Military divers are essential to many missions and campaigns. Combat and demolition work, underwater and coastal reconnaissance, ordnance disposal, search and rescue, salvage operations, construction, ship maintenance and underwater engineering. Every branch of the U.S. military employs divers, and more than 40 nations have military diving units. Military diving is an occupation that has risks and responsibilities beyond those of other professional diving. Research and development in military diving equipment and procedures often eventually contributes to recreational and technical diving practice.[1]
Military diving development was influenced by the development of submarine technology in the early 20th century. There were several serious accidents following the widespread deployment of submarines, and the main application for military diving at that time was salvage and later rescue and recovery operations. Submarine escape equipment development helped with early scuba development.[1]
Navy divers are used in ships husbandry, marine construction and salvage, demolition and mine clearance and special forces.
Army divers may be used in engineering activities such as bridge construction and demolition, and by special forces units.
Marine divers may be used for reconnaissance, preparation for amphibious operations, coastal demolition, disposal of explosives and special operations
Air forces frequently use divers for search and rescue missions.
In some countries the coastguard is considered to be a military force, and there are several applications for coastguard diving operations both operationally and for ships husbandry purposes.
Clearance divers are specialists in underwater demolition, explosive ordnance disposal and improvised explosive device disposal. They are tasked with locating and destroying or recovering underwater ordnance at sea in ships, in the approaches to ports and anchorages, in port facilities and installations and in the coastal environment of amphibious operations.[2]
Ships husbandry or ship husbandry is all aspects of maintenance, cleaning,[3] and general upkeep of the hull, rigging, and equipment of a ship. It may also be used to refer to aspects of maintenance which are not specifically covered by the technical departments.[4] The term is used in both naval and merchant shipping,[5] but naval vessel husbandry may also be used for specific reference to naval vessels.[6] Underwater ships husbandry includes hull cleaning, inspection, and some kinds of repair work.[7]
Underwater search and recovery is the process of locating and recovering underwater objects, often by divers.[8] but also by the use of submersibles, remotely operated vehicles and electronic equipment on surface vessels.[9][10]
Recovery techniques depend upon the type and size of the object. Smaller objects, can simply be carried up by the diver. Heavier objects represent a material change to the diver's buoyancy control, and may put the diver at risk from an uncontrolled ascent if contact with the object is lost during ascent. Medium-sized objects are normally recovered using a lifting bag. Lift bags can be rated up to several tons, but these require an independent supply of inflation gas. Large objects usually require specialised commercial lifting equipment.
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^Jensen, Milinda D. (3 March 2004). "Underwater Ship Husbandry Combines Navy, Civilian Divers into Successful Team". Story Number: NNS040303-02. Naval Sea Systems Command Public Affairs. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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^NOAA Diving Manual, 4th Edition CD-ROM prepared and distributed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS)in partnership with NOAA and Best Publishing Company
March 08, 2023
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See also Professional diving Military and naval diving Underwater divers may be employed in any branch of an armed force including the navy army marines air force and coast guard Scope of operations includes search and recovery search and rescue hydrographic survey explosive ordnance disposal demolition underwater engineering salvage ships husbandry reconnaissance infiltration sabotage counterifiltration underwater combat and security 1 Contents 1 History of military diving 2 Application of diving by branches of the military 3 Armed forces with diving units 4 Scope of operations 4 1 Tactical diving 4 2 Clearance diving 4 3 Ships husbandry 4 4 Marine salvage 4 5 Underwater engineering 4 6 Search and rescue 4 7 Search and recovery 4 8 Military diver training 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory of military diving EditMilitary divers are essential to many missions and campaigns Combat and demolition work underwater and coastal reconnaissance ordnance disposal search and rescue salvage operations construction ship maintenance and underwater engineering Every branch of the U S military employs divers and more than 40 nations have military diving units Military diving is an occupation that has risks and responsibilities beyond those of other professional diving Research and development in military diving equipment and procedures often eventually contributes to recreational and technical diving practice 1 Military diving development was influenced by the development of submarine technology in the early 20th century There were several serious accidents following the widespread deployment of submarines and the main application for military diving at that time was salvage and later rescue and recovery operations Submarine escape equipment development helped with early scuba development 1 Combat diving 1 Fleet and engineering diving 1 Application of diving by branches of the military EditNavy divers are used in ships husbandry marine construction and salvage demolition and mine clearance and special forces Army divers may be used in engineering activities such as bridge construction and demolition and by special forces units Marine divers may be used for reconnaissance preparation for amphibious operations coastal demolition disposal of explosives and special operations Air forces frequently use divers for search and rescue missions In some countries the coastguard is considered to be a military force and there are several applications for coastguard diving operations both operationally and for ships husbandry purposes Armed forces with diving units EditFurther information List of military diving unitsScope of operations EditTactical diving Edit See also Frogman Clearance diving Edit See also Clearance diving Clearance divers are specialists in underwater demolition explosive ordnance disposal and improvised explosive device disposal They are tasked with locating and destroying or recovering underwater ordnance at sea in ships in the approaches to ports and anchorages in port facilities and installations and in the coastal environment of amphibious operations 2 Ships husbandry Edit See also Ships husbandry Ships husbandry diving Ships husbandry or ship husbandry is all aspects of maintenance cleaning 3 and general upkeep of the hull rigging and equipment of a ship It may also be used to refer to aspects of maintenance which are not specifically covered by the technical departments 4 The term is used in both naval and merchant shipping 5 but naval vessel husbandry may also be used for specific reference to naval vessels 6 Underwater ships husbandry includes hull cleaning inspection and some kinds of repair work 7 Marine salvage Edit See also Marine salvage Underwater engineering Edit See also Underwater construction and Marine engineering Search and rescue Edit Main article Search and rescue Search and recovery Edit Main article Underwater search and recovery Underwater search and recovery is the process of locating and recovering underwater objects often by divers 8 but also by the use of submersibles remotely operated vehicles and electronic equipment on surface vessels 9 10 Recovery techniques depend upon the type and size of the object Smaller objects can simply be carried up by the diver Heavier objects represent a material change to the diver s buoyancy control and may put the diver at risk from an uncontrolled ascent if contact with the object is lost during ascent Medium sized objects are normally recovered using a lifting bag Lift bags can be rated up to several tons but these require an independent supply of inflation gas Large objects usually require specialised commercial lifting equipment Military diver training Edit See also Diver trainingSee also EditAnti frogman techniques Methods of protection from incursions by divers and swimmersPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Frogman Tactical scuba diverReferences Edit a b c d e Grollimund Tim 2014 Military Diving A history of innovation Alert Diver Durham North Carolina Divers Alert Network Summer 2014 Retrieved 29 November 2018 Navy Clearance Diver www adas org au Retrieved 30 November 2018 Nelson Mark Ship s Husbandry Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy ReadyAyeReady com Retrieved 19 March 2017 Staff 1 Hull Maintenance Ship Husbandry PDF Royal Australian Navy Apprentice Training Establishment Jensen Milinda D 3 March 2004 Underwater Ship Husbandry Combines Navy Civilian Divers into Successful Team Story Number NNS040303 02 Naval Sea Systems Command Public Affairs Retrieved 19 March 2017 Staff 2014 Naval Vessel Husbandry Strategy Logistics Retrieved 19 March 2017 Underwater Ship Husbandry Nature of Discharge EPA 842 R 99 001 PDF Phase I Final Rule and Technical Development Document of Uniform National Discharge Standards United States Environmental Protection Agency April 1999 Retrieved 19 March 2017 PADI 2003 PADI Search amp Recovery manual ASIN B000YPP84E United States PADI US Navy 2006 US Navy Diving Manual 6th revision United States US Naval Sea Systems Command Retrieved 2008 06 15 NOAA Diving Manual 4th Edition CD ROM prepared and distributed by the National Technical Information Service NTIS in partnership with NOAA and Best Publishing Company Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Military diving amp oldid 1043391238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
