FLASH articles from July 2008

FLASH archives from July 2008

Damage control MMC (SS) Fannin.
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After surveying more than 50 ships this past fiscal year, I have noticed a growing trend in the number of SCBA bottles that meet the requirement of the 5519/016 R-2 MRC to have the bottles repaired. After numerous...

Pneumatic grease gun ETCS (SS) May.
July 1, 2008... Yes, those dreaded, monstrosities that we drag out periodically to grease the steering and diving system, torpedo tube system and other equipment. Too often they are broken out, used, and thrown back out of the way without being checked out...

HAZREP SSB CDR Covington.
July 1, 2008... The Naval Safety Center is leading an initiative to establish a more open environment in the afloat community that both encourages and rewards the reporting of hazards, near mishaps, and lessons learned to establish leading indicators, maximize...

Eye wash stations HMCS(SS/AW/SW) Bonneville.
July 1, 2008... Over the past year, 22 of 42 eye wash stations were not operable, accessible, could not flush both eyes simultaneously or deliver 0.4 gallons of water per minute. This is significant! If one of our submariners gets something in their eye(s) and...

Desalinator kits MMC(SS) Lint.
July 1, 2008... I have added a new check to the deck checklist. The submarines that have SEIE (submarine escape immersion ensemble), modification also have PMS FR 4-08 MIP 5940/001 for maintenance of the desalinators. It comes with two cards. First is the...