2.3 Diving bells
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2.3 Diving bells

  2.3.1 A diving bell should:

  • .1 be provided with adequate protection against mechanical damage during handling operation;

  • .2 be equipped with one extra lifting point designed to take the entire dry weight of the bell including ballast and equipment as well as the weight of the divers staying on in the bell;

  • .3 be equipped with means whereby each diver using the bell is able to enter and leave it safely as well as with means for taking an unconscious diver up into a dry bell.

  • .4 be fitted with a manifold at a suitable point close to the main lifting attachment which should include connections for the following services:

    • ¾ inch NPT (female) - for hot water

      ½ inch NPT (female) - for breathing mixture

    The manifold should be clearly marked and suitably protected.

  2.3.2 Diving bell doors should be so designed as to prevent accidental opening during normal operations. All doors should be so designed that locking mechanisms, if provided, can be operated from both sides.

  2.3.3 A diving bell should provide a suitable environment and facilities for the persons who use it, having regard to the type and duration of the diving operation.

  2.3.4 Each diving bell should have view ports that as far as practicable allow an occupant to observe divers outside the bell.

  2.3.5 Diving bells should be so designed as to provide adequate space for the number of occupants envisaged, together with the equipment.


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