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The diver must be tended at the surface at all times
by a trained, qualified commercial diving tender.
Never dive without a qualified tender holding your
diving hose.
The diving control station can be at the surface, in
a diving bell, or in a submerged habitat. The diving
control station is the center of the air/gas supply, com
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munications with the diver, and diving procedures.
The station can be as simple as a tender with a set of
“phones” (communication amplifier), or as complex
as a control van in the midst of a saturation system.
KMDSI manufactures a complete air Control System,
the KMACS 5 with integrated communications and
pneumofathometer. This portable system can be
operated on either a high pressure air supply or on
a low pressure compressor. The air Control System
has a specially designed high pressure regulator that
reduces high pressure air and provides an adequate
flow to support divers to a depth of 130 fsw (40 msw)
The helmet demand regulator and side block assem
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bly have been designed to operate over a wide range
of pressures which allows flexibility when using
various gas supply systems.
The minimum supply pressures that your hel
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met should receive are found in "Appendix 3
Supply Pressure Requirements & Tables" on page
146.
With the many different gas supply console con
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figurations in use, it is important to ensure that the
gas supply system used, is capable of supplying the
helmet with the necessary pressure and flow of gas
to allow the diver to work safely and efficiently.
In countries that have adopted C.E. standards only
C.E. certified supply systems and components may
be used in conjunction with the helmet.
3.3 First use of Your Kirby Morgan
Diving Helmet
When you first receive your Kirby Morgan diving
helmet, carefully unpack it and examine it for any
damage that may have occurred during shipment.
Use the inspection sheet provided to ensure that no
damage has occurred. The purchaser must contact the
freight carrier and/or the KMDSI dealer if the helmet
has been damaged in shipment.
WARNING
Decompression diving always involves
the risk of decompression sickness.
Omitted decompression due to loss of
gas supply or other accidents can cause
serious injury or death. The use of any
diving helmet cannot prevent this type
of injury.
WARNING
High pressure supply regulators and as-
sociated piping systems for surface sup-
plied diving with Kirby Morgan helmets
and masks must be capable of delivering
a minimum of 4.5 acfm to the diver at
depth. Only systems that can deliver the
required gas flow should be used.
Be sure to complete the enclosed warranty card
and return it to KMDSI immediately. No warranty
claims will be honored without a correctly completed
warranty card on file at KMDSI.
