTER at BERNARDS exploiting the ocean floor. Both pit man against danger, There is a larger group which confront him with unknowns, and believes it is mandatory for this both say 'no' to the physical barriers C. H. BERNARD & SONS LTD nation to explore the outer reaches that we face. Both will ultimately enrich our life on this planet. 8 Queen Street, Portsmouth Telephone 23535 of space. I belong to both, and my experience with the two assault After the first Mercury flights the Branches at : Chatham, Southampton, Portland, Deal, Grimsby, Londonderry, groups dedicated to these credos recurring question was, 'What was Harwich, Helensburgh, Dunfermline, Gibraltar, Valletta and Sliema, Malta, and it really like ?' And we answered a at Lossiemouth, Arbroath, Brawdy, Culdrose, Yeovilton, Corsham, Lympstone, allows me to make some comparisons H.M.S. Dolphin and H.M.S. Pembroke. and draw some conclusions which thousand times, 'It was great, beauti- are pertinent to the safe, expedient ful, exhilarating, a hell of a thrill'. Officers' Shops at Portsmouth and Plymouth and successful conduct of our Man- The truthful answer is that we got up Head Office: Anglia House, Harwich, Essex. Telephone Harwich 2281 in-the-Sea Programme. The com- in the morning and went to work. parisons reveal, among other things, Now after the Sealab Operation the some similarities in the two en- question most frequently asked of me 9 www.mcdoa.org.uk

In Houston we have the free free the have we Houston In

For undersea work we have a a have we work undersea For

Meanwhile — back with the the with back — Meanwhile

The Sealab II habitat was luxurious luxurious was habitat II Sealab The

Our most imaginative thought thought imaginative most Our

We do have some safe-guards. For For safe-guards. some have do We

scattering of small pressure chambers chambers pressure small of scattering

excursion module, command module module command module, excursion

capable of accepting the entire lunar lunar entire the accepting of capable world's largest altitude chamber, chamber, altitude largest world's

and service module at one time. time. one at module service and

pression chamber. A man remaining remaining man A chamber. pression

by purging his body slowly, and and slowly, body his purging by

step outside the chamber. chamber. the outside step

world not in a 15 minute blaze, but but blaze, minute 15 a in not world at 650 feet must await six days to to days six await must feet 650 at

sometimes painfully, in a decom- a in painfully, sometimes

uneven terrain, and we also need to to need also we and terrain, uneven

rical design. We need more room in in room more need We design. rical

worst bottle-neck. We need tele- need We bottle-neck. worst traffic and cryogenic oxygen storage. storage. oxygen cryogenic and traffic

we are not served well by a cylind- a by well served not are we

aquanaut. He re-enters his top side side top his re-enters He aquanaut.

separate laboratory areas away from from away areas laboratory separate

the diving station. This was our our was This station. diving the

scoping legs to help us level it on on it level us help to legs scoping

holes and wall to wall carpeting, but but carpeting, wall to wall and holes

in many respects with larger port- larger with respects many in

depth and endurance capabilities. capabilities. endurance and depth

and it would open up unprecedented unprecedented up open would it and

face when we try to handle a sub- a handle to try we when face

surface object with a surface vessel vessel surface a with object surface

would avoid the many problems we we problems many the avoid would

his physical ties to the surface. surface. the to ties physical his

Adaptation of nuclear power would would power nuclear of Adaptation

self propelled research vehicle. It It vehicle. research propelled self

to sever his psychological as well as as well as psychological his sever to undersea living. Man must be able able be must Man living. undersea

give us a completely autonomous, autonomous, completely a us give

habitat and the whole concept of of concept whole the and habitat

must focus on the design of the the of design the on focus must

piece on his own equipment, but the the but equipment, own his on piece

need to give the diver better equip- better diver the give to need ment, more instrumentation and and instrumentation more ment,

longer and deeper excursion times times excursion deeper and longer

still exists. exists. still

instance, a man can help his buddy buddy his help can man a instance, get back home with an extra mouth- extra an with home back get

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The The

The astronaut in flight faces a a faces flight in astronaut The

any man. man. any

he is alone. He and his companion companion his and He alone. is he

instrumentation in or out of his his of out or in instrumentation

are completely beyond the help of of help the beyond completely are

habitat. And when he is in the water water the in is he when And habitat.

metry, to check his equipment. equipment. his check to metry, The diver in contrast, has little or no no or little has contrast, in diver The

world helping him through tele- through him helping world provides immediate and continuous continuous and immediate provides

shifts of eyes and ears around the the around ears and eyes of shifts

equipment. equipment.

depends. In addition he has three three has he addition In depends.

evaluation of all the components and and components the all of evaluation

that are so 'evident in aircraft, aircraft, in 'evident so are that

systems upon which his security security his which upon systems tremendous advances recently made made recently advances tremendous

in the field of human engineering engineering human of field the in

splendid panel of instruments which which instruments of panel splendid

defects and reflects very little of the the of little very reflects and defects

spacecraft and space age personal personal age space and spacecraft

It is both difficult and time consum- time and difficult both is It ing to set up the control element element control the up set to ing properly. It gets out of calibration calibration of out gets It properly.

whether bubbles are coming from from coming are bubbles whether

can be made. It has many design design many has It made. be can easily, and is not as reliable as it it as reliable as not is and easily,

panion, and is limited to watching watching to limited is and panion,

the right place or the wrong place. place. wrong the or place right the

is done mainly by the diver's com- diver's the by mainly done is

currently in use, is purely subjective, subjective, purely is use, in currently

satisfactory performance of the lung lung the of performance satisfactory

study in contrasts. Monitoring the the Monitoring contrasts. in study

divers' breathing apparatus are a a are apparatus breathing divers'

weight on a diver's belt. belt. diver's a on weight

isotope package that will replace one one replace will that package isotope

need to develop and adapt the liquid- the adapt and develop to need

liquid flowing through the garment garment the through flowing liquid depth. We need to develop a reliable reliable a develop to need We depth. could be heated with a small radio- small a with heated be could the and pack chest EVA astronauts'

ally heated suit and, ultimately, we we ultimately, and, suit heated ally ily, as it does now, but still provides provides still but now, does it as ily,

he gets cold faster. I have seen men men seen have I faster. cold gets he thermostatically, controlled electric- controlled thermostatically, cooled Apollo suit to our use. The The use. our to suit Apollo cooled

inches from the cold. We need to to need We cold. the from inches develop a suit that does not tear eas- tear not does that suit a develop

a good thermal barrier regardless of of regardless barrier thermal good a shudder with an amplitude of four four of amplitude an with shudder

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If the diver's work carries him into into him carries work diver's the If

Once these tests have been accom- been have tests these Once

The divers will spend their first first their spend will divers The

We desperately need a research research a need desperately We

paper thin and loses nearly all its its all nearly loses and thin paper

thermal insulation properties, and and properties, insulation thermal

human engineering talent to the the to talent engineering human

ber of tasks related to the ocean ocean the to related tasks of ber

on dry land but invariably develops develops invariably but land dry on

water. We need to devote more more devote to need We water.

his suit is compressed by the in- the by compressed is suit his

biology, geology, sound and light light and sound geology, biology, be found in any mechanics tool box box tool mechanics any in found be

weather instrumentation, logistics logistics instrumentation, weather

some ailment after immersion in salt salt in immersion after ailment some weightless, corrosive world. world. corrosive weightless,

creased pressure until it becomes becomes it until pressure creased

propagation, installation of marine marine of installation propagation,

water much deeper than his habitat, habitat, his than deeper much water and maintenance of underwater underwater of maintenance and

development of special equipment equipment special of development

sciences, salvage, rescue, marine marine rescue, salvage, sciences, equipment. By and large this work work this large and By equipment.

and with equipment that works well well works that equipment with and and tools for use in this dim, dim, this in use for tools and

plished they can, get on with their their with on get can, they plished

the degradation of man's perform- man's of degradation the

is done with ordinary tools that can can that tools ordinary with done is

work. This can consist of any num- any of consist can This work.

hand co-ordination tests. These, as as These, tests. co-ordination hand in the water, in an attempt to measure measure to attempt an in water, the in

well as measures of whole body body whole of measures as well ance during long exposure to cold cold to exposure long during ance

water. water.

assembly tasks and intricate two- intricate and tasks assembly

strength, are done pre and post dive, dive, post and pre done are strength,

against the clock on a delicate delicate a on clock the against

10-15 minutes in the water working working water the in minutes 10-15

does not encumber him with wires wires with him encumber not does

diver communication system that that system communication diver

and does not compromise the per- the compromise not does and

formance of his breathing apparatus. apparatus. breathing his of formance

programme dedicated to the re- the to dedicated programme

development of a reliable diver to to diver reliable a of development

don't carry very far. far. very carry don't

fingers or four raps and the raps raps the and raps four or fingers

— can be uttered only with four four with only uttered be can —

A diver's most urgent cry — Mayday Mayday — cry urgent most diver's A

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It ranks currently currently ranks It

Let me tell you what one day in an an in day one what you tell me Let

Now, when I tell you we got up in in up got we you tell I when Now,

necessary to do this because as soon soon as because this do to necessary preparation is required than a last last a than required is preparation

minute recap of the dive plan. It is is It plan. dive the of recap minute

only Gregory Peck would do that! that! do would Peck Gregory only

as a diver and his buddy, both both buddy, his and diver a as

respect and admire you, I'm proud proud I'm you, admire and respect

been for me as much personal personal much as me for been cative human beings, step through through step beings, human cative

to be one of you' — but I figured figured I but — you' of one be to

that hatch and enter the water world world water the enter and hatch that

aquanaut's life is like. First, more more First, like. is life aquanaut's

deaf. Their vocabularies are reduced reduced are vocabularies Their deaf.

to less than a dozen words, spoken spoken words, dozen a than less to

one give his best. A lot of this has to to has this of lot A best. his give one

they become mute and essentially essentially and mute become they intelligent, co-operating, communi- co-operating, intelligent, of a knife hilt against a gas bottle. bottle. gas a against hilt knife a of

only with raised fingers or the rap rap the or fingers raised with only

never worked as hard or as long but, but, long as or hard as worked never

there was a mood of cheerfulness and and cheerfulness of mood a was there do with the fact that divers are a a are divers that fact the with do to wanted I know. I other any than

very special breed. The profession profession The breed. special very

say to them 'you're magnificent, I I magnificent, 'you're them to say

work, you'd better believe it. I have have I it. believe better you'd work, we were doing a good job and and job good a doing were we on the other hand, never has there there has never hand, other the on

entire Sealab Operation. We knew knew We Operation. Sealab entire calls for more guts and motivation motivation and guts more for calls

satisfaction as there was during the the during was there as satisfaction

willingness to work that made every- made that work to willingness

the morning in Sealab and went to to went and Sealab in morning the

represented by a necleus of 50 50 of necleus a by represented

ditions using outmoded techniques. techniques. outmoded using ditions

dedicated men working with mail mail with working men dedicated order equipment, in marginal con- marginal in equipment, order

other is a newly legitimate child child legitimate newly a is other

between God and mother-hood. The The mother-hood. and God between

set this country on its next hundred hundred next its on country this set

years course. course. years

glamorous effort, and its impact has has impact its and effort, glamorous

pit man in space against man in the the in man against space in man pit sea. One is a superbly sophisticated, sophisticated, superbly a is One sea.

Check one. A comparison is possible, possible, is comparison A one. Check hazardous — better ?' ?' better — hazardous

a choice is not. There is no need to to need no is There not. is choice a is, 'Which is more exciting, more more exciting, more is 'Which is, www.mcdoa.org.uk around the country. One goes to 800 times. Nevertheless, they have feet. We need a 2,000 feet capability complained and fought for the Beyond Divers' Depth now with a large water filled com- innovations and safety precautions Cury was flown in from the States that this programme needs now it if HE name Palomares will provide partment which will allow us to a permanent reminder of the day with its crew of technicians from the evaluate the immersible equipment. is to move out of the 'Gee Whiz, we T Naval Ordnance Test Station at It must be capable of being pressur- did it' stage. a nuclear weapon got away! This was a device that packed a 20 Pasadena, Cal., where it had been ised with helium, argon or other rare designed to recover test and practice gases as the need arises, and in it we I know the talent is out there. I megaton wallop, and which had know there are men looking for a fallen into the sea, off the Spanish torpedos that had sunk in depths of need to study the effects on man of up to 2,000 feet. A greater depth was very high pressures. Does he slow field to which they can commit their coast, following the collision of two lives. U.S. military aircraft. No doubt considered to be within its capabil- down, become sluggish ? What the discussions and arguments on ities, and additional cable was spliced cellular changes occur ? How are I thought a great deal about in to achieve the required 2,532 feet his organic functions altered ? A the best approach to a salvage task talking to you. I respect your know- of this nature, will continue for years, sounding. marriage of cellular chemistry and ledge of the ideas and policies of this but the advanced technology and definitive physiological and psycho- country. I can understand your After considerable effort, using logical studies, which is so badly equipment used by the U.S. Navy sonar, lights and its television cam- frequent dissatisfaction with things enabled them to recover the device needed, could centre around a deep eras to full advantage, Curv, was as they are, and I admire your talent after an 80 day search. submergence centre with a high for putting it into words. I wanted finally manoevred into position and pressure facility such as this. Accur- very much for you to have something In the early hours of April 7th, the hydraulically operated claw at- ate measures of calorie intake and more to remember after you'd had 1966, the U.S.S. Petrel, a submarine tached to the bomb, which has the metabolic rates could be made and lunch and listened to our presentation rescue vessel, winched in the last few form of a 13 feet cylinder, 24 inches valuable information can be gained in addition to our concrete list of feet of the wire attached to Curv, the in diameter. Normally at this stage by men interested in hyperbaric needs — something intangible. Cable Operated Unmanned Recovery the claw would have been jettisoned medicine. Perhaps the chamber's Vehicle, which broke surface tangled and hoisted separately, but on this most important use would be in the I think it narrows down to a basic in a parachute, and clutching the occasion the machine was totally study of-inert gas uptake and elim- feeling among the participants in object of this unprecedented oper- entangled in the parachute so every- ination by the human body. We must these modern sustained experiments ation. The lost H.-bomb had been thing had to be hoisted together. have a better understanding of this that we should be more than just recovered. Cury consists of an aluminium before we really begin to understand remaining alive. We cry to industry The Cury was not the only under- tubular framework, 6 feet high, 5 the decompression and narcosis prob- `make it better, make it last longer, water vehicle which had been em- feet wide, and 13 feet long, to which lems you've heard so much about. make it easier to operate'. After the ployed in the search, as the Alvin, the are attached four cylindrical ballast feeble beginnings of pushing body Reynolds Aluminaut, the Navy Deep tanks, three propulsion motors, (Port I'm convinced the press and T.V. and mind — figuring out a way to Jeep, and the Perry Cubmarine had Starboard and vertical). Also the sold the space programme to the beat the odds—we always want more. been fully extended combing the sea, hydraulic system and claw, acoustic world. One of my chief regrets is It is not an uncommon trait among bed, 2,500 feet below the 'at sea detector equipment, transistorized that we could not bring back better men. T.V. camera, two mercury vapor photographic documentation for you Headquarters' ship. An airplane that bears this nation's Alvin was responsible for the lights, a 35mm. still camera with a but the light level and visibility strobe light and a recovery buoy. around Sealab just didn't permit it. emblem, a spacecraft that carries the initial visual contact, and moved in colours of our country around the to connect with the weapon, but Extensive use of light weight mater- These pictures would have been of ials keeps the vehicle down to an great value in attracting young, globe and a United States research became entangled with the parachute vessel embarking on a mission in the and had to tear loose to prevent an `all up' weight of 1 ton in air. intelligent, hard driving men into T.G.G. our group of fifty. depths of the world's oceans, must emergency. Several more attempts be stamped superb. The resources to were made to affect a connection, but The disparity between the equip- make them so are here in this the bomb broke loose and slid EVER BEEN HAD ment used by aviators and divers is country. I don't want anything but further down into a ravine. Report in an evening paper:— incredible, but pilots are a very the best. Giving evidence the accused stated powerful group, irritatingly so at Subsequent dives, 145 in all, were concerned with attempts to atatch that, whilst inside a hotel paying a wires to the bomb, as Aluminaut, man for 72,000 stolen cigarettes, the Deep Jeep and Cubmarine were van in which they were being trans- unable to retrieve the device. ported was stolen from the car park! 12 13 www.mcdoa.org.uk

were able to assist assist to able were

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proved invaluable, of of invaluable, proved

Foremost in our minds now was was now minds our in Foremost

The diving team diving The

was a symptom of one of these these of one of symptom a was

in position, causing the remainder to to remainder the causing position, in

think that perhaps his light-headeness light-headeness his perhaps that think

strange underwater diseases. diseases. underwater strange

periods of holding the rubber sheet sheet rubber the holding of periods

bawdy songs during the boring boring the during songs bawdy

also went through his repertoire of of repertoire his through went also

rivet, was particularly difficult to find find to difficult particularly was rivet,

from underneath. The O.C.R.M. O.C.R.M. The underneath. from

correct place. One leak, a sprung sprung a leak, One place. correct

course, in directing the diver to the the to diver the directing in course,

quick drying cement to set above. above. set to cement drying quick

D.U.C.S. D.U.C.S.

the water for 20 minutes to allow allow to minutes 20 for water the

a diver to hold it in position with with position in it hold to diver a on one side with bostic. This enabled enabled This bostic. with side one on

comparative ease, thus holding out out holding thus ease, comparative

was solved by taking down a a down taking by solved was

suitable size of rubber sheeting caked caked sheeting rubber of size suitable

in plugging the leaks. This problem problem This leaks. the plugging in

the transducer to the open sea. sea. open the to transducer the

the Sonar to be buckled, exposing exposing buckled, be to Sonar the

underwater, and the keel 'window' of of 'window' keel the and underwater,

hull. A further search by the diving diving the by search further A hull.

water flooding in two places in the the in places two in flooding water

team revealed areas of paint stripped stripped paint of areas revealed team

all the pumps going flat out to hold hold to out flat going pumps the all

there were several splits in the upper upper the in splits several were there

deck and for the last two days we had had we days two last the for and deck

cover was buckled beyond repair; repair; beyond buckled was cover

buckled and the capstan engine engine capstan the and buckled

ripped to shreds, some missing missing some shreds, to ripped

were buckled and distorted, covers covers distorted, and buckled were been stripped from the side and the the and side the from stripped been altogether; the Fx breakwater was was breakwater Fx the altogether;

Bermuda. Great areas of paint had had paint of areas Great Bermuda.

superstructure; upper deck ladders ladders deck upper superstructure;

sorry looking ship we saw in in saw we ship looking sorry

Bermuda two days late. Nobody had had Nobody late. days two Bermuda

been allowed on the upper deck deck upper the on allowed been

during the crossing, and it was a very very a was it and crossing, the during

greatly reduced and we arrived in in arrived we and reduced greatly

As we were always heading into the the into heading always were we As

storms our speed of advance was was advance of speed our storms

speed never dropped below 35 knots. knots. 35 below dropped never speed

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Bear Facts Facts Bear

(Latin for bear) re- bear) for (Latin

Ursa Ursa

However, just to make sure we we sure make to just However,

So the time came to head back for for back head to came time the So

ould not forget Home waters' waters' Home forget not ould

The trial was a short one and and one short a was trial The

Our short Home Leg flashed by, by, flashed Leg Home short Our

by gales force 9 to 11 the whole way way whole the 11 to 9 force gales by

across. For twelve days the wind wind the days twelve For across.

w weather too quickly, we were lashed lashed were we quickly, too weather

those islands in the sun, coral reefs, reefs, coral sun, the in islands those

clear blue waters, and Spanish gold. gold. Spanish and waters, blue clear

have been quite so funny. funny. so quite been have

rather too obvious point but always always but point obvious too rather

check the depth. The story might not not might story The depth. the check the water lapping round his waist. A A waist. his round lapping water the

the diving boat and, to the great hil- great the to and, boat diving the

arity of everyone else, stood up with with up stood else, everyone of arity In the latter operation in muddy muddy in operation latter the In

waters a diver leapt over the side of of side the over leapt diver a waters

hunting in Plymouth Sound, and and Sound, Plymouth in hunting

wreck hunting off Setubal, Portugal. Portugal. Setubal, off hunting wreck

practice ship bottom searches, crab crab searches, bottom ship practice

the Home Leg included several several included Leg Home the

team. The rest of our diving during during diving our of rest The team.

valuable experience for our diving diving our for experience valuable

never came to us but it provided provided it but us to came never

the trial. The results of the trial trial the of results The trial. the

our hull outfits, at intervals during during intervals at outfits, hull our

involved divers working on one of of one on working divers involved

more leave, we were flogging our our flogging were we leave, more way back across the Atlantic. Atlantic. the across back way

taken part in a major Home Fleet Fleet Home major a in part taken exercise, visited Portugal and given given and Portugal visited exercise,

given leave, been used for a trial, trial, a for used been leave, given

might be considered even more apt. apt. more even considered be might

and by the time we had docked, been been docked, had we time the by and

Indian newspaper as 'Beer Up', after after Up', 'Beer as newspaper Indian

one particularly hairy run. This This run. hairy particularly one

pany in their efforts to keep the old old the keep to efforts their in pany

was, however, translated by one West West one by translated however, was,

lady up to scratch last year. This This year. last scratch to up lady

particularly apt for the ships' com- ships' the for apt particularly

of February. Our motto `Ursum `Ursum motto Our February. of

Sursum' or 'Bear Up' has been been has Up' 'Bear or Sursum' West Indies G.S.C. at the beginning beginning the at G.S.C. Indies West

H.M.S. H.M.S.

turned on station for her long leg of a a of leg long her for station on turned

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for generous Credit Credit generous for Terms. Terms. www.mcdoa.org.uk the fact that in 19 days time we have dives with an exchange of board, and is almost as lucrative as a Mn. Clifton would be escorting the Queen on her equipment. They are greatly im- treasure wreck. Mn. Wilkinson M.(E) Barnes Caribbean tour. Four days in pressed with our S.A.B.A. and find Despite a strong Royal Marine Bermuda, sorting, destoring, making it much easier to use than their own M.(E) Burnside influence, Ursa boasts the following R.O. Snape good repairs and we were away again. set. Their safety rules differ and they team : This time to take over as guardship swim completely free, but wear a self- Stwd. Fanthorpe on Bahamas patrol. Despite rescuing inflating life jacket rather like our Lt. M. H. Rhodes Ck. Nelson. Cuban refugees, sorting out fishing aircrews use. We expressed horror Lt. A. G. H. Mackie (R.M.) Ali ships divers. disputes and steaming at high speed at using this and coming up under- Cpl. Jackman to land casualties, we achieved the neath a surface object. However, this impossible, painted ship overall and did not seem to worry them. They arrived to take over as Royal Escort were amused at our fins, and, after with a compliment on our appearance using their long slim supple design, from F.O.R.Y. Whilst on Royal we agreed ours were pretty basic. Escort the diving team was split in How about it Vernon? Why not get two, with one half always at one the diver on the cover of this hour's notice. Despite the extra magazine to return his two right fins duties it was an enjoyable experience and issue him and the fleet with an and Her Majesty's very enthusiastic up-to-date design ? The fins must be wave when we cheered ship at the end, the only equipment that has not and her signal, 'Splice the Mainbrace', changed since the first R.N. frogman were very much appreciated. took to the water. Perhaps you are leaving scope for a Herbert Lott Before joining up as escort, in enthusiast. No wonder C.D's never Bahamian waters, one of the ships' get into the Miss World competition. company caught a 12 foot long As well as requiring over-developed 3001b. hammerhead shark from the muscles, they must be inducive to quarterdeck. After being pumped cramp. with bullets by one of our 'trained killers' (bootneck) it was hoisted on During self maintenance in deck. The diving team examined it Bermuda after the Royal Escort with a certain amount of appre- duties, the diving team worked hard hension. However the beauty and for three days replacing the Sonar fascination of the coral reefs and the frame and window on the keel, but perfectly clear waters out here are a again we enjoyed the experience. The far stronger call than the deterrent wooden dowels or wedges covering factor of the shark. Nevertheless we the 36 alan screws that hold it in maintain a healthy respect for him. position all had to be drilled out by Also during Bahamas patrol we hand. This emphasized the import- Many stories are told of fishing bagging of ocean-going crusty pies, had two fuelling stops at Key West. ance of not underestimating a diving exploits, both rod and line and which might prove to be interesting Here we once again met up with the job. It took us twice as long as underwater captures. Possibly some reading. For example what about United States Navy Scuba Diving estimated. are exaggerated, and some forgotten, the huge lobster caught at Gibraltar School. They are very keen to see only to be dredged up again when in 1956, or was it 1957, when the any R.N. ships and close liaison has We are now back on Bahamas the subject is raised. Unfortunately H.S.C.D.T. was based at 'Rook' for grown up with ships calling. Last patrol and shortly commence some little is known of the Hunter and a while ? What was the largest catch year we got them interested in rugger. visits around the Caribbean. Hopes Hunted depicted in this photograph, you ever made, and how about They are now quite fanatical and to are still high for that Spanish Gold but it certainly could not be entitled telling us about it ? S.B. but in the meantime our latest craze `The one that got away'. our great humiliation this year they (ED. I think we should discount beat us. is searching the sea-bed alongside where the big cruise liners berth. It is There must be a host of yarns whales!) The Americans are very keen to surprising what people drop over- about fishing experiences, and the 16 17 www.mcdoa.org.uk

The inspection was successfully successfully was inspection The

Throughout each dive a tape tape a dive each Throughout

A small `pinger' was fitted in the the in fitted was `pinger' small A

A directional gyro was set up in the the in up set was gyro directional A

brought to light the fact that the the that fact the light to brought

the effort and expense. It also also It expense. and effort the

undertaking, and the results justified justified results the and undertaking,

that such an operation is a practical practical a is operation an such that

progress being severely restricted by by restricted severely being progress

lack of visibility. However, it proved proved it However, visibility. of lack

completed in four days, the rate of of rate the days, four in completed

rendered a verbal report after each each after report verbal a rendered

noted. In addition, the observer observer the addition, In noted.

dive. dive.

recorder was run continuously and and continuously run was recorder the depth, visibility, type of bottom, bottom, of type visibility, depth, the

position by a directional transducer transducer directional a by position

speed, condition of cable, etc. were were etc. cable, of condition speed,

in the surface craft. craft. surface the in

the sub. could be homed into into homed be could sub. the

holes in the lower hull could contact contact could hull lower the in holes

cable if it was lost, and if this failed failed this if and lost, was it if cable

sub. to assist in the relocation of the the of relocation the in assist to sub.

the operator. operator. the

underwater visibility of at least 6 6 least at of visibility underwater

feet, and, once over the cable, the the cable, the over once and, feet,

use of high powered lights gave an an gave lights powered high of use port- the through looking observer

the cable was visibly located. The The located. visibly was cable the

the tide. On reaching the bottom she she bottom the reaching On tide. the

set off on the set gryo course until until course gryo set the on off set

submersible and she dived stemming stemming dived she and submersible position in the vicinity of the cable cable the of vicinity the in position

lay. lay.

in company, accurately fixed her her fixed accurately company, in

navigational aid chain was set up on on up set was chain aid navigational

surface tender, with the submersible submersible the with tender, surface

shore. On the appointed day the the day appointed the On shore.

tender was also a requirement to to requirement a also was tender

and for this purpose a temporary temporary a purpose this for and

enable quick location of the cable, cable, the of location quick enable

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was chartered. This vessel vessel This chartered. was

from an Under-water Vehicle Vehicle Under-water an from

Inspection of Submarine Cable Cable Submarine of Inspection

power cable, the largest in the the in largest the cable, power BOUT 14 years ago an electric electric an ago years 14 BOUT

world at the time, was laid across across laid was time, the at world

Accurate positioning by the surface surface the by positioning Accurate

With the adverse conditions pre- conditions adverse the With

Tides in the area are large and and large are area the in Tides

visibility as possible. possible. as visibility

there would be as much underwater underwater much as be would there

calm, and given clear, sunny skies, skies, sunny clear, given and calm,

This was a slack water period when when period water slack a was This

time for the operation was calculated. calculated. was operation the for time

needed, and the most favourable favourable most the and needed,

vailing, very careful planning was was planning careful very vailing,

surface conditions were likely to be be to likely were conditions surface

knots and an underwater endurance endurance underwater an and knots

of 5 hours. hours. 5 of

is a two-man craft, 14 feet long, long, feet 14 craft, two-man a is

tested to 480 feet, speed about 3 3 about speed feet, 480 to tested

the American commercial vessel vessel commercial American the

one. Divers could not be used and and used be not could Divers one. decided to attempt the task from from task the attempt to decided

the towing of a T.V. camera was was camera T.V. a of towing the

a manned submersible. Accordingly Accordingly submersible. manned a

with rocks and debris. Thus the the Thus debris. and rocks with

operation was going to be a difficult difficult a be to going was operation

out of the question. Thus it was was it Thus question. the of out

water is turbid and the sea is littered littered is sea the and turbid is water Submaray

frequently exceeding 3 knots. The The knots. 3 exceeding frequently the resultant streams are strong, strong, are streams resultant the

total darkness. darkness. total

cable lies below 150 feet in almost almost in feet 150 below lies cable 300 feet, and over two thirds of the the of thirds two over and feet, 300

buried and to check the amount of of amount the check to and buried

growth on it. The strait is 41 miles miles 41 is strait The it. on growth

across, the maximum depth being being depth maximum the across,

in situ in order to find out whether whether out find to order in situ in

the cable had moved, whether it was was it whether moved, had cable the

U.S.A. Although the cable had given given had cable the Although U.S.A.

defective, it was decided to inspect it it inspect to decided was it defective,

no trouble and was in no way way no in was and trouble no

the Rosario Strait, Washington, Washington, Strait, Rosario the

A

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as laid down down laid as

Creek, have now now have Creek,

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Vernon, Vernon,

No. Passed Passed No.

No. Passed Passed No.

Vernon Vernon

of Aptitudes of of Aptitudes of

of Aptitudes of of Aptitudes of

Junior Ratings Ratings Junior

Officers and Ratings Ratings and Officers

lishments lishments

No. No.

No. of Ships and Estab- Estab- and Ships of No.

No. No.

The section at Horsea Island is in in is Island Horsea at section The

The days when one had to try try to had one when days The

`dip out'. The beginning and early early and beginning The out'. `dip Monday to Friday, with staff and and staff with Friday, to Monday

part of the periods are the best times times best the are periods the of part through C.P.O. Howe in the Planning Planning the in Howe C.P.O. through

to 'dip in'. in'. 'dip to

office at H.M.S. H.M.S. at office

The bookings for this are done done are this for bookings The

in P.S.O. 1532. Get your bookings bookings your Get 1532. P.S.O. in

equipment to take 10 divers a day. day. a divers 10 take to equipment

in as early as possible, so as not to to not as so possible, as early as in

operation five days a week from from week a days five operation

morning in in morning

passed. passed.

and get minutes in on a Saturday Saturday a on in minutes get and

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you need for the game—all of it. it. of game—all the for need you

with the ball and the outfit outfit the and ball the with

begins in your NAAFI shop shop NAAFI your in begins throw it or hit it Naafi can set you up up you set can Naafi it hit or it throw M.D. M.D. Whether you prefer to kick a ball, or or ball, a kick to prefer you Whether

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sports clothing and equipment. equipment. and clothing sports

where you can buy the best best the buy can you where

No. of Ratings Ratings of No. Total No. of Divers . . . . Divers of No. Total

No. of Officers Officers of No.

Total No. of Minutes Minutes of No. Total

themselves in-date, has now been been now has in-date, themselves

HE section at Horsea Island for for Island Horsea at section HE

ships' divers to exercise and keep keep and exercise to divers ships'

From 6th September 1965 to 12th 12th to 1965 September 6th From

Since starting at Horsea Island the the Island Horsea at starting Since

The purpose of the section is to to is section the of purpose The

through are as follows:— follows:— as are through

April 1966— 1966— April

Burgess. Burgess. outlaying shore establishments a a establishments shore outlaying qualify for their S.S.P.(D) as laid laid as S.S.P.(D) their for qualify

chance to get their minutes in to to in minutes their get to chance

under the watchful eye of C.P.O. C.P.O. of eye watchful the under down in D.C.I. 604/64. 604/64. D.C.I. in down

statistics of the divers that have been been have that divers the of statistics ships are in dock, and those from from those and dock, in are ships

give all divers from the fleet whose whose fleet the from divers all give

in operation since September 1965, 1965, September since operation in T

O.S. J. P. STEVENSON. STEVENSON. P. J. O.S.

Eventually, singly or in pairs, they they pairs, in or singly Eventually,

After covering a distance of per- of distance a covering After

though exactly what one fails to see. see. to fails one what exactly though

yell and even sing, apparently in in apparently sing, even and yell

sheer elation at achieving something, something, achieving at elation sheer

sailors of fortune are seen to laugh, laugh, to seen are fortune of sailors

on completing the adventure the the adventure the completing on

returns a it is similar in its pleasures pleasures its in similar is it a returns

bob a day,' which seems to inspire inspire to seems which day,' a bob

the chant of 'Four bob a day, four four day, a bob 'Four of chant the

to the outward journey, with the the with journey, outward the to

exception that one occasionally hears hears occasionally one that exception the mud loving creatures. Invariably Invariably creatures. loving mud the

back into the ooze for the equally equally the for ooze the into back

go into the details of the morons morons the of details the into go

delightful return journey. I shall not not shall I journey. return delightful

mainly by sea-weed and lesser crust- lesser and sea-weed by mainly

once smooth surface of which is now now is which of surface smooth once

can refer to them as such, gaily leap leap gaily such, as them to refer can

devasted and pitted, the victors, if we we if victors, the pitted, and devasted

area they have crossed. Crying with with Crying crossed. have they area

what we assume to be delight at the the at delight be to assume we what sight of the vast expanse of mud, the the mud, of expanse vast the of sight acean. Here they pause to survey the the survey to pause they Here acean.

arrive at an ancient pier, supported supported pier, ancient an at arrive

the smell of bracken and woodland, woodland, and bracken of smell the

manly fragrance, comparable only to to only comparable fragrance, manly

and to enrich the atmosphere ? ? atmosphere the enrich to and

greater surface area of the 'gunge', 'gunge', the of area surface greater aroma to mix with the air, adding a a adding air, the with mix to aroma

perhaps just revel in breaking a a breaking in revel just perhaps thereby allowing more of the delicate delicate the of more allowing thereby

beings struggling in the mud. Also Also mud. the in struggling beings

be learned by watching closely the the closely watching by learned be these swamp crawling nomads nomads crawling swamp these

the technique of spitting both fluids fluids both spitting of technique the alternative means of travelling. Can Can travelling. of means alternative

one has merely to tune in to the the to in tune to merely has one

attempt to crawl, or even roll, as an an as roll, even or crawl, to attempt it be that they are lazy, or do they they do or lazy, are they that be it

vibrating larynxes of our mud- our of larynxes vibrating

haps three hundred yards, most of of most yards, hundred three haps

and solids over great distances can can distances great over solids and

larking friends. friends. larking

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So this is `QUZZ' `QUZZ' is this So

This mysterious mysterious This

Drake. Drake.

EVERAL times a week anthrap- anthrap- week a times EVERAL

oid figures, clad in black, can be be can black, in clad figures, oid

seen emerging tentatively from from tentatively emerging seen

This is where the fun starts. It It starts. fun the where is This

On arrival at the far side these these side far the at arrival On

consternation at even a pub brawl, brawl, pub a even at consternation which, if used fluently, would cause cause would fluently, used if which,

If one desires to learn a vocabulary vocabulary a learn to desires one If

and the frequent flash of teeth as a a as teeth of flash frequent the and

curse passes between their lips. lips. their between passes curse

blotches showing above their should- their above showing blotches quagmire, the only non-comforming non-comforming only the quagmire,

contrast of the whites of their eyes eyes their of whites the of contrast loving amphibians, is the brilliant brilliant the is amphibians, loving

ers. Invariably after plunging into into plunging after Invariably ers.

the pungent semi-liquid of slimy slimy of semi-liquid pungent the

colour to be seen on these mud- these on seen be to colour

would seem is to remove the pale pale the remove to is seem would Evidently the mud they cross is a a is cross they mud the Evidently

head first into the mud. This, it it This, mud. the into first head

They slip, slide and occasionally dive dive occasionally and slide slip, They

Consequently, they penetrate its its penetrate they Consequently,

pier, returning by the same route. route. same the by returning pier,

medium of insufficient density to to density insufficient of medium

surface until knee or thigh deep. deep. thigh or knee until surface

would seem apparent that the per- the that apparent seem would support the weight of the aquanauts. aquanauts. the of weight the support

along the water's edge to a distant distant a to edge water's the along

ing, thrashing and usage of fine, fine, of usage and thrashing ing,

climb, dive and slide onto the mud. mud. the onto slide and dive climb, fluent vocabularly, individual morons morons individual vocabularly, fluent

forming animals endeavour to stagger stagger to endeavour animals forming

long supple fins. After much splash- much After fins. supple long

aliens splash about in shallow water water shallow in about splash aliens

whilst they appear to remove their their remove to appear they whilst

but gradually spreading into a a into spreading gradually but

parked M.F.V. into the repulsive, repulsive, the into M.F.V. parked

Starting off in a tightly packed group, group, packed tightly a in off Starting across a quarter of a mile of creek. creek. of mile a of quarter a across

amphibians slowly fin their way way their fin slowly amphibians

H.M.S. H.M.S.

leaping off the jetty, or plunging from from plunging or jetty, the off leaping sprawling, straggling convoy, the the convoy, straggling sprawling,

gathering can usually be observed observed be usually can gathering

the bows of some conveniently conveniently some of bows the

speckled liquid of a quiet backwater. backwater. quiet a of liquid speckled

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V. G. G. V.

G.A.F. G.A.F.

The general feeling of both visitors visitors both of feeling general The

Static displays of Bomb and Mine Mine and Bomb of displays Static

In the cinema a continuous film film continuous a cinema the In

Other water bound displays in- displays bound water Other

An Army team lead by Captain Captain by lead team Army An

being investigated with a view to to view a with investigated being

improving Sub-Aqua Open Day Day Open Sub-Aqua improving

1967. 1967.

refreshment facilities, and the limited limited the and facilities, refreshment opportunity of public participation participation public of opportunity

peated in the future. The main main The future. the in peated in diving activities. These points are are points These activities. diving in

criticism was of the insufficient insufficient the of was criticism

method, using a working model. model. working a using method,

and Naval divers was that it was a a was it that was divers Naval and

on Emergency resuscitation was was resuscitation Emergency on

ing tools proved of great interest. interest. great of proved tools ing Meservy's 'Pegasus' and L.S. 'Andy' 'Andy' L.S. and 'Pegasus' Meservy's successful day, and should be re- be should and day, successful

Diving, underwater cutting and weld- and cutting underwater Diving,

Disposal, Mine Identification, Deep Deep Identification, Mine Disposal,

Clyde piloting a 'Tuft'. 'Tuft'. a piloting Clyde

tuition of the mouth to mouth mouth to mouth the of tuition

home in the water as on land, is is land, on as water the in home

screened, together with practical practical with together screened, `Davy' Jones gave an interesting interesting an gave Jones `Davy'

water vehicles, featuring Lt.-Cdr. Lt.-Cdr. featuring vehicles, water

slopes, with its six wheel drive and and drive wheel six its with slopes,

cluded a demonstration of under- of demonstration a cluded

Alvis engine. engine. Alvis weighs 8 tons, and being as much at at much as being and tons, 8 weighs

demonstration of their 'STALWART' 'STALWART' their of demonstration

capable of climbing quite steep steep quite climbing of capable

amphibious vehicle. This machine machine This vehicle. amphibious

positive danger. danger. positive

provide a real entanglement hazard, hazard, entanglement real a provide

fittings of the submersible was a a was submersible the of fittings

and the fouling of the external external the of fouling the and

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Sub-Aqua Open Day Day Open Sub-Aqua

ISLAND was thrown open to a a to open thrown was ISLAND

visit from members of the Sub- the of members from visit

N Sunday 22nd May, HORSEA HORSEA May, 22nd Sunday N

Simulated dives in the recom- the in dives Simulated

One of the main attractions was was attractions main the of One

The gale force wind and threaten- and wind force gale The

depth of 80 feet. feet. 80 of depth

pression chamber were found to be be to found were chamber pression

`I'll dry out in the wind', and and wind', the in out dry `I'll

well attended with 160 amateur amateur 160 with attended well divers descending at 10 a time, to a a to time, a 10 at descending divers

the rest of the afternoon walking walking afternoon the of rest the

sailors trousers. trousers. sailors

nameless, but has certain connections connections certain has but nameless,

with a competing magazine) spent spent magazine) competing a with

around in a rather large pair of of pair large rather a in around

the visiting divers was heard to say say to heard was divers visiting the

out that 'dry suits' are not always always not are suits' 'dry that out

the day. day. the

occasional few, dressed in their town town their in dressed few, occasional

another, a young lady (who will be be will (who lady young a another,

reported to be 880 which included included which 880 be to reported British Sub-Aqua and other Diving Diving other and Sub-Aqua British

dry. This was no deterrent as one of of one as deterrent no was This dry.

having volunteered their services for for services their volunteered having

wives and children, the latter being being latter the children, and wives clothes under the canvas suits found found suits canvas the under clothes supervised by P.O. "Bill" Jones, who who Jones, "Bill" P.O. by supervised

Aqua sporting public. public. sporting Aqua in Standard dress. Unfortunately the the Unfortunately dress. Standard in

looked after by four dutiful Wrens Wrens dutiful four by after looked

Clubs. The total attendance was was attendance total The Clubs.

ing dark clouds did not affect the the affect not did clouds dark ing

submerged enthusiastic club members members club enthusiastic submerged

support of some 500 members of the the of members 500 some of support

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cable, wire, bits of debris and wrecks, wrecks, and debris of bits wire, cable,

than that of pressure leaks when when leaks pressure of that than

traneous litter on the sea-bed, e.g. e.g. sea-bed, the on litter traneous

operating at these depths in waters waters in depths these at operating

frequented by shipping. The ex- The shipping. by frequented danger of fouling is much greater greater much is fouling of danger

But But

G.A.F. G.A.F.

The beaches of the Natal coast in in coast Natal the of beaches The

For the diver there are two items items two are there diver the For

resorts, but of late there has been a a been has there late of but resorts,

decrease in the number of visitors, visitors, of number the in decrease

South Africa are popular holiday holiday popular are Africa South

Australia. Australia.

which is under investigation in in investigation under is which

protection against sharks and one one and sharks against protection

red, a significant factor in the the in factor significant a red,

Secondly, it has been discovered that that discovered been has it Secondly,

sharks cannot see certain shades of of shades certain see cannot sharks

the dress of the day should be cast cast be should day the of dress the

iron suits, and not neoprene. neoprene. not and suits, iron

when diving in shark infested waters, waters, infested shark in diving when

really tremendous and is expressed expressed is and tremendous really

pressure exerted by a shark's jaws is is jaws shark's a by exerted pressure

in metric tons per square inch. So So inch. square per tons metric in

worthy of note. The first is that the the that is first The note. of worthy

or better still having a quick 'flip' 'flip' quick a having still better or

across the Channel for a 'run ashore' ashore' 'run a for Channel the across

in Alderney. Alderney. in

Imagine carrying out a night attack attack night a out carrying Imagine

at 20 knots, or a search at a steady 12, 12, steady a at search a or knots, 20 at

result, however it is fun to think about. about. think to fun is it however result,

provement in his performance would would performance his in provement

unlikely that any significant im- significant any that unlikely

at present attained by the underwater underwater the by attained present at

swimmer, one knot 'flat out', it is is it out', 'flat knot one swimmer, fellow mammals ? With the speeds speeds the With ? mammals fellow

factured in a similar way ? Would Would ? way similar a in factured ulate the performances of their their of performances the ulate

what if swim suits could be manu- be could suits swim if what

the underwater swimmers then em- then swimmers underwater the investigating this possibility. possibility. this investigating

A U.S. Navy research team are are team research Navy U.S. A

hull of a ship, it is to be hoped that that hoped be to is it ship, a of hull

some speed benefit would result. result. would benefit speed some

outer skins greatly reducing body body reducing greatly skins outer

construction could be applied to the the to applied be could construction

drag through the water. If this skin skin this If water. the through drag

laminar flow along the dolphins dolphins the along flow laminar

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Shark News News Shark

Dolphin Skin Suits Suits Skin Dolphin

cuss information on sharks. The The sharks. on information cuss Bahamag to exchange and dis- and exchange to Bahamag

meeting was recently held in the the in held recently was meeting

ship watching the apparent apparent the watching ship

The discussions thus covered a a covered thus discussions The

The work ranged from the the from ranged work The

MANY of us have at one time or or time one at have us of MANY

A scientist has been studying this this studying been has scientist A

research field. field. research

use of the shark in the medical medical the in shark the of use

particular interest was the increasing increasing the was interest particular

very wide range of subjects, and of of and subjects, of range wide very

blood serum as an immunizing immunizing an as serum blood

agent for certain human diseases. diseases. human certain for agent

measurement of the sharks biting biting sharks the of measurement force, to the possible use of shark shark of use possible the to force,

way connected with sharks. sharks. with connected way

world, and their work was in some some in was work their and world,

search workers from all over the the over all from workers search doctors, marine biologists and re- and biologists marine doctors,

meeting was attended by scientists, scientists, by attended was meeting

A

absorbs these disturbances. Thus, Thus, disturbances. these absorbs

turbulence there is a smooth and and smooth a is there turbulence

with the damping out of the surface surface the of out damping the with

layer is composed of ducts filled with with filled ducts of composed is layer

fluid and a spongy solid which which solid spongy a and fluid

turbances to the inner layer. This This layer. inner the to turbances

M another sat up in the bows of a a of bows the in up sat another M

turbulance and transmitting the dis- the transmitting and turbulance

diaphram reacting to the water water the to reacting diaphram

outer layer acts as a pressure sensitive sensitive pressure a as acts layer outer

Their skin is constructed such that the the that such constructed is skin Their phenomena and believes that the the that believes and phenomena

curious structure of the dolphin's dolphin's the of structure curious skin is responsible for their speed. speed. their for responsible is skin

ing station. station. ing

the ship may steam, the dolphins dolphins the steam, may ship the

of the bows. No matter what speed speed what matter No bows. the of

they dive, criss-crossing just ahead ahead just criss-crossing dive, they

appear to have no difficulty in keep- in difficulty no have to appear

effortless antics of the dolphins as as dolphins the of antics effortless

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than this this than

Imported from England England from Imported

Could anything anything Could

superb gold box? box? gold superb

be more luxurious luxurious more be

Yes. The cigarettes inside inside cigarettes The Yes.

THE BOX IS GOLD —THE PLEASURE PRICELESS PRICELESS PLEASURE —THE GOLD IS BOX THE Rzwsozsr Rzwsozsr

The trickle of monthly dippers is is dippers monthly of trickle The

There has also been a party of of party a been also has There

Once a month the Diving School School Diving the month a Once

slowly increasing to a flood now that that now flood a to increasing slowly

R.C.C. attendants in case we have a a have we case in attendants R.C.C.

female diver with the 'Bends' one day day one 'Bends' the with diver female

the National Press, training as as training Press, National the nurses from R.N.H., as was seen in in seen was as R.N.H., from nurses

dress and undress them ! ! them undress and dress

that there is no lack of volunteers to to volunteers of lack no is there that

dip in the tank. It is very noticeable noticeable very is It tank. the in dip

Wrens who get the opportunity of a a of opportunity the get who Wrens

is graced by a party of Reserve Reserve of party a by graced is

when swimming on snagline searches. searches. snagline on swimming when

the occasional lobster, turbot and and turbot lobster, occasional the

conger, which classes manage to find find to manage classes which conger,

from eatable quantities of plaice, plaice, of quantities eatable from

sole, skates, crabs and scallops plus plus scallops and crabs skates, sole,

( or should we say the 'curves' ! ! 'curves' the say we should or (

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and, being 59+ lbs., lbs., 59+ being and,

Plymouth Diving School School Diving Plymouth

Nubian Nubian

Riviera. Here are a few words words few a are Here Riviera.

REETINGS from the Cornish Cornish the from REETINGS

of enlightenment from the the from enlightenment of

This Angler was caught by a a by caught was Angler This

The second week classes, during during classes, week second The

The grind of instruction still goes goes still instruction of grind The

H.M.S. H.M.S.

South Coast record. This is apart apart is This record. Coast South

was only 41 lbs. outside the U.K. U.K. the outside lbs. 41 only was

Ship's Diver qualifying, A.B. Lock of of Lock A.B. qualifying, Diver Ship's

the deep. deep. the

their sea-bed searches in the Sound, Sound, the in searches sea-bed their

frequently surface with denizens of of denizens with surface frequently

approximately 45 %. %. 45 approximately

and the failure rate this year is is year this rate failure the and

The standard is still being kept high, high, kept being still is standard The

on and we are churning out Ship's Ship's out churning are we and on

Divers at a rate of 30 per month. month. per 30 of rate a at Divers

Plymouth Diving School to remind remind to School Diving Plymouth

you all of our continued existence. existence. continued our of all you G

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had had

The The

Arezzo Arezzo

M.E. S. A. Jackson Jackson A. S. M.E.

M.E. A. L. Crane Crane L. A. M.E.

P.O.M.E. Bulford Bulford P.O.M.E.

L.S. V. J. S. Stokes Stokes S. J. V. L.S.

Lt.-Cdr. W. L. J. Warren Warren J. L. W. Lt.-Cdr.

A.B. M. Vine Vine M. A.B.

A.B. P. Brown Brown P. A.B.

A.B. M. Haywood Haywood M. A.B.

Cpl. Bonham, R.M. R.M. Bonham, Cpl.

Lt. C. A. Freemantle Freemantle A. C. Lt.

Cpl. F. D. Lacey, R.M. R.M. Lacey, D. F. Cpl.

In September we disperse and I I and disperse we September In

We've been quite busy as well well as busy quite been We've

Bahrein makes for splendid diving. diving. splendid for makes Bahrein

hope the team find their future future their find team the hope

The Team : : Team The

diving as pleasant as that in Gurkha. Gurkha. in that as pleasant as diving

made friends with the embryo Para. Para. embryo the with friends made

Diving team. Our success at finding finding at success Our team. Diving

varied commissions. commissions. varied

because barnacles grow fast on Gulf Gulf on fast grow barnacles because

problems with her screws, and we we and screws, her with problems

lost objects brought us many and and many us brought objects lost

bottles of the right shape, but some- but shape, right the of bottles

ships. The L.C.T. L.C.T. The ships.

fishing is poor, and there is a corn- a is there and poor, is fishing

thing odd had happened to the the to happened had odd thing

Merchant ships; the sea-bed near the the near sea-bed the ships; Merchant

contents! Unluckily underwater underwater Unluckily contents!

wreck beyond Sitra jetty provided provided jetty Sitra beyond wreck

ship is positively exciting. exciting. positively is ship

Suits are never really necessary, and and necessary, really never are Suits

since we use the same jetty as the the as jetty same the use we since

once again swimming happily with with happily swimming again once

ignorant of the fact that there are are there that fact the of ignorant

large gaps in them. them. in gaps large

apparent safety inside the fences, fences, the inside safety apparent

the reason, the fences have proved proved have fences the reason, the

venture between them. But, whatever whatever But, them. between venture

successful and the holiday makers are are makers holiday the and successful

these obstructions and they will not not will they and obstructions these

sharks sense a trap when they meet meet they when trap a sense sharks

length apart. The theory is that that is theory The apart. length

,. plete lack of crayfish. crayfish. of lack plete ,.

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Gurkha Underwater Underwater Gurkha

Baxter underwater. Reluctantly Reluctantly underwater. Baxter

found my predecessor Alan Alan predecessor my found

N joining in December 1964 I I 1964 December in joining N

Gibraltar we found interesting, the the interesting, found we Gibraltar

Much diving at Portland followed, followed, Portland at diving Much

We had some good days in the the in days good some had We

Meanwhile we made do with the the with do made we Meanwhile

Although he painted a rosy picture picture rosy a painted he Although

our first so called shark waters, but but waters, shark called so first our

forgotten. forgotten.

diver loves. Aden was a bit spooky, spooky, bit a was Aden loves. diver

more crabs were found and fears fears and found were crabs more

those crabs. crabs. those

between. between.

not elaborate. Diving at Torquay Torquay at Diving elaborate. not

eyes still light up at the memory of of memory the at up light still eyes

was inspiring however, and 'Brums' 'Brums' and however, inspiring was

cups, etc., the sort of sea-bed every every sea-bed of sort the etc., cups,

sea-bed being paved with soup bowls, bowls, soup with paved being sea-bed

benefits of Diving few and far far and few Diving of benefits

a familiar subject on which I shall shall I which on subject familiar a Forth 'inspecting the Forth outer outer Forth the 'inspecting Forth

defences', but we found the side side the found we but defences',

Forth, and although many aspirants aspirants many although and Forth,

and well balanced team. team. balanced well and

waters in January, we soon had a full full a had soon we January, in waters

diving when they touched those those touched they when diving

quickly changed their minds about about minds their changed quickly

those waters. waters. those

tions of interesting and profitable profitable and interesting of tions

of diving in the Gulf, with descrip- with Gulf, the in diving of wreck excursions, we had to wait a a wait to had we excursions, wreck

year before we too could explore explore could too we before year

turn over to me. me. to over turn

he answered four pulls and began to to began and pulls four answered he

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most beaches. These fences are not a a not are fences These beaches. most

instituted, and for the short term, term, short the for and instituted,

short sections spaced about their own own their about spaced sections short

anti-shark fences have been laid off off laid been have fences anti-shark

continuous barrier but are laid in in laid are but barrier continuous

So an anti-shark programme has been been has programme anti-shark an So

away. If it is not safe to swim there there swim to safe not is it If away.

is no point in going to the coast. coast. the to going in point no is

trade. The reason for this is that that is this for reason The trade.

shark attacks have scared the visitors visitors the scared have attacks shark and the hoteliers have been losing losing been have hoteliers the and

Laudable ambitions, you may say. say. may you ambitions, Laudable

The problem is to dissolve the the dissolve to is problem The

the Sea — A Two Bath Process Process Bath Two A — Sea the

promised; the ironmongery in the the in ironmongery the promised;

borne fruit. We have the necessary necessary the have We fruit. borne replies. Already some efforts have have efforts some Already replies.

staff; working examples of mines are are mines of examples working staff;

reams of 'Please can we have' letters letters have' we can 'Please of reams

and the latter to keep down the the down keep to latter the and

frustration build-up whilst awaiting awaiting whilst build-up frustration First, a high writers cramp tolerance, tolerance, cramp writers high a First,

allow the creation of the inevitable inevitable the of creation the allow

and second, patience. The former to to former The patience. second, and

How to realise them is another matter. matter. another is them realise to How

Two great attributes are necessary. necessary. are attributes great Two

but to create new pinnacles on which which on pinnacles new create to but

the future. future. the

to set their sights for the classes of of classes the for sights their set to

heights of achievement of the past, past, the of achievement of heights

1,000 ccs. with water. water. with ccs. 1,000

of directors not only to re-ascend the the re-ascend to only not directors of

acid and bring the volume up to to up volume the bring and acid

made by dissolving 50 grammes of of grammes 50 dissolving by made

15ccs. of concentrated Hydrochloric Hydrochloric concentrated of 15ccs.

Thioarea in 500ccs. water, adding adding water, 500ccs. in Thioarea removed by a brightener solution solution brightener a by removed

less film of Silver Sulphide, which is is which Sulphide, Silver of film less

coins are left with a thin but harm- but thin a with left are coins

incrustation has been dissolved, the the dissolved, been has incrustation After the coral (calciumcarbonate) (calciumcarbonate) coral the After

5 grammes of Sodium Sulphite in in Sulphite Sodium of grammes 5

concentrated hydrochloric acid. acid. hydrochloric concentrated 75cc. of water and adding 25cc. of of 25cc. adding and water of 75cc.

first solution is made by disolving disolving by made is solution first

free sulphur attacking the silver. The The silver. the attacking sulphur free

incrustation without the resulting resulting the without incrustation

Cleaning Silver Coins Removed from from Removed Coins Silver Cleaning

before the crust is removed. removed. is crust the before

never be allowed to dry out even even out dry to allowed be never

chemical bath, an object should should object an bath, chemical water until they can be put into the the into put be can they until water

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has has

M.I.D. M.I.D.

M.I.D. M.I.D.

This means that the the that means This

ment this would seem to be an an be to seem would this ment

been taken over by new manage- new by over taken been

S the old section has recently recently has section old the S

In the recent past past recent the In

Objects waiting for the preserv- the for waiting Objects

Small objects may be coated coated be may objects Small

Indeed Alf Slingsby and his off- his and Slingsby Alf Indeed

tain the standards that they have. It It have. they that standards the tain

is the intention of the present board board present the of intention the is

not been due to lack of interest or or interest of lack to due been not

siders have done very well to main- to well very done have siders

enthusiasm, but rather to lack of of lack to rather but enthusiasm,

and Stuart Honor. This decline has has decline This Honor. Stuart and

continuity of direction and personnel. personnel. and direction of continuity

back on the magazine map. map. magazine the on back

stalwarts as Mister Mac., Jackie Rea Rea Jackie Mac., Mister as stalwarts

to lose the importance and impact impact and importance the lose to evident in the halcyon days of such such of days halcyon the in evident

tended to stagnate to an extent and and extent an to stagnate to tended

appropriate moment to put ourselves ourselves put to moment appropriate

result in the loss of the object object the of loss the in result

through disintegration. disintegration. through

A

ation process should be kept under under kept be should process ation

heavy iron trough. Any attempt to to attempt Any trough. iron heavy reaction should be carried out in a a in out carried be should reaction

shorten this routine will probably probably will routine this shorten

solution of hot paraffin wax. The The wax. paraffin hot of solution

satisfactorily by dipping them in a a in them dipping by satisfactorily

has dried it should be coated with with coated be should it dried has

solution to prevent further corrosion. corrosion. further prevent to solution

clear synthetic lacquer or plastic plastic or lacquer synthetic clear

of sulphuric acid. After the object object the After acid. sulphuric of

observed. At the end of this time it it time this of end the At observed.

should be removed and the white white the and removed be should

coating dissolved with a mild solution solution mild a with dissolved coating

weeks after the above conditions are are conditions above the after weeks

should be left in the bath for 3-4 3-4 for bath the in left be should

ing the white zinc oxide. The object object The oxide. zinc white the ing

combined with the zinc metal form- metal zinc the with combined

oxygen which was in the surface of of surface the in was which oxygen the corroded object has left it and has has and it left has object corroded the

will stop. stop. will

form on the object and the bubbling bubbling the and object the on form In a few weeks a white deposit will will deposit white a weeks few a In

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The first step in preserving metal metal preserving in step first The

A coat of small crystals of paraffin paraffin of crystals small of coat A

P.O. Clark, P.O. Crane. Crane. P.O. Clark, P.O.

P.O. Futcher, P.O. Walker, Walker, P.O. Futcher, P.O.

P.O. Moss, C.P.O. Larnder, Larnder, C.P.O. Moss, P.O.

P.O. Rees, P.O. Charlwood, Charlwood, P.O. Rees, P.O.

C.P.O. Soper, P.O. Rogers, Rogers, P.O. Soper, C.P.O.

that the reaction is going forward. forward. going is reaction the that

will begin to bubble; this indicates indicates this bubble; to begin will

on top of the object, so that the the that so object, the of top on

zinc. After a day or two the solution solution the two or day a After zinc.

entire surface is in contact with the the with contact in is surface entire

metal should be placed around and and around placed be should metal

At the end of this period, the bath bath the period, this of end the At placed in the bath and allowed to to allowed and bath the in placed

should be renewed and 'mossy' zinc zinc 'mossy' and renewed be should

soak for a period lasting 4-6 weeks. weeks. 4-6 lasting period a for soak the object should be immediately immediately be should object the

other deposits by gentle tapping with with tapping gentle by deposits other a hammer. After the crust is removed removed is crust the After hammer. a

calcareous coating of coral, sand and and sand coral, of coating calcareous

should then be cleaned of the the of cleaned be then should

10 % sodium hydroxide. The object object The hydroxide. sodium % 10

water, is to prepare a bath of 5 %- 5 of bath a prepare to is water,

objects (iron that is) such as guns, guns, as such is) that (iron objects fittings, etc. recovered from sea sea from recovered etc. fittings, tubes, solid shot, and wrought iron iron wrought and shot, solid tubes,

Preservation of Metal Objects Objects Metal of Preservation retain its original shape. shape. original its retain

paraffin and permits the wood to to wood the permits and paraffin

preserved. This treatment replaces replaces treatment This preserved.

the moisture in the wood with with wood the in moisture the

removed with gentle brushing. The The brushing. gentle with removed

paraffin wax on the surface may be be may surface the on wax paraffin

result of the process. The excess excess The process. the of result specimen then should be perfectly perfectly be should then specimen

wax will be seen on the wood as a a as wood the on seen be will wax

R.C.D. Bill Morris, and not for- not and Morris, Bill R.C.D.

Wren Writer. Writer. Wren

getting our office pin-up, Susan, Susan, pin-up, office our getting

Otley who is ably assisted by the the by assisted ably is who Otley

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' Instructional Staff to Date: Date: to Staff Instructional '

Keep It It Keep

Plover Plover

Albion. Albion.

for their assistance. assistance. their for

When the wood is in the second second the in is wood the When

ently published the following following the published ently `Dolphins' Underwater Club rec- Club Underwater `Dolphins'

IM Wardle, of the Aldershot Aldershot the of Wardle, IM

Wood that has been submerged in in submerged been has that Wood

The Diving Training Officer is Lt. Lt. is Officer Training Diving The

Lt.-Cmdr. Caisley has now left us us left now has Caisley Lt.-Cmdr.

to evaporate. evaporate. to

may be removed from the solution solution the from removed be may

and the Xylene in the wood allowed allowed wood the in Xylene the and

paraffin for approximately two weeks. weeks. two approximately for paraffin

At the end of this period the wood wood the period this of end the At

remain in the saturated solution of of solution saturated the in remain

of the solution. The wood should should wood The solution. the of

comes recrystallized around the edges edges the around recrystallized comes

will become evident when paraffin be- paraffin when evident become will

bath of Xylene, paraffin wax chips chips wax paraffin Xylene, of bath

solution of paraffin is obtained. This This obtained. is paraffin of solution

should be added until a saturated saturated a until added be should

week. week.

placed in two successive baths of of baths successive two in placed

Xylene, the first bath requiring one one requiring bath first the Xylene,

been completed, the wood should be be should wood the completed, been remove the water. When this has has this When water. the remove

The alcohol, being hygroscopic, will will hygroscopic, being alcohol, The

News Letter Letter News

each of the baths to last one week. week. one last to baths the of each

three successive baths of alcohol, alcohol, of baths successive three dehydrated before it can be preserved. preserved. be can it before dehydrated

This is accomplished by putting it in in it putting by accomplished is This

water for long periods must be be must periods long for water

Preservation of Wood Wood of Preservation

both Mr. Wardle, and the Editor of of Editor the and Wardle, Mr. both

found on the sea-bed. We thank thank We sea-bed. the on found

suggestions on preserving objects objects preserving on suggestions

J

He is often seen heading down down heading seen often is He

Brookhouse, who has just finished a a finished just has who Brookhouse,

spear in hand, on a Friday afternoon. afternoon. Friday a on hand, in spear

stream towards the fishing grounds, grounds, fishing the towards stream

commission at sea in the the in sea at commission

pay period. period. pay

and has been relieved by Lt.-Cmdr. Lt.-Cmdr. by relieved been has and

to take command of H.M.S. H.M.S. of command take to we are approaching the end of the the of end the approaching are we

M.D., M.D.,

A.W. A.W.

M.B.E. M.B.E.

TEAM TIES TIES TEAM

Wright, Wright,

B. Bennett' of of Bennett' B.

P. P.

(C.D.) A. A. (C.D.)

Ties are now available to to available now are Ties

Vernon. Vernon.

DEEP DIVERS DIVERS DEEP

R.N.P.L. has received a letter letter a received has R.N.P.L.

peasants. peasants.

from Joseph B. Maclnnis, Maclnnis, B. Joseph from

OCTOR OCTOR

'NEPTUNE'S ABYSMAL DENIZENS'. DENIZENS'. ABYSMAL 'NEPTUNE'S

Of blue terylene with a silver motif motif silver a with terylene blue Of

If required, confirmation of details details of confirmation required, If

L.S. Roy Coulson Coulson Roy L.S.

Lt. (S.D.) (S.D.) Lt.

P.O. Doc Campion Campion Doc P.O.

P.O. Bob Atkinson Atkinson Bob P.O.

Assorted and temporary slaves and and slaves temporary and Assorted

C.P.O. Brooke-Foster Brooke-Foster C.P.O.

H.M.S. H.M.S.

Diving Team. Team. Diving

U.K., they are priced at El . Entitled Entitled . El at priced are they U.K.,

past and present members of the the of members present and past

Register, and form an association association an form and Register,

of alternate swimmer and map of of map and swimmer alternate of

contact the C.O., H.S.C.D.T. at at H.S.C.D.T. C.O., the contact

H.S.C.D.T. H.S.C.D.T.

divers who require a tie are invited to to invited are tie a require who divers

Vernon. Vernon. He plans to draw up an International International an up draw to plans He

from the Deputy S. of D. at H.M.S. H.M.S. at D. of S. Deputy the from

for R.N. personnel can be obtained. obtained. be can personnel R.N. for Anybody who is qualified, and who who and qualified, is who Anybody

who have made chamber, or open sea sea open or chamber, made have who wishes to join, is invited to forward forward to invited is join, to wishes

York, saying that he is trying to com- to trying is he that saying York, forward them to Doctor MacInnis. MacInnis. Doctor to them forward H.M.S. "DINGLEY" — — "DINGLEY" H.M.S. pile a world-wide list of individuals individuals of list world-wide a pile

their names and addresses, together together addresses, and names their

with the location and depth of the the of depth and location the with of of dive, or dives, to the Editor, who will will who Editor, the to dives, or dive,

dives to a depth of 600 feet or more. more. or feet 600 of depth a to dives

the Medical Director of Diving Re- Diving of Director Medical the

search, Ocean Systems, Inc. of New New of Inc. Systems, Ocean search,

D

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kick it, it, kick

DO NOT NOT DO

On which note we shall take our our take shall we note which On

At the recent Sub-Aqua Open Day Day Open Sub-Aqua recent the At

in the next edition. edition. next the in

leave for the present and hope that that hope and present the for leave

to say the least. least. the say to

there, leaving the said gentleman gentleman said the leaving there,

there will be great things to report report to things great be will there

illustrated at the Open Day by an an by Day Open the at illustrated thunderflash that just happened to be be to happened just that thunderflash

somewhat surprised and embarrassed embarrassed and surprised somewhat

magazine. However, there is a piece piece a is there However, magazine.

erudite gentleman who depressed the the depressed who gentleman erudite

nition features considerably and that that and considerably features nition

necessary steps, not, we hope, long long hope, we not, steps, necessary

actuated the mechanism and fired a a fired and mechanism the actuated

it would be foolish and inappropriate inappropriate and foolish be would it

ploded ordnance, ordnance, ploded

variety of such objects, the fact that that fact the objects, such of variety

They will take the correct and and correct the take will They

ones into the middle distance! In- distance! middle the into ones

to attempt a useful coverage of the the of coverage useful a attempt to

switch horn of a mine, which which mine, a of horn switch

damage and deterioration may have have may deterioration and damage of advice worth offering. Should you you Should offering. worth advice of

subject within the pages of this this of pages the within subject

cidentally, the point was excellently excellently was point the cidentally,

find an object which could be by any any by be could which object an find antagonise it. Report it to the Police. Police. the to it Report it. antagonise

on our beaches would be a good good a be would beaches our on

thing. This is difficult due to the wide wide the to due difficult is This thing. on dangerous objects still to be found found be to still objects dangerous on changed original shapes and recog- and shapes original changed

shake it, bounce it or otherwise otherwise or it bounce it, shake

ment. There is even a rumour around around rumour a even is There ment.

at Horsea it was suggested by our our by suggested was it Horsea at

stretch of the imagination, unex- imagination, the of stretch

the bazaars that we are to be re- be to are we that bazaars the

through our domain, the new look look new the domain, our through Oh Deee ? ? Deee Oh

civilian friends that some information information some that friends civilian will be on the way to accomplish- to way the on be will

that by the end of the year, when we we when year, the of end the by that

christened. Did somebody say Eeee Eeee say somebody Did christened.

operation of the Director of Studies Studies of Director the of operation

and his staff. There are strong hopes hopes strong are There staff. his and

shall have had every type of class class of type every had have shall

alised and we are receiving the co- the receiving are we and alised

laid; publications are being ration- being are publications laid; lake has been weeded out and re- and out weeded been has lake

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The H.L.D. was quickly manned, manned, quickly was H.L.D. The

All of you who have had a B. and and B. a had have who you of All

of the smaller papers — (the ones ones (the — papers smaller the of

with all the pictures and drama drama and pictures the all with

Further excavation exposed the ob- the exposed excavation Further lance bomb disposal experts in some some in experts disposal bomb lance

nection with 11 inch Whit. thread. thread. Whit. inch 11 with nection the books, was positively indentified indentified positively was books, the

base. base.

as a Lavatory Cistern! So back to to back So Cistern! Lavatory a as Within a short while the first of the the of first the while short a Within

ject, which, after hurried reference to to reference hurried after which, ject,

commenced, carefully and slowly. slowly. and carefully commenced, fittings was visible, a female con- female a visible, was fittings

Fred tells Bert who informs Sydney Sydney informs who Bert tells Fred Patrol, provided a short but inter- but short a provided Patrol,

so without further ado the digging digging the ado further without so

evacuated, and the windows opened, opened, windows the and evacuated,

The house meanwhile had been been had meanwhile house The

where a Policewoman greeted us, and and us, greeted Policewoman a where

and passage made to the Island Island the to made passage and

esting journey to a private house. house. private a to journey esting Saturday evening in June. June. in evening Saturday incident in a Police car. She, having having She, car. Police a in incident

escorted the team to the scene of the the of scene the to team the escorted and everyone is reporting it. We had had We it. reporting is everyone and

of the local landscape for some time. time. some for landscape local the of telephone keeps ringing reporting the the reporting ringing keeps telephone

just come from duties on Motorway Motorway on duties from come just

to no time), yet, sometimes, one is is one sometimes, yet, time), no to such a call in the Isle of Wight on a a on Wight of Isle the in call a such

M.D. job probably remember how how remember probably job M.D.

delayed on some different job and the the and job different some on delayed naturally we are on the spot in next next in spot the on are we naturally

has known about for years) yet yet years) for about known has

same object, which has been a part part a been has which object, same

unidentified object (which he or she she or he (which object unidentified public becomes after reporting an an reporting after becomes public

expect action within the hour (quite (quite hour the within action expect

suddenly reports. Once reported they they reported Once reports. suddenly

happened, bar the bang of the the of bang the bar happened,

agitated the odd member of the the of member odd the agitated

cordtex and a sluggish sizzling! sizzling! sluggish a and cordtex

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Vernon Vernon

Mine Disposal Disposal Mine

you really do what it says ?' ?' says it what do really you

'No' was the answer, 'We're 'We're answer, the was 'No'

in a carnival'. This question question This carnival'. a in

Portsmouth Command Bomb and and Bomb Command Portsmouth

In April, some wild devilish chem- devilish wild some April, In

It was decided that a portable portable a that decided was It

Naturally, the correct answer is 'Of 'Of is answer correct the Naturally,

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really what they were trying to prove prove to trying were they what really

cordtex. As one may expect, nothing nothing expect, may one As cordtex.

was another matter. We relieved the the relieved We matter. another was mixture, the boffins in question question in boffins the mixture,

firm of their unwanted drums and and drums unwanted their of firm

decided it was too unstable and not not and unstable too was it decided

Acetate Zylene in four 251b. drums. drums. 251b. four in Zylene Acetate

between operational calls. Over the the Over calls. operational between into practice to produce Sodium Sodium produce to practice into

indeed we have one ! ! one have we indeed ists solved a formula which they put put they which formula a solved ists

illustrators and the team built it in in it built team the and illustrators

regularly at schools, public displays displays public schools, at regularly

refuse. There is no entrance fee fee entrance no is There refuse.

display. Unfortunately, we are un- are we Unfortunately, display. able to quote our recruiting rate, if if rate, recruiting our quote to able

charged as it is a form of recruiting recruiting of form a is it as charged

to time. Chippy Sinclair, the the Sinclair, Chippy time. to

and Dr. Barnado Homes. Requests Requests Homes. Barnado Dr. and

at local displays, etc., but we are not not are we but etc., displays, local at (yet) a mobile circus so we have to to have we so circus mobile a (yet)

last month or so it has been used used been has it so or month last come from the public for it to appear appear to it for public the from come

live diving display staged from time time from staged display diving live

months. months.

number of jobs over the last three three last the over jobs of number structed, which could back up any any up back could which structed,

static diving display should be con- be should display diving static

'after all — but what to do with it it with do to what but — all 'after

,0 ,0 whilst recently in Cambridge. Cambridge. in recently whilst

course', yet we have had a varied varied a had have we yet course',

was quite seriously asked by a woman woman a by asked seriously quite was

side of the B. and M.D. Landrover Landrover M.D. and B. the of side

who pointed at the inscription on the the on inscription the at pointed who

,However, having made up this this up made having ,However,

!flash, when we cut off the lids with with lids the off cut we when !flash,

!were told to expect a Black/Green Black/Green a expect to told !were I I

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Barnard Barnard

Sir, You are trying to qualify as a a as qualify to trying are You Sir,

Another respected member of the the of member respected Another

When asked about his achieve- his about asked When

He gets a great deal of pleasure pleasure of deal great a gets He

One of his recent successes was the the was successes recent his of One

HEARD AT HORSEA ISLAND ISLAND HORSEA AT HEARD

He has been Director of Medical Medical of Director been has He

Get those Bl - - - y fins underwater! underwater! fins y - - - Bl those Get

diver not a flaming Helicopter Pilot. Pilot. Helicopter flaming a not diver

Commander. Commander.

our sincere good wishes on his his on wishes good sincere our

selection for promotion to Surgeon Surgeon to promotion for selection

Medical field to whom we all owe a a owe all we whom to field Medical

we take great pleasure in offering him him offering in pleasure great take we

great deal is Doctor Peter Barnard, Barnard, Peter Doctor is deal great

Surgeon Lt.-Cdr. P. P. Lt.-Cdr. Surgeon

encouragement of his colleagues. colleagues. his of encouragement

result of the loyal support and and support loyal the of result

ments he insists that they were a a were they that insists he ments

constant demand. demand. constant

out of lecturing and after dinner dinner after and lecturing of out

B.M.A's Gold Award. Award. Gold B.M.A's speeches for which he is in fairly fairly in is he which for speeches

Association in Finland and the the and Finland in Association

Competition of the World Medical Medical World the of Competition

Resuscitation', which has received received has which Resuscitation',

world acclaim obtaining the top top the obtaining acclaim world

award at the International Film Film International the at award

production of the film 'Emergency 'Emergency film the of production

Underwater Conferences. Conferences. Underwater

the Naval Medical Service at many many at Service Medical Naval the which has recently gone into its its into gone recently has which

Medicine' (the only one of its kind) kind) its of one only (the Medicine'

second edition, and has represented represented has and edition, second

Medical School since 1961. He is a a is He 1961. since School Medical

author of the textbook 'Underwater 'Underwater textbook the of author

Research since 1959 and Medical Medical and 1959 since Research

consultant in Physiology and is the the is and Physiology in consultant

Officer - in - Charge of the R.N. R.N. the of Charge - in - Officer

medicine, a speciality which has has which speciality a medicine,

maintained his interest ever since. since. ever interest his maintained

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C.-in-

Whitehall, Whitehall,

The last ship ship last The

Liverpool, Liverpool,

Bittern. Bittern.

Diving Doctors Promoted Promoted Doctors Diving

and and

After a restful commission in the the in commission restful a After

On his return to U.K. in 1939 he he 1939 in U.K. to return his On

After preliminary training in Ports- in training preliminary After

Stanley Miles was born, educated educated born, was Miles Stanley

Our heartiest congratulations to to congratulations heartiest Our

Royal Naval Physiological Labor- Physiological Naval Royal

intimately involved with underwater underwater with involved intimately

atory in 1955 where he became became he where 1955 in atory

an M.D. degree. He joined the the joined He degree. M.D. an

years. Here he did research work on on work research did he Here years.

Establishment at Porton of three three of Porton at Establishment

acclimatisation for which he obtained obtained he which for acclimatisation

the Chemical Defence Experimental Experimental Defence Chemical the

become a boffin by sending him to to him sending by boffin a become

and consequently earmarked him to to him earmarked consequently and

Medical Department discovered that that discovered Department Medical

with an M.Sc. degree in Physiology Physiology in degree M.Sc. an with

Stanley Miles had joined the Navy Navy the joined had Miles Stanley

It was during this period that the the that period this during was It

C's Flag Ship in the Mediterranean. Mediterranean. the in Ship Flag C's

P.M.O. of H.M.S. H.M.S. of P.M.O.

Torpoint, he went to sea again as as again sea to went he Torpoint,

Stoker's Training Establishment at at Establishment Training Stoker's

Pacific Fleet. Fleet. Pacific

ments during the rest of the war in in war the of rest the during ments

West Africa, Australia and with the the with and Australia Africa, West

followed by adventurous appoint- adventurous by followed

was sunk at Namsos. This was was This Namsos. at sunk was

Force, serving in H.M.S. H.M.S. in serving Force,

Valorous Valorous

was appointed to the Rosyth Escort Escort Rosyth the to appointed was

casualties. casualties.

first experience of treating wartime wartime treating of experience first

Sino-Japanese war, where he had his his had he where war, Sino-Japanese

Gunboat and was caught up in the the in up caught was and Gunboat

had his first commission in a Yangtse Yangtse a in commission first his had

diver's course at Whale Island, he he Island, Whale at course diver's

mouth, which included a standard standard a included which mouth,

the Naval Medical Service in 1936. 1936. in Service Medical Naval the

and qualified in Sheffield. He joined joined He Sheffield. in qualified and

of the Diving fraternity. fraternity. Diving the of

his consideration and kindness whilst whilst kindness and consideration his

achieving such fine results on behalf behalf on results fine such achieving

to express our thanks to him for all all for him to thanks our express to on his recent promotion, and we wish wish we and promotion, recent his on

Surgeon Rear-Admiral Stanley Miles Miles Stanley Rear-Admiral Surgeon Surgeon Rear-Admiral Stanley Miles Miles Stanley Rear-Admiral Surgeon

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tankard is due to be be to due is tankard

CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS

Vernon Vernon

HE Birthday Honours list this this list Honours Birthday HE

year included P.O.C.D. 1 'Cris' 'Cris' 1 P.O.C.D. included year

Jones and P.O.C.D. 1 'Mona' 'Mona' 1 P.O.C.D. and Jones

Best wishes also go to 'Ginger' 'Ginger' to go also wishes Best

Breathing is no problem at all as as all at problem no is Breathing

Bryant who has just added a tar' tar' a added just has who Bryant

Lott, in the British Empire Medal Medal Empire British the in Lott,

his his

best of luck for the future. future. the for luck of best

opportunity of offering heartiest heartiest offering of opportunity

hostelry known a 'The Willows' at at Willows' 'The a known hostelry

christened in the near future. future. near the in christened

to his collection of achievements. achievements. of collection his to

The aforesaid bar is in fact in the the in fact in is bar aforesaid The

congratulations and wish them the the them wish and congratulations

Cressing, near Braintree,Essex, where where Braintree,Essex, near Cressing,

endurance limitations of the set set the of limitations endurance

exceptional depths from which the the which from depths exceptional

T

Ship's Diver. Diver. Ship's

poisoning. With the type of reducer reducer of type the With poisoning.

reach, that one is already closed so so closed already is one that reach,

would naturally exclude the average average the exclude naturally would section. We would like to take the the take to like would We section.

at present in use there is little or no no or little is there use in present at

valve, via efficient non-return valves valves non-return efficient via valve,

chance of air starvation except at at except starvation air of chance

the diver is breathing away to to away breathing is diver the open it. it. open

so that there is no chance of C.0. of chance no is there that so

exhaust from a very sensitive demand demand sensitive very a from exhaust

that the only thing he can do is to to is do can he thing only the that

out of air, he can't make a mess of of mess a make can't he air, of out

do with regard to operating the set set the operating to regard with do

that as there is only one valve within within valve one only is there as that

proof when in use. These conditions conditions These use. in when proof

are admirably filled by the S.A.B.A. S.A.B.A. the by filled admirably are

The diver has practically nothing to to nothing practically has diver The

apart from equalising when he runs runs he when equalising from apart

for ship's bottom searching, and of of and searching, bottom ship's for

course the set must be safe and sailor sailor and safe be must set the course

with an endurance which is adequate adequate is which endurance an with

little diver fatigue) naturally buoyant, buoyant, naturally fatigue) diver little

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Ports-

S.A. B.A. B.A. S.A.

is looking looking is

O.B.E., R.N. R.N. O.B.E.,

DRILLING DRILLING

R.N. DIVING DIVING R.N.

Vernon, Vernon,

Vernon, Vernon,

R. Carr, Carr, R.

H.M.S. H.M.S.

J. J.

EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT

a previous Superintendent of of Superintendent previous a

great many of the C.D's 1 have have 1 C.D's the of many great

the S.A.B.A. set is an unneces- an is set S.A.B.A. the

met have complained to me that that me to complained have met

The requirements are for a com- a for are requirements The

I think the answer lies basically basically lies answer the think I

Further details can be obtained obtained be can details Further

Cmdr. Cmdr.

pressed air set, which is easy to to easy is which set, air pressed

breath from (high morale value, value, morale (high from breath

timers. timers.

the amateurs, i.e. Ship's Divers who who Divers Ship's i.e. amateurs, the

type of equipment, whereas the the whereas equipment, of type S.A.B.A. was designed for use by by use for designed was S.A.B.A.

mouth. mouth.

quite at home in the water in any any in water the in home at quite

are strictly speaking, only part- only speaking, strictly are

NORTH SEA OFF-SHORE OFF-SHORE SEA NORTH

routine underwater inspection and and inspection underwater routine

in the fact that they are looking looking are they that fact the in

Diving at H.M.S. H.M.S. at Diving

view of the professional who feels feels who professional the of view him in the North Sea. The work is is work The Sea. North the in him an expensive set when there are quite quite are there when set expensive an well ? ? well

at the problem from the point of of point the from problem the at

using it one is inclined to agree with with agree to inclined is one it using

them. Why then has the Admiralty Admiralty the has then Why them.

salvage. salvage. for ex-Clearance Divers to work with with work to Divers ex-Clearance for

seen fit to design and develop such such develop and design to fit seen

apparently do the same job just as as just job same the do apparently

equipment, and on first seeing and and seeing first on and equipment, a number on the market which would would which market the on number a

(RETD.), (RETD.),

through the Editor Editor the through

concerned with well-head fittings and and fittings well-head with concerned MAGAZINE, MAGAZINE,

sary, heavy and complicated piece of of piece complicated and heavy sary, A

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A.B. R. Altoft, C.D.2. C.D.2. Altoft, R. A.B. L.S. W. Turton, C.D.2. C.D.2. Turton, W. L.S.

L.S. C. Massey, C.D.2. C.D.2. Massey, C. L.S.

L.S. W. Bauckham, C.D.2. C.D.2. Bauckham, W. L.S.

L.S. C. A. Peters, C.D.2. C.D.2. Peters, A. C. L.S.

L.S. R. North, C.D.2. C.D.2. North, R. L.S.

P.O. L. Smith, C.D.1. C.D.1. Smith, L. P.O.

P.O. D. Snell, C.D.1. C.D.1. Snell, D. P.O.

Lt. M. A. S. G. Stewart Stewart G. S. A. M. Lt.

Lt. C. L. Lawrence, Lawrence, L. C. Lt.

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In fact life is normal and we have have we and normal is life fact In

The Team now is:— is:— now Team The

`em'. `em'.

ularly as one might hope. hope. might one as ularly

to take our laughs where we find find we where laughs our take to

have not been on the road as reg- as road the on been not have

ways in the past few months, yet we we yet months, few past the in ways

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One of the largest and most most and largest the of One

Sub-Aqua Products (Eastleigh) Ltd. Ltd. (Eastleigh) Products Sub-Aqua

comprehensive stocks of diving gear gear diving of stocks comprehensive

Many shells, the smaller breed of of breed smaller the shells, Many

have been disposed of in varying varying in of disposed been have

bombs, smoke candles, grenades, a a grenades, candles, smoke bombs,

depih charge and four 2501b. bombs bombs 2501b. four and charge depih

ballast ! ! ballast

`makie learnie' ships chandler, who who chandler, ships learnie' `makie

we relieved of over one hundred hundred one over of relieved we

shells which were in his boat as main main as boat his in were which shells

bliss. There was a similar case of the the of case similar a was There bliss.

the local scrap dealer after melting melting after dealer scrap local the

down — ignorance is not always always not is ignorance — down

probably old solid shot and would would and shot solid old probably

apparently fetch quite a price from from price a quite fetch apparently

know of her husbands intentions. intentions. husbands her of know

The shells were lead covered and and covered lead were shells The

before his wife intervened and let us us let and intervened wife his before

picked them up and headed for for headed and up them picked

blacksmith for a few hours, but not not but hours, few a for blacksmith

Fareham after a man returned from a a from returned man a after Fareham

home. He then decided to become a a become to decided then He home.

found a number of shells, so he he so shells, of number a found

stroll over the mud flats where he had had he where flats mud the over stroll captions). We had a call from from call a had We captions). www.mcdoa.org.uk PROMOTIONS AND ADVANCEMENTS The S.A.P. Harness

iiiiIiiiii11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 F interest to sport divers, this Having a fixed centre line, this harness, at present on loan to us harness requires only a standard 7 Ofrom Ken Watson, is a great inch manifold for use with 5+ to 7 inch cylinders. A further fitting on P.O. to A./Sub.-Lt. (C.D.): improvement, comfortwise, on the band and strap method of carrying the back pad is shortly to be intro- A./Sub.-Lt. R. Wilson cylinders. duced to enable a set to be rigged in A./Sub.-Lt. W. B. Norton the inverted position, making this the Constructed of moulded, woven most versatile harness we have seen L.Sea. to P.O.: fibre glass, it sits comfortably on to date. the back, held in place by wide, A./P.O. G. France fully adjustable nylon webbing with Using a 7 inch '60' bottle the set A./P.O. B. Smith double 'D' fittings and incorporating is easy and quick to don or ditch, a quick release belt. The rolled edge and with further use and trial inore To C.D. II: contoured back plate is adaptable comments should be forthcoming at S. T. Luter for use with either single or twin a later date. L.A./L.S. S. Sissons bottles of all diameters by simply changing the band. These are As supplied, with twin 7 inch A./L.S. R. S. Gillies nylon coated brass cylinders bands, A./L.S. A. N. Dalton attached to the back pad by small re-inforced stainless steel rods. This the price is £9 1 1 s. 6d. A De Luxe R.O. (2) K. Marston model using sliding roller adjusters N.A. K. Chamberlain method of attachment places no strain on the fibre glass itself, thus is £2 extra. T. G.G. preventing the possibility of the tearing or splitting.

Sports Diving Championships 1966 LDERSHOT 'Dolphins' Sub- and some familiar looking floats, and AAqua Club held the annual even a Bren gun! competition at Aldershot Lido `Bob' Andrews, now with a on Saturday 18th June. large sports gear firm, arrived with Set in the pleasant surroundings of a large selection of gear, including the Park, the Lido was ringed by the an Italian surface 'scooter' powered tents of exhibitors and side-shows. by a petrol engine, very sleek and A large marquee was used during the very expensive. day by the bar and baby show, with Vernon's team were. again well Boy Scouts supervising such activities looked after by the 'Dolphins', who as 'Catch the Rat' and coin rolling. appreciated the efforts of the B. and In the evening it provided shelter for M.D's static display and 'one-man' Courage the Prize-Giving Dance and jolli- chamber, and who somewhat re- fications. sembled a tribe of nomads with their Indeed, it was a splendid place to grey P.V.C. 'Big Top'. be on a sunny Saturday, meeting old As to the competition itself, is the Word for Beer friends and making new ones. Bromley S.A.C. emerged the winners, Sgt. Webb of the Surrey Con- having put in a really good effort stabulary had an impressive mobile and achieved a very creditable time rig coniplete with inflatable dinghy over the course.

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In effect the change over means means over change the effect In As for the C.D. Rating, no change change no Rating, C.D. the for As

time it is assumed that C.D. In- C.D. that assumed is it time

long course. course. long

training. training.

in Operational employment is en- is employment Operational in

types of mine becomes the task of of task the becomes mine of types

visaged, although in the fullness of of fullness the in although visaged,

warfare. warfare. structors will carry out Demolition Demolition out carry will structors that the laying and sweeping of all all of sweeping and laying the that

training in the necessary techniques techniques necessary the in training

is being incorporated in the current current the in incorporated being is

overworked Torpedo — and Anti- and — Torpedo overworked ing a more even balance of respon- of balance even more a ing the Clearance Diving Officer, and and Officer, Diving Clearance the

Submarine Specialist, thereby caus- thereby Specialist, Submarine

sibilities in the world of undersea undersea of world the in sibilities

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M.C.D. M.C.D.

in the school of of school the in

Vernon, Vernon,

HE illustration commemorates commemorates illustration HE

Diving Branch of all aspects of of aspects all of Branch Diving

the acquisition by the Clearance Clearance the by acquisition the

Naturally, the handover occurred occurred handover the Naturally,

Minewarfare and Clearance Diving Diving Clearance and Minewarfare

Undersea warfare, and the picture picture the and warfare, Undersea

Formally the responsibility of the the of responsibility the Formally

Warfare smiling happily on an eager eager an on happily smiling Warfare T

Department, it has now been trans- been now has it Department, Council Instruction number 278 of of 278 number Instruction Council

1966, dated 25th February 1966. 1966. February 25th dated 1966,

Torpedo — and Anti-Submarine Anti-Submarine and — Torpedo at H.M.S. H.M.S. at

mine warfare in the Royal Navy. Navy. Royal the in warfare mine

a horned 'Plum Pudding' from an an from Pudding' 'Plum horned a

Officer — their new name, receiving receiving name, new their — Officer

ferred to the divers by Defence Defence by divers the to ferred shows the Director of Undersea Undersea of Director the shows

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'DINNER-F1XER'. 'DINNER-F1XER'.

Winner Winner

Reay, Reay,

P. Brotherton, Brotherton, P.

G. Davies, Davies, G.

Dodleston, Chester. Chester. Dodleston,

D. D.

Surrey. Surrey. 27 St. Marys Road, Road, Marys St. 27

College Town, Camberley, Camberley, Town, College

117 Branksome Hill Road, Road, Hill Branksome 117

Kathleen Pover, Pover, Kathleen Leigh, Lancs. Lancs. Leigh,

48 Brookfield Street, Street, Brookfield 48

72 Sermon Drive, Drive, Sermon 72

East Croydon, Surrey. Surrey. Croydon, East

A. A.

Swanley, Kent. Kent. Swanley, Mr. F. Dodson, Dodson, F. Mr.

Mr. T. C. Davidson, Davidson, C. T. Mr.

119 Addiscombe Road, Road, Addiscombe 119

Wonersh, Surrey. Surrey. Wonersh,

4 Lawnsmead, Lawnsmead, 4

No. No.

on the 20th. 20th. the on

on the subject. Meanwhile work up up work Meanwhile subject. the on

present. We would be very interested interested very be would We present.

to hear any suggestions or comments comments or suggestions any hear to previous arrangements stand for the the for stand arrangements previous

an appetite, and we hope to see you you see to hope we and appetite, an

of management at Kimbell's, it was was it Kimbell's, at management of

decided by the committee to let let to committee the by decided

dates, prices and standards have been been have standards and prices dates,

of the Annual Dinner. Booking Booking Dinner. Annual the of investigated, and, following a change change a following and, investigated,

opinions sought regarding all aspects aspects all regarding sought opinions

venues have been considered, and and considered, been have venues

5449 5449

1517 1517

0557 0557

1725 1725

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tents and fittings during the night. night. the during fittings and tents

inflicted considerable damage to to damage considerable inflicted

marred by the acts of vandals who who vandals of acts the by marred

in a highly successful event, only only event, successful highly a in

and it must be said that all the hard hard the all that said be must it and

work done by the 'Dolphins' resulted resulted 'Dolphins' the by done work

13131 13131

Ticket Ticket

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DRAW DRAW

Divers Dinner, 1966 1966 Dinner, Divers

ALDERSHOT POOL — 18th JUNE 1966 1966 JUNE 18th — POOL ALDERSHOT

Prize Prize

on Thursday 25th October. October. 25th Thursday on

HE Divers' Dinner this year will will year this Dinner Divers' HE

be held at Kimbell's of Southsea Southsea of Kimbell's at held be

During the past year alternative alternative year past the During

However, it was a good day out, out, day good a was it However,

Sad to say that the R.N. entry was was entry R.N. the that say to Sad

to close the seating list on October October on list seating the close to

September 15th, please drop us a line line a us drop please 15th, September

1st to facilitate administration. administration. facilitate to 1st

at the Magazine address, as we expect expect we as address, Magazine the at

have last year's list to work from. from. work to list year's last have

If you have not received a letter by by letter a received not have you If

that you will receive one, as we only only we as one, receive will you that

the mail, but we cannot guarantee guarantee cannot we but mail, the

Official invitations will soon be in in be soon will invitations Official

T

6th. Boot's £2 Gift Voucher Voucher Gift £2 Boot's 6th.

5th. Smiths `Sectric' Clock Clock `Sectric' Smiths 5th.

4th. Morphy-Richards Toaster Toaster Morphy-Richards 4th.

3rd. Philips Mini Turbo Heater Heater Turbo Mini Philips 3rd.

2nd. Pair Binoculars and Case Case and Binoculars Pair 2nd.

1st. Weekend for Two in Paris Paris in Two for Weekend 1st.

in the evening. evening. the in

RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL SPORTS DIVERS CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS DIVERS SPORTS NATIONAL THE OF RESULTS the 'Boat Race' with the 'Dolphins' 'Dolphins' the with Race' 'Boat the

disqualified at an early stage, and, and, stage, early an at disqualified

adding insult to injury, also lost in in lost also injury, to insult adding

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P. Kirkham's Patented and Designed lEAFIRE of 1945 has made possible Buccaneer Salvage, 1966 the A NEW DEPTH RECORD FOR SALVAGE BY DIVERS INCE the worst part of any to the chamber, primary and second- KIRKHAM operation or trial is having to ary communications and closed cir- Swrite a report afterwards it was cuit television. Complementary to doubly hard to be asked to write for this were the Transfer Under Pressure VIXEN the Magazine as well. Chamber on board H.M.S. Reclaim On 9th June a Buccaneer 2 from and a large number of oxy-helium "SALVAGE" H.M.S. Victorious crashed soon after storage cylinders to provide the take-off. Both crew members were necessary gas for both chambers. (PATENTS APPLIED FOR) safe, but the aircraft rested in a There were two television cameras charted depth of about 45 fathoms provided, one giving a view of the come 10 miles south-east of the divers inside the chamber and the Its conception and development was influenced by the Lizard. It was soon found, no doubt other an outside camera which could following KIRKHAM innovations :— to the Hydrographer's consternation, be positioned as necessary. KIRKHAM I that the true depth was about 56 On the personnel side, as well as PAT. No. CUTS fathoms! This turned what had been H.M.S. Reclaim's divers we had Non Feed Shield 636242 almost a small extension of the Lt.-Cmdr. Grubb and the Plymouth STEEL Plymouth Team's 250 feet into very C.D.T., Lt.-Cmdr. Rea and the Successful 2 Hose Cutter much a deep diving operation. Admiralty Experimental Diving Nozzle Mix 611720 21" However, A.E.D.U. pulled out all Team, Surg. Lt.-Cmdr. Barnard from Balanced Pressures THICK the stops and, on 20th June, H.M.S. the Royal Naval Physiological Lab- Reclaim sailed from Portsmouth with oratory, Lt.-Cmdr. Southgate from Automatic Shield Feed 5948 1 1 everything in the way of equipment the Aircraft Accident Investigation Diver Controlled Striker Plate 603958 and divers that the present state of Unit and myself from the Sea Trials the art could provide. Department, H.M.S. Vernon. Low Pressure Cutting After short work-ups at Spithead It was decided that the actual New Shield Feed and Cut Out and Falmouth Bay, where 50 feet and diving would be done by Lt.-Cmdr. 100 feet dives were carried out to Grubb and six of his team backed up drive home the drill, H.M.S. Reclaim by three divers from the A.E.D.T. joined the rest of the Salvage Team— They were given an oxy-helium work- THE NEW CUTTER IS AVAILABLE FOR DIVERS WHO H.M.S. Nurton and the Mooring up by Lt.-Cmdr. Filer in the Deep HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF STEEL THICKNESS TO COPE Vessel Pintail — in the Task Area. Trials Unit before the ship left WITH. THE ADVANTAGE OF LOW PRESSURE CUTTING Lt. Cmdr. Dale, who was a familiar Portsmouth. figure in the T.A.S. Training Office INTRODUCED WITH THE STANDARD MODEL 'VIXEN' IS H.M.S. Reclaim arrived in the area and is TASO to the C.-in-C., at about 0700 on 22nd June and RETAINED TOGETHER WITH ITS UNAPPROACHABLE Plymouth, was in charge of oper- proceeded with the by no means easy FUEL GAS ECONOMY OVER THE FULL RANGE OF ations and he was advised by the job of securing to six anchors by Plymouth Command Salvage Officer, CUTTING. THE 'VIXEN' SALVAGE MODEL INCORP- 4in. wires. When she was secured, Mr. George Petts. the S.C.C. was lowered to within ORATES EVERY REFINEMENT THAT MODERN The equipment provided was basic- 15 feet of the bottom for T.V. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUE MAKE POSSIBLE. ally that used for the Deep Diving observation. Although the original Trials over the past three years and concept of the camera was to provide It may be possible to modify your consisted of a Submersible Com- a safety factor, by allowing the existing cutter to Vixen standards. P. KIRKHAM & SON pression Chamber (S.C.C.) fitted divers to be watched when outside Please forward dots of purchase and with S.D.D.E. sets fed from a bank 4 RING ROAD cutter number for particulars and the S.C.C., when it was secured to quotation. of oxy-helium bottles outside the the bottom of the chamber it pro- LANCING chambers, underwater lights attached vided an effective, though unwieldly, 38 39 www.mcdoa.org.uk

Many Many

Pintail. Pintail.

brought up up brought

Pintail. Pintail.

Pintail Pintail

Outfitter Outfitter

was back in the area on on area the in back was

On Thursday 30th H.M.S. H.M.S. 30th Thursday On

we were going to be able to get up up get to able be to going were we

of us were surprised to see how large large how see to surprised were us of

it was and wondered how on earth earth on how wondered and was it

look showed that the tail section of of section tail the that showed look Davis shackled a wire to this in a a in this to wire a shackled Davis remarkably short time and by 1400 1400 by and time short remarkably

the aircraft had broken away from from away broken had aircraft the it was safely on board board on safely was it

the fuselage. Next morning A.B. A.B. morning Next fuselage. the

Reclaim Reclaim

least there was something to show show to something was there least

During this work work this During was not quite a part of our plans, at at plans, our of part a quite not was

for our efforts. That night a T.V. T.V. a night That efforts. our for

part of the after section of the the of section after the of part

fuselage on a sinker so although it it although so sinker a on fuselage

moorings repositioned by by repositioned moorings

move. move.

Team returned to Plymouth to fuel fuel to Plymouth to returned Team

and replenish and plan the next next the plan and replenish and

started. At this stage the Salvage Salvage the stage this At started.

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deal with with deal

Telephone 25046 25046 Telephone

I I

OF PORTSMOUTH PORTSMOUTH OF

JACK BLAIR BLAIR JACK

However, next day day next However,

Member of Interport Naval Traders Association. Association. Traders Naval Interport of Member

Naval and Civilian Tailor and and Tailor Civilian and Naval

48 QUEEN STREET, PORTSMOUTH PORTSMOUTH STREET, QUEEN 48

was hit by a sudden swell and and swell sudden a by hit was

was able to hoist the wreckage, wreckage, the hoist to able was

I'm all right Jack ! ! Jack right all I'm

most complete, fell to the bottom bottom the to fell complete, most

handling both wires together until it it until together wires both handling

use divers to secure more wires, wires, more secure to divers use

which we think at this time was al- was time this at think we which and we were back to where we had had we where to back were we and

the resultant snatch caused the bolts bolts the caused snatch resultant the

other sling. sling. other

of the slings to pull out. The aircraft, aircraft, The out. pull to slings the of

was within 60 feet of the surface. At At surface. the of feet 60 within was

this stage, when it was planned to to planned was it when stage, this

Pintail Pintail

not be removed to make room for the the for room make to removed be not

his shackles so well that they could could they that well so shackles his

Pintail Pintail

a 4 inch wire to one of the two lifting lifting two the of one to wire inch 4 a

dive with high hopes during the the during hopes high with dive slings, but P.O. Lott had screwed up up screwed had Lott P.O. but slings, Dockerty and Lewis — started their their started — Lewis and Dockerty

evening slack period. They shackled shackled They period. slack evening

the next pair — Leading Seamen Seamen Leading — pair next the

the enthusiasm of divers on a job and and job a on divers of enthusiasm the on Saturday. It takes a lot to damp damp to lot a takes It Saturday. on chamber right on schedule at 1309 1309 at schedule on right chamber

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From the decompression aspect aspect decompression the From

As a result of this sharp lesson, lesson, sharp this of result a As

The chamber left the surface at at surface the left chamber The

the Grubb/Lott dive was completely completely was dive Grubb/Lott the

successful and the two divers left the the left divers two the and successful to be accepted in the interest of of interest the in accepted be to

in 24 hours or, alternatively, three three alternatively, or, hours 24 in

safety. safety. 10 minute dives a day, and this had had this and day, a dives minute 10

when tide and the decompression decompression the and tide when

times were considered, left us with with us left considered, were times

some 20 man-minutes working time time working man-minutes 20 some

a halving of the bottom time. This, This, time. bottom the of halving a included only allowing one diver out out diver one allowing only included

factors were brought in. These These in. brought were factors occasion of really hard work using using work hard really of occasion at a time, except in emergency, and and emergency, in except time, a at

on what was probably the first first the probably was what on

this system, various extra safety safety extra various system, this

only experience and determination determination and experience only

disastrous outcome. outcome. disastrous

were foul but they both eventually eventually both they but foul were avoided what could have been a a been have could what avoided

were at their first stop before the the before stop first their at were

air pipes were cleared. It is felt that that felt is It cleared. were pipes air

got back in the chamber, though they they though chamber, the in back got

They then found that both airpipes airpipes both that found then They and-down movement of the chamber. chamber. the of movement and-down

From then on there were some some were there on then From

returned to the S.C.C. in a very very a in S.C.C. the to returned

24 inch wire due to the violent up- violent the to due wire inch 24

difficulty in cutting the stops of the the of stops the cutting in difficulty impossible to fit the fourth. They They fourth. the fit to impossible

exhausted condition. They had great great had They condition. exhausted

very hard for some 20 minutes and and minutes 20 some for hard very

up top. The divers had been working working been had divers The top. up

three of these but distortion made it it made distortion but these of three and those watching the T.V. screen screen T.V. the watching those and

main lifting bolts. They attached attached They bolts. lifting main then shackled on the 24 inch wire wire inch 24 the on shackled then anxious moments both for the divers divers the for both moments anxious

and prepared to return to the surface. surface. the to return to prepared and

Cmdr. Grubb and P.O. Lott — Lott P.O. and Grubb Cmdr.

found they could reach the main main the reach could they found

wire attached. The divers — Lt.- — divers The attached. wire fuselage and decided to secure the the secure to decided and fuselage

ceivable kind of sling, shackle and and shackle sling, of kind ceivable

strop and with a 24 inch messenger messenger inch 24 a with and strop

1922 festooned with every con- every with festooned 1922

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There are no working decom- working no are There

On the following day, 24th, there there 24th, day, following the On

It may seem that we waited a long long a waited we that seem may It

first gave 10 minutes bottom time time bottom minutes 10 gave first

feet and a longer 450 feet one. The The one. feet 450 longer a and feet and the second 56. 56. second the and

schedule originally tested for 400 400 for tested originally schedule

but we had a choice of two schedules schedules two of choice a had we but during trials. These were a short short a were These trials. during

which had been successfully used used successfully been had which

pression schedules for the depth depth the for schedules pression

concerned — down to 342 feet — feet 342 to down — concerned

dive was carried out. out. carried was dive

by the afternoon we were able to to able were we afternoon the by

the evening slack tide the first long long first the tide slack evening the

continue T.V. observations and on on and observations T.V. continue

were faults on the T.V. camera but but camera T.V. the on faults were

minute dive at this time to satisfy satisfy to time this at dive minute

ourselves that the T.V. observations observations T.V. the that ourselves helium.

and to give a final work-up with oxy- with work-up final a give to and really did conform with the reality, reality, the with conform did really

on 23rd and we carried out a 10 10 a out carried we and 23rd on

for the periods of completely slack slack completely of periods the for

tide. The first of these was at 1900 1900 at was these of first The tide.

periods every 24 hours and two two and hours 24 every periods

was negligible, but only experience experience only but negligible, was

intermediate periods when the tide tide the when periods intermediate

by tide. There were two slack slack two were There tide. by

showed this, and at first we plumped plumped we first at and this, showed

in fact, we were very much governed governed much very were we fact, in

time before we did any diving but, but, diving any did we before time

may sound simple but, in practice, practice, in but, simple sound may

unsuitable, and often recalcitrant, recalcitrant, often and unsuitable,

equipment made it a very laborious laborious very a it made equipment

trying to handle heavy wires with with wires heavy handle to trying and imprecise procedure. procedure. imprecise and

had been seen and identified. The The identified. and seen been had

rest of the day was devoted to a T.V. T.V. a to devoted was day the of rest

survey of the area. Theoretically this this Theoretically area. the of survey

It was a great thrill when the first first the when thrill great a was It

been seen, but next morning the the morning next but seen, been 1010 even the number of the aircraft aircraft the of number the even 1010

wreckage was sighted at 0730 and at at and 0730 at sighted was wreckage

made it necessary to recover the the recover to necessary it made

chamber was put down again at 0600. 0600. at again down put was chamber

a clear picture of the sea-bed had had sea-bed the of picture clear a

underwater T.V. set. Bad weather weather Bad set. T.V. underwater chamber before anything more than than more anything before chamber

J.W. J.W.

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UNDER UNDER

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who will be only too pleased pleased too only be will who

If you have any ideas for improv- for ideas any have you If

Navy. Navy.

be helping other Divers and the the and Divers other helping be

Trust, and at the same time you will will you time same the at and Trust,

necessary, and send them off. We We off. them send and necessary,

will always help you to tap the the tap to you help always will

apparently full coffers of the Lott Lott the of coffers full apparently

paper, knock up a rough sketch, if if sketch, rough a up knock paper,

about sending a polished document, document, polished a sending about

to comment and advise on the correct correct the on advise and comment to

just write your ideas on a piece of of piece a on ideas your write just procedure to follow, Don't worry worry Don't follow, to procedure

Vernon, Vernon, them to the S. of D. at H.M.S. H.M.S. at D. of S. the to them

ing equipment, techniques, etc., send send etc., techniques, equipment, ing

Ideas Ideas

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often an invention which could well well could which invention an often

recognised for their efforts, and quite quite and efforts, their for recognised

qualify for a monetary reward from from reward monetary a for qualify

even been submitted. submitted. been even

individuals concerned have not been been not have concerned individuals

ledge. It has also meant that the the that meant also has It ledge.

tinguished by their reluctance to put put to reluctance their by tinguished whole, a as divers to lost been has

due to this failure to circulate know- circulate to failure this to due that in the past, many a good idea idea good a many past, the in that

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Com-

H.M.S. H.M.S.

Reclaim's Reclaim's

Pintail, Pintail,

nothing could be be could nothing

achieved. Without H.M.S. H.M.S. Without achieved.

could have done nothing; nothing; done have could

and the the and

carved pipes, in the form of a a of form the in pipes, carved

Nurton, Nurton,

was was

link in the cable dependeth the the dependeth cable the in link

SIEBE GORMAN PIPES PIPES GORMAN SIEBE

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This salvage operation was the the was operation salvage This

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T sponse to many requests these one- these requests many to sponse

very different. 'On the strength of of strength the 'On different. very

Noad from the A.E.D.U. the end of of end the A.E.D.U. the from Noad each each

the story would probably have been been have probably would story the

Nurton Nurton

And, even with all this, without the the without this, all with even And, expertise of Messrs. Williams and and Williams Messrs. of expertise

divers would have got nowhere. nowhere. got have would divers

pany and her divers, the visiting visiting the divers, her and pany

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whole of H.M.S. H.M.S. of whole been immeasureably prolonged and and prolonged immeasureably been

without the unfailing support of the the of support unfailing the without

to interpret, the diving would have have would diving the interpret, to

without T.V. and the A.I.U. Officer Officer A.I.U. the and T.V. without

thing thing

the team did his utmost that any- that utmost his did team the

perimental. I am quite sure that it it that sure quite am I perimental.

was only because each member of of member each because only was

decompression schedules were ex- were schedules decompression

normally met and the equipment and and equipment the and met normally

depths were far greater than any any than greater far were depths

no certain hopes that anything at all all at anything that hopes certain no

strong, the area was exposed, the the exposed, was area the strong, would be achieved. The tides were were tides The achieved. be would

the Lizard twelve days before with with before days twelve Lizard the

out by divers in any part of the the of part any in divers by out

world. The Team had assembled off off assembled had Team The world.

deepest effective operations carried carried operations effective deepest

pieces were out of the way. way. the of out were pieces carried out and probably one of the the of one probably and out carried

deepest that Naval divers had ever ever had divers Naval that deepest

H.M.S. H.M.S.

large area. It was time for the trawl- the for time was It area. large

ers to take over now that the largest largest the that now over take to ers

achieved by random dives over a a over dives random by achieved

since it could not be picked up by by up picked be not could it since

absence of the elusive cockpit but, but, cockpit elusive the of absence

The only fly in the ointment was the the was ointment the in fly only The

the Team started back for Plymouth. Plymouth. for back started Team the

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Pintail Pintail

had were were had

The T.V. T.V. The

Reclaim. Reclaim.

Nurton Nurton

Though we did not know it then, then, it know not did we Though

We were now left with only two two only with left now were We

Two more short dives were carried carried were dives short more Two

unwanted, and at about 1600 on 4th, 4th, on 1600 about at and unwanted,

this was the last dive. The only only The dive. last the was this

checked by T.V. but found to be be to found but T.V. by checked

P.O. Maher secured a strop to the the to strop a secured Maher P.O.

contacts H.M.S. H.M.S. contacts on board H.M.S. H.M.S. board on

tail plane. By 2300 this was safely safely was this 2300 By plane. tail

we were able to watch on T.V. while while T.V. on watch to able were we

rewarded on the next dive by 'an 'an by dive next the on rewarded almost copy-book operation when when operation copy-book almost

to put a wire on. However, we were were we However, on. wire a put to

he would, could reach nothing at all all at nothing reach could would, he

the ship that L.S. Docherty, try as as try Docherty, L.S. that ship the

because our old enemy the tide — tide the enemy old our because

more dives. The first was abortive abortive was first The dives. more

this time quite slack — had so moved moved so had — slack quite time this

ous state, we only carried out two two out carried only we state, ous rig because of a heel pin in a danger- a in pin heel a of because rig

followed, and included such things things such included and followed,

Although two more very full days days full very more two Although

broken off the tail) and the cockpit. cockpit. the and tail) the off broken required — the tail plane (which had had (which plane tail the — required

as changing over the whole derrick derrick whole the over changing as

more bits of wreckage that the A.I.U. A.I.U. the that wreckage of bits more

Falmouth with the main fuselage fuselage main the with Falmouth

secured firmly to her horns. horns. her to firmly secured

was steaming slowly towards towards slowly steaming was and the greater part of both wings wings both of part greater the and

our wildest dreams and, to cut a long long a cut to and, dreams wildest our

story short, by the evening evening the by short, story

P.O. Viney (with L.S. Dalton) to to Dalton) L.S. (with Viney P.O.

do the next dive. The result exceeded exceeded result The dive. next the do

gear was working well enough for for enough well working was gear

Main Chamber being treated on on treated being Chamber Main to turn in our favour. The weather weather The favour. our in turn to was exceptionally good and even the the even and good exceptionally was

swell was slight. Just before 1500 the the 1500 before Just slight. was swell

Table 5B. However, fate then seemed seemed then fate However, 5B. Table

Friday started badly. badly. started Friday probably to damage to the cable cable the to damage to probably

divers from the day before was in the the in was before day the from divers

caused by strong tides, and one of the the of one and tides, strong by caused

in her moorings limited their value. value. their limited moorings her in

camera was giving trouble, due due trouble, giving was camera

wreckage but movement of the ship ship the of movement but wreckage

out on Thursday to survey the the survey to Thursday on out

lifting bolts. bolts. lifting the main fuselage which now had no no had now which fuselage main the www.mcdoa.org.uk Shown against a working background Aquarist. In a very short space of the accessories are by `Pusseue and time Wendy has been `X-Rayed', the photography by Studio Cook, Medicaled and 'Blood Chitted' and Vernon. pushed in the shallow end. She is now fairly competent at 40 feet and Miss Williams, a member of the is hoping to go deeper in the near staff of A.E.D.U. Drawing office, future. joined from Bath as a relief for Miss Helen Unstead who is also a Sub-

BOOK REVIEW

`THE WRECK HUNTERS' `The Wreck Hunters' should be on every diver's bookshelf. Roger Jefferies and Dozens of Shipwreck incidents are Kendal McDonald discussed, together with the stories of where, why and how they sank. This is a most interesting book, The reader is then taken below the obviously produced after a vast surface to see what the wreck looks amount of research, and containing like today, years, and in some cases some fascinating historical data centuries after arriving on the bottom. linked with the exploits of several groups of British aqua-lung divers. Woven into the history is the story of the wreck hunters themselves, the I am sure that the possibility of men who have given many of their finding a treasure trove must have leisure hours to dive into the past. passed through the mind of every Published by George G. Harrap & diver, and there is no doubt that Co Ltd. at 30/-. J.W.

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CORKERS.

*

DAB ?

*

For example, Surface

DAB' in the last issue,

Then he might see the *

Has anyone any comments?')

'DAB

Having read the hot air discharged Finally, it must be obvious to the

Additionally, in tropical climates

(Ed.

`Tin Hats' were often seen to be using

`Tin Hat' gear, and requires one

be changed from static u/w hus- bandry to a highly mobile sea-bed where a large percentage of diving is

Standard, can be wisked into an carried out in underwear for comfort that nonsense they called 'Gas mask', thereby, I think, unconsciously ad- by mitting the need for lighter and more the job. the job, dressing and rigging of the crippling. If you remember, the has become the replacement for matter of minutes, and the task can search in an instant. and efficiency's sake, 'Standard' is unprejudiced that if there was still a Demand Diving equipment, which aircraft in a matter of minutes, equipment is accomplished in a

third of the personnel. On arrival at weighs about one third the weight of Diving it would remain a part of Dear Ed., watery world where, until recently, a mobile apparatus. changes that have taken place in this water, and of gear transportation to his spit cock and clean his front

In answer to DAB get the impression that the writer `The Branch'. service requirement for Standard glass!

should do a little less spindling, open

47

V.G.

states:

Letters to the Editor

think the salient point is, as

I will not waste the time of the

I feel that it is more likely that he Why hide behind a 'pseudo' name? I must reply to the dreary self-

I would like to ask the author of

It seems that the wooden spoon is

I

The diving role of the 'Andrew'

The New English Dictionary

Let us know with what experience

Editor and readers in discussing why this unreasonable drivel if DAB treatment of a man's job.

DAB is a self-inflicted nick name ? `DAB' — a light stroke or wipe with or she came by this title in his or her you make the irresponsible state- ments, which appeared in your letter. praise of a certain DAB DAB which

Sir, but I will say it had to happen, and best use must be made of equipment, or, that which `DABS'; a Flat Fish. we outgrew the use of Standard `Standard' controversy. possibly a little out of touch. the last edition. a soft substance; a lump; one who, equipment if you are too blind to see, went under 'Letters to the Editor' in which has developed with overall it could not have happened to nicer DAB DAB admits, that he is no chaps. has changed in the past years, and operational requirements in mind. Dear Editor,

longer serving and is therefore again turning on the evergreen

One of the outstanding facets is

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apparatus for different specialized specialized different for apparatus

in the design and development of of development and design the in

for the Admiralty, playing a leading part part leading a playing Admiralty, the for

various types of underwater equipment equipment underwater of types various

Dunlop have for many years produced produced years many for have Dunlop

DUNLOP DUNLOP

Coventry. Coventry.

Dunlop Aviation Division of of Division Aviation Dunlop

Division of Manchester, and and Manchester, of Division

the breathing equipment by by equipment breathing the Dunlop General Rubber Goods Goods Rubber General Dunlop

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The suit is manufactured by by manufactured is suit The SABA (Swimmer's Air Breath- Air (Swimmer's SABA

ing Apparatus). Apparatus). ing

knitted nylon, and is using using is and nylon, knitted

from rubber-proofed crimped crimped rubber-proofed from

water Swimmer's Dress made made Dress Swimmer's water The diver is wearing an Under- an wearing is diver The

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Foreshore, Foreshore,

Cape Town, S. Africa. Africa. S. Town, Cape

Thibault Square, Square, Thibault

A. BEVAN LEAN LEAN BEVAN A.

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LIFE'S LAUGHS LAUGHS LIFE'S

Yours faithfully, faithfully, Yours

8 people! people! 8

.

Refering to some gentlemen of the the of gentlemen some to Refering

"Why don't we dip them all in in all them dip we don't "Why

(Anybody want an extra .2 hands ? ? hands .2 extra an want (Anybody

Seen in a local paper:— 'The 'The paper:— local a in Seen

If any Royal Naval diver is coming coming is diver Naval Royal any If

We would be pleased if any Royal Royal any if pleased be would We

OVERHEARD AT PORTLAND PORTLAND AT OVERHEARD

Polaris Missiles ? They would be be would They ? Missiles Polaris

Epoxy Resin and fire them instead of of instead them fire and Resin Epoxy

the enemy." enemy." the

much more effective in disrupting disrupting in effective more much

S.B.S. S.B.S.

by 1 by

project were to continue it would be be would it continue to were project

necessary to increase the office staff staff office the increase to necessary

had been advised that if the new new the if that advised been had

had taken professional advice, and and advice, professional taken had

chairman said that the committee committee the that said chairman

to South Africa and requires any any requires and Africa South to

here, we will be delighted to be of of be to delighted be will we here,

information regarding possibilities possibilities regarding information

assistance, if we can. can. we if assistance,

their diving careers. careers. diving their

they be intending to continue with with continue to intending be they

suggest employment to them, should should them, to employment suggest

very probably would be able to to able be would probably very

touch with us, as we have many many have we as us, with touch

contacts within the diving world and and world diving the within contacts

Naval Divers leaving the service and and service the leaving Divers Naval

coming to South Africa would get in in get would Africa South to coming

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SHINER. SHINER.

Now I'm out of gas. gas. of out I'm Now

We are pleased to advise you of of you advise to pleased are We

Just to poke another nail in the the in nail another poke to Just

On the other hand, this magazine magazine this hand, other the On

I will be fair and agree that that agree and fair be will I

the formation of the Underwater Underwater the of formation the Technical Centre (Pty.) Ltd., here in in here Ltd., (Pty.) Centre Technical

Cape Town. Town. Cape

Dear Sir, Sir, Dear

tank. tank.

rogen cutting and arc welding gear. gear. welding arc and cutting rogen

Kon Tiki stages, just a painting painting a just stages, Tiki Kon

Standard in the one place where they they where place one the in Standard

way, were trained in welding using using welding in trained were way,

agree, it is still handy . . . i.e. the the i.e. . . . handy still is it agree,

stage for the welders who, by the the by who, welders the for stage pre-formed plates using Oxy/Hyd- using plates pre-formed

Total time underwater was seven days days seven was underwater time Total rebuilding a carrier's rudder with with rudder carrier's a rebuilding

10 hours, without time wasted rigging rigging wasted time without hours, 10 be employed fitting a blank on a a on blank a fitting employed be

coffin, my divers have just finished finished just have divers my coffin,

had a fag while the brasses were still still were brasses the while fag a had

have done the job in 15 minutes and and minutes 15 in job the done have

discharge, when a swimmer could could swimmer a when discharge,

have prohibited the use of Standard Standard of use the prohibited have forenoon rigging bottom lines on a a on lines bottom rigging forenoon carrier to enable the 'Hard Hat' to to Hat' 'Hard the enable to carrier

dress. I have personally wasted a a wasted personally have I dress.

in the bucket! bucket! the in

circumstances where time would would time where circumstances

Many a ship in the past paid off off paid past the in ship a Many

out by the self-contained diver in in diver self-contained the by out

commission. commission. washers for spares during a whole whole a during spares for washers

could be filled with the work carried carried work the with filled be could

having only required a few leather leather few a required only having

structions, the 'Hard Hat' does seem seem does Hat' 'Hard the structions,

to hold a lead. Not only in endurance endurance in only Not lead. a hold to

(comfortwise) but also economically. economically. also but (comfortwise)

around laying heavy U.W. con- U.W. heavy laying around

where a man is required to stomp stomp to required is man a where

the 'Tin Hats' and 'Cork Heads.' Heads.' 'Cork and Hats' 'Tin the friendly rivalry was upheld between between upheld was rivalry friendly