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River,<br>
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Ambients would be covered under the same rules as 1-ATM currently.<br>
46CFR, II, Part A, Chapter 21, 37(a) <span style="color: rgb(51,
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initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">“submersible
vessel” means a vessel that is capable of operating below the
surface of the water.<br>
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Jon<br>
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On 7/20/2017 9:08 AM, River Dolfi via Personal_Submersibles wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">Everyone keeps thinking in terms of 1atm subs, but
I've never seen any classification rules regarding ambients. How
would they fit into the proposed regulatory scheme? They let
untrained tourists use those bubble helmet wet subs. That would
certainly qualify as commercial. <span
style="font-family:sans-serif">Where does one draw the line
between a scuba scooter and a wet sub? More importantly, does
your average 19yo Coast Guard auxiliary-man know or care about
the nuances separating a 1 ATM, dry ambient, partial dry
ambient, and wet sub?</span><br>
<div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">-River Dolfi<br>
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