DIVING PROCEDURE

Two short blasts are sounded on the diving alarm, the second blast is the signal to start the dive. An alternate signal is the word "Dive, Dive," passed orally. When the diving alarm is sounded, the following procedure is followed (items marked with an asterisk are executed at once without further orders) :

*a. Stop all engines, shift to battery power, set enunciators on "All ahead standard," open engine room doors and air locks.

*b. Shut outboard and inboard engine exhaust valves, shut hull ventilation supply and exhaust valves, shut inboard engine air induction flappers, shut conning tower hatch.

*c. Open bow buoyancy vents and all main ballast tank vents, except the group or tank designated to be kept shut until pressure in the ship indicates that all hull openings are shut.

*d. Rig out bow planes and place on FULL DIVE. Use stern planes to control the angle of the ship.

*e. Diving officer checks the hull opening indicator light panel (Christmas Tree) for condition of hull openings. Air is bled into the ship when green lights show that all hull openings are shut. Watertight integrity is assured when the internal air pressure remains constant.

*f. The following operations are performed by direction of the diving officer, who is guided by the existing conditions:

  1. At 45 feet, shut the vents and slow to 2/3 speed.
  2. At 15 feet short of the desired depth, blow the negative tank, shut its flood valve, and vent the tank.
  3. Level off at desired depth, slow to 1/3 speed, cycle the vents, adjust fore-and-aft trim and over-all weight.
  4. Diving officer reports to conning officer when trim is satisfactory.

 

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