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Chapter 1 - Kirby Morgan Diving Helmets
Kirby Morgan
®
37SS
1.3 Kirby Morgan Diving Helmets
All Kirby Morgan diving helmets and masks are
manufactured by Kirby Morgan Dive Systems, Inc.
(KMDSI). Each step of the manufacturing process is
carefully controlled to assure the customer of a high
quality, durable helmet that will function properly
for many years.
There are six Models of Kirby Morgan diving helmets
currently in production. They are the SuperLite
®
-17B,
(MK-21- U.S. Navy version), the SuperLite
®
27, and
Kirby Morgan models 37, 47, 57, and 77. All are
™
marked.
The
SuperLite
®
-17 A/B
was first developed in 1975
and quickly set a new standard for diving helmet
design. Many large and small commercial diving
companies, military organizations, scientific divers,
and public safety divers are successfully using this
design around the world. This helmet is marked.
The SL-17 A/B helmet system consists primarily of
two major components: the neck dam/yoke assembly,
and the helmet. To don the helmet, the diver first slips
the angled neck dam with the attached yoke over his
head. The helmet is lowered onto the diver’s head
with the help of a tender, then the yoke hinge tab is
hooked onto the alignment screw on the rear weight.
The neck clamp is then slipped onto the helmet and
locked. The locking system not only seals the neck
dam to the helmet but also secures the front of the
yoke, fastening the helmet to the diver’s head.
The SuperLite
®
-17A/B
shares many common breath
-
ing system parts with all Kirby Morgan helmets and
masks. The breathing system was man-tested to 1600
FSW by the University of Pennsylvania and approved
by the U.S. Navy for surface-supplied diving to
190 FSW with air and 300 FSW with mixed gas. It
surpasses all requirements of all governing agencies
and it is approved for commercial diving through
out the world.
SuperLite
®
17A/B
Kirby Morgan
®
37
Yoke and Latch Catch
Assembly
Neck Pad and
Sealed Pull Pins.
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