Thermal Protection and Diver Performance in Special Operations Forces Combat Swimmers (Resting Diver Phase)

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Title:	Thermal Protection and Diver Performance in Special Operations Forces Combat Swimmers (Resting Diver Phase)
Author:	Valaik, DJ; Hyde, DE; Schrot, JF; Thomas, JR
Abstract:	This study compared 4 different thermal protection garments/options for SEAL (Sea, Air, and Land) Delivery Vehicle (SDV) operators. Eighty man-dives were completed in a variety of water temperatures (36.5 degrees F - 55 degrees F) for up to an 8-hour duration with all of the divers remaining at rest. Each diver served as his own control by wearing each suit once in a given water temperature. The 4 suits tested, with the military unit/commercial company that they represent in parenthesis, were as follows: 1) Wet suit (SDV-2) 2) Viking dry suit (SDV-1) 3) British Royal Navy Special Boat Service (SBS) dry suit (SBS SDV unit) 4) Exotemp electric suit (Carleton Technologies, Inc., Tampa, FL)
Description:	Citation Status: Active; Citation Classification: Unclassified; Title Classification: Unclassified; Report Classification: Unclassified; Identifier Classification: Unclassified; Abstract Classification: Unclassified; Distribution Limitation(s): 01 - APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; Information provided by the Department of Defense and the Defense Technical Information Center (http://www.dtic.mil/) is considered public information and may be distributed or copied unless otherwise specified. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.
URI:	http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/3784
Date:	1997

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