Safety Flash
DDC chamber viewport catastrophic failure
DDC chamber viewport catastrophic failure
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 04/08
- DivingPressure Systems
- Mechanical failurePressure systems
- Pressure vessel
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Summary
This safety flash describes a deck chamber viewport softened by radiant heat from a nearby droplight, allowing the chamber to vent to atmospheric pressure. It warns that fluorescent lamps can also overheat viewports and requires assessment of bulb heat and sufficient separation to prevent heat build-up.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Pressure vessel; pressure vessels.
Summary
DDC chamber view-port catastrophic failure
IMCA SF 04/08. Themes: diving, pressure systems.