FLASH articles from April 2002

FLASH archives from April 2002

Editor's thought.
April 1, 2002... It's nice to see that type commander directed 3M assessments are back. This doesn't mean that boats shouldn't do their own assessments. As a matter of fact, if you haven't been doing your own 3M assessments (administrative and spot checks),...

Shore phone connection electrical safety hazards.(submarines)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... ** An electrical safety hazard concerning shore phone connections has recently been identified in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and San Diego, California. Even though there has been no identification of this type of problem in SUBLANT, we encourage all...

How to get the heat stress monitor PQS?
April 1, 2002... To obtain a copy of the PQS for heat stress monitors, click on the following link: https://wwwcfs.cnet.navy.mil/pqs/home.htm. The heat stress monitor PQS is watchstation 303 of the Afloat Safety PQS, NAVEDTRA 43460-4B. All of your heat stress...

What's a range guard?(submarines)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... I ask the question, "What's a range guard?" because of what I've noticed in the submarine fleet regarding the range guard APC system PMS completion rate (or lack of a completion rate). As you can tell by the pictures that accompany this...

Is that duct tape weight tested?(submarines)
April 1, 2002... I wonder if anybody really expected a safety chain, held in place by duct tape, to prevent someone from falling through an opening in the upper level deck, to the middle level below. Apparently, that's exactly what somebody expected...

How safe are your submersible pumps?(submarines)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... When you use your portable submersible pumps will they save your life and your ship or will they electrocute the operator? The pictures on this page are just some of the examples of submersible pumps that have severe electrical safety...

He was happy to see the eyewash station.(submarines)
April 1, 2002... It was just an ordinary day at sea on the Ohio class submarine. The 34 year old leading petty officer of navigation division (ET1) was in the machinery room preparing to take aftercharge gravities following a normal battery charge. This was a...

Submarine deck shoes (Topsiders).(submarines)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... An often-heard statement topside is, "Oops! I slipped!" Are your topside watch standers and maneuvering watch personnel wearing the correct submarine deck shoes? The COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 5400.39, 5400.38 SSN/SSBN SSORM (article 4329)...

The Chickenhead Award.
April 1, 2002... The Chickenhead Award is dedicated to those unexplained and sometimes even bizarre items we have seen during our travels. If you would like to submit photos for Chickenhead Award consideration, contact me at (757) 444-3520 Ext. 7098 (DSN 564),...

Welcome aboard and hasta la vista.
April 1, 2002... Welcome aboard to MMC(SS) Jeff Shull and HMCS(SS/SW) Rich Flannery. Chief Shull reported to the submarine safety programs section as one of our safety analysts. His previous duty stations include: USS Hampton (SSN-767); Recruit Training Command...