FLASH articles from April 2008

FLASH archives from April 2008

Damage control MMC (SS) Fannin.
April 1, 2008... DAMAGE CONTROL PROGRAMS. Ninety percent of the 42 ships surveyed in fiscal year 2008 have had galley range guard system cable assembly alignment and other PMS related deficiencies. The non-accomplishment of MIP 5556/004 S-4R and the...

Swimming MMC (SS) Lint.
April 1, 2008... With electricity, it's not the amount of voltage that kills, it's the current. The ocean, as with electricity, also has currents that can kill. Each year reports from both coasts come in of swimmers drowning as a result of fatigue associated...

Shorting probes ETCS (SS) May.
April 1, 2008... We encounter many problems with shorting probes on surveys despite the fact that reference (a) states: "At least one safety shorting probe shall be in each space containing electronics equipment. Shorting probes shall be constructed in...

Dangers of tie-wraps LCDR Webb.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tie-wraps are the new Navy super glue. We use them to quickly attach everything; they replace line and marlin and eliminate the needed skill of knot tying. It would seem that tie-wraps are just perfect, and...

Potable water connections HMCS(SS) Bonneville.
April 1, 2008... Two deficiencies have been in the "Top 5 Medical Safety Survey Deficiencies" for each of the past 25 years. Last year these were the #1 and #2 most common deficiencies. "Unattended potable water service connection and garden hose...

Oxygen candles LT Koch.
April 1, 2008... Recently, on the HMS Tireless there was an incident involving their version of the oxygen candle, in which two sailors died and another was seriously injured. One of their oxygen candles exploded creating a shockwave felt 30 frames aft and...