Thermal Protection and Diver Performance in Special Operations Forces Combat Swimmers (Resting Diver Phase)

Thermal Protection and Diver Performance in Special Operations Forces Combat Swimmers (Resting Diver Phase)

This study compared 4 different thermal protection garments/options for SEAL (Sea, Air, and Land) Delivery Vehicle (SDV) operators. Eighty man-dives were completed in a variety of water temperatures (36.5 degrees F - 55 degrees F) for up to an 8-hour duration with all of the divers remaining at rest...

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Hauptverfasser: Valaik, Daniel J, Hyde, Dale E, Schrot, John F, Thomas, John R
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
DIVERS
DRY SUITS
FIELD TESTS
HYPOTHERMIA
PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
Protective Equipment
SEAL TEAMS
THERMAL STRESSES
WET SUITS
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Zusammenfassung:This study compared 4 different thermal protection garments/options for SEAL (Sea, Air, and Land) Delivery Vehicle (SDV) operators. Eighty man-dives were completed in a variety of water temperatures (36.5 degrees F - 55 degrees F) for up to an 8-hour duration with all of the divers remaining at rest. Each diver served as his own control by wearing each suit once in a given water temperature. The 4 suits tested, with the military unit/commercial company that they represent in parenthesis, were as follows: 1) Wet suit (SDV-2) 2) Viking dry suit (SDV-1) 3) British Royal Navy Special Boat Service (SBS) dry suit (SBS SDV unit) 4) Exotemp electric suit (Carleton Technologies, Inc., Tampa, FL)