Section 4 Buoyancy and Stability

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Section 4 Buoyancy and Stability

4.1 General requirements

4.1.1 One-man submersible atmospheric diving suits shall, where appropriate, have sufficient buoyancy and stability to enable a properly trained person to operate it in all sea states and conditions for which it is intended.

4.1.2 Instructions showing operating procedures shall be provided for each suit in intended service conditions together with emergency procedures. The instructions shall take into account the fully submerged and transient submerging and surfacing conditions together with a full buoyancy condition. The effects of releasing any jettisonable devices either individually or in combination shall be taken into account.

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