<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>River,</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">GL also requires an over-pressure valve so I think this is in addition to that.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">As Steve pointed out, if the closing spring on the over-pressure valve is </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">2psi then that is 620 lb. pressure (Steve makes it 1000kg) that the hatch</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">will still be seeing.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Wonder if Vance has any experience on this?</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Alan</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 31/12/2017, at 5:52 PM, River Dolfi via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Ooops, ignore that previous rule. I was reading the Lloyds of London rules, not German Lloyds.<br><br>"2.1<br>The access and exit hatches shall be provided with a closing mechanism which makes it possible to create, even when the submersible is surfaced, a sufficient contact force on the hatch sealing. Sealing systems for hatch covers shall be approved by the Society.<br><b>In addition the closing mechanism shall be designed in a way that opening of the hatch is only possible after pressure equalization has happened, see [4</b>]."<br></div><div><br></div><div>Of course, now that I think about it, this requirement is redundant. If an overpressure valve is installed, there would never be high pressure in the cabin to need to relieve. If there is an underpressure, you wouldn't be able to open the hatch anyway!<br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">-River J. Dolfi<br><div><div><a href="mailto:rdolfi7@gmail.com" target="_blank">rdolfi7@gmail.com</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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