Testing the rescue suit
According to Italian law, the captain of the vessel is obliged not only to give correct and timely commands to manage the vessel in accordance with the rules of safety of navigation, but also to monitor the execution of commands by the crew, and if necessary, to force the crew to execute them properly.
Actually, it can be called a test with a big stretch. It's much simpler. When it became known in the editorial office that at the end of last year the All-Union Foreign Trade Association Sovbunker had purchased a batch of rescue hydrothermal suits for the ships of the Ministry of Marine, we decided to tell our readers about them. And show it.
But there were no photos. But there were two suits that the association kindly provided us with. It turned out to be quite simple to negotiate with the pool. And so, while we, two "volunteers" from the editorial office, plus a photographer, are going to the "test site", the head of the commercial department of the VVO Sovbunker, Captain A. Kardash, who accompanies us, tells:
— As you know, Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS-74/83), adopted by IMO, come into full force on July 1, 1991. By this date, all vessels must be provided with the necessary number of modern individual and collective rescue equipment, including hydrothermal suits. Our association, together with the Main State Maritime Inspectorate, has been tasked with this task. The preliminary work required establishing contacts with two dozen foreign companies. A thorough study of the proposals and numerous negotiations resulted in the conclusion of a contract with the American firm Stearns for the supply of about 15,000 rescue hydrothermal suits. They fully comply with IMO requirements and are approved by the USSR Registry. Perhaps the main characteristic of the suit is that it allows you to stay in zero—temperature water for at least 6 hours.
Have arrived. While unpacking the bags, we take out the costumes and look at them, we exchange impressions. The suit is easy and quick to fold and pack, and its lightness attracts attention (it weighs only 4.5 kilograms).
We mark the time. Let's get dressed. We quickly get into the trousers and sleeves, pull on the hoods. Then it's a little more complicated: unaccustomed to it, it's not so easy to tighten the zipper and Velcro straps on the hood and around the sleeves and legs with fingers in thick rubber gloves. The last operation is to fasten a belt with a carabiner on the chest, designed so that, if necessary, it can be hooked with a hook.
We look at the clock: one of us managed to make it in a minute, the other took a little more. But it's still not bad, considering that this is the first time both of them have done it.
Let's go to the water. The costume does not restrict movement at all. We try to run through the snow — no difficulties. The fluted soles allow you to feel confident even on the icy side of the pool. Light reflectors glint on the shoulders, allowing you to spot someone in the water even at a great distance.
Jump into the water. The air in the suit and the air bag at the back, under the head, with a solid float inside provide sufficient buoyancy. But if desired, the bag can be inflated more. A corrugated hose running from it over the left shoulder and fixed on the chest is equipped with a mouthpiece with a valve at the end. Taking the mouthpiece in your mouth, you press on it and blow. When you let go, the valve closes, preventing air from escaping and water from entering the bag.
Swimming on your back is easy. We swim up to each other. One unbuttons and fastens the carabiner on the chest of the other, inflates his air bag. The second one tries to tow the first one. It turns out.
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Actually, it can be called a test with a big stretch. It's much simpler. When it became known in the editorial office that at the end of last year the All-Union Foreign Trade Association Sovbunker had purchased a batch of rescue hydrothermal suits for the ships of the Ministry of Marine, we decided to tell our readers about them. And show it.
But there were no photos. But there were two suits that the association kindly provided us with. It turned out to be quite simple to negotiate with the pool. And so, while we, two "volunteers" from the editorial office, plus a photographer, are going to the "test site", the head of the commercial department of the VVO Sovbunker, Captain A. Kardash, who accompanies us, tells:
— As you know, Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS-74/83), adopted by IMO, come into full force on July 1, 1991. By this date, all vessels must be provided with the necessary number of modern individual and collective rescue equipment, including hydrothermal suits. Our association, together with the Main State Maritime Inspectorate, has been tasked with this task. The preliminary work required establishing contacts with two dozen foreign companies. A thorough study of the proposals and numerous negotiations resulted in the conclusion of a contract with the American firm Stearns for the supply of about 15,000 rescue hydrothermal suits. They fully comply with IMO requirements and are approved by the USSR Registry. Perhaps the main characteristic of the suit is that it allows you to stay in zero—temperature water for at least 6 hours.
Have arrived. While unpacking the bags, we take out the costumes and look at them, we exchange impressions. The suit is easy and quick to fold and pack, and its lightness attracts attention (it weighs only 4.5 kilograms).
We mark the time. Let's get dressed. We quickly get into the trousers and sleeves, pull on the hoods. Then it's a little more complicated: unaccustomed to it, it's not so easy to tighten the zipper and Velcro straps on the hood and around the sleeves and legs with fingers in thick rubber gloves. The last operation is to fasten a belt with a carabiner on the chest, designed so that, if necessary, it can be hooked with a hook.
We look at the clock: one of us managed to make it in a minute, the other took a little more. But it's still not bad, considering that this is the first time both of them have done it.
Let's go to the water. The costume does not restrict movement at all. We try to run through the snow — no difficulties. The fluted soles allow you to feel confident even on the icy side of the pool. Light reflectors glint on the shoulders, allowing you to spot someone in the water even at a great distance.
Jump into the water. The air in the suit and the air bag at the back, under the head, with a solid float inside provide sufficient buoyancy. But if desired, the bag can be inflated more. A corrugated hose running from it over the left shoulder and fixed on the chest is equipped with a mouthpiece with a valve at the end. Taking the mouthpiece in your mouth, you press on it and blow. When you let go, the valve closes, preventing air from escaping and water from entering the bag.
Swimming on your back is easy. We swim up to each other. One unbuttons and fastens the carabiner on the chest of the other, inflates his air bag. The second one tries to tow the first one. It turns out.
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