Record

Collection	GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
Level	Item
Ref No	MS 3879/4/7
Alt Ref No	AUWE Tech Note 512/74 Copy No. 66
Title	Assessment of Atmospheric Diving Suits Field 17 B.3 Research Report 1973/74
Date	June 1974
Extent	1 volume
Creator Name	ID Thomas and RL Varlow, Admirality Underwater Weapons Establishment (AUWE)
Custodial History	Send to D. Hibbert by the Report Section of AUWE
Description	30 page report assessing the JIM atmospheric diving suit, including the results of a series of practical trials on the suit, a description of the major operational aspects of the suit and recommendations for further development of the suit for the use of the Ministry of Defence. The potential for the commercial use of the suit is also considered. The trials covered include three series at Portland, Dorset, open sea trials from HMS Reclaim in 1972 and Royal Naval Physiological Laboratory trials in a test tank facility. A log of the third series of trials is included in an appendix and the report also includes 28 illustrations of various models of the suit and the testing procedures.
Access Status	Open
Access Conditions	Crown copyright
Physical Description	A note from Reports Section has become detached from the report.
Originals	Original report held at The National Archives, Kew, reference ADM 302/672

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