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"Don't panic, or you will die".
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Fathom
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October 1, 2003
- Author:
- Hardgraves, Michael
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2003 U.S. Navy Safety Center. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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It happened while I was stationed at the Consolidated Divers Unit (CDU) in San Diego. I was on a dive team tasked with installing a shaft wrap on a carrier, undergoing upkeep in Alameda, Calif.
A shaft wrap is designed to create a temporary seal around the propeller shaft from outside the ship so the permanent seal can be worked on from inside. A stern tube surrounds the shaft where it exits the hull to prevent waterborne debris from being sucked inside and damaging the seals.
Just another maintenance dive, right? And you probably think diving to 40 feet on surface-supplied air (with a Jack Browne) is easy. When what I'm about to describe happened, I was 40 feet below ...
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MARINE: Railko conducts stern bearing tests
Advanced Composites Bulletin;
September 1, 1996 ;
158 words
......bearings, has installed a custom designed stern tube bearing test fig at its High Wycombe...These include oil and water lubricated stern tube and rudder bearings. Railko produces...composite, designated CY160, specifically for stern tube duty which is described as easy to machine...
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Two Jobs Performed Simultaneously on One Vessel
Sea Technology;
August 1, 2007 ;
Anonymous;
252 words
......vessel, a second team provided the ship's stern tube with a new rope guard. The ship was able...rope guard had to be installed over the stern tube after an inspection had shown that the...have the correct diameter to fit the stern tube. They moditied the rope guard to fit...
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feed back
Microwaves & RF;
June 1, 2007 ;
Anonymous;
139 words
...Demesne? IN REFERENCE TO Jack Browne's article on page 104 of the April 2007 issue of Microwaves...journal and not a literary journal. Dan Griffin Avago Technologies Jack Browne responds: Hello, Dan. Thanks for reading. I was hoping that...
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Missing MM-Wave Parts/Jack Browne responds
Microwaves & RF;
January 1, 2008 ;
Darcon, Alan; Browne, Jack;
211 words
......companies omitted from the report? Alan Darcon Hudson Technologies Jack Browne responds: Thank you for writing. I apologize for the omission...edit letters appearing in "Feedback." Address letters to: Jack Browne Technical Director Microwaves & RF Penton Media, Inc...
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The secrets of success: three U.S. companies share experiences in...
Marine Log;
November 1, 2007 ;
787 words
......Bohai Shipyard, was using a home-made stern tube boring machine. We provided them with...half the time they needed to perform the stern tube boring operation. They were so impressed...three- or four-day training class on stern tube boring. Based on that training class...
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Wadena family's donation will keep on giving; A couple's $1 million...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);
September 3, 1999 ;
Franklin, Robert;
711 words
...1/3 Jack Browne grew up in Wadena, Minn., took over...so I can see where the money goes, Jack Browne said Thursday. That's why I did it...particularly in assisting the poor, said Jack Browne, 74. It's a good, solid town with good...
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feedback
Microwaves & RF;
December 1, 2004 ;
Lucha, Gerald V;
675 words
......Possibilities MY FIRST INCLINATION, in reading Jack Browne's "Viewpoint: Probing the Possibilities...thought was to write. In the piece, Jack Browne wrote that a tremendous amount of bandwidth...appearing in "Feedback." Address letters to: Jack Browne Publisher/Editor Microwaves ...
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Technical Editor's Note
Microwaves & RF;
December 1, 2005 ;
Browne, Jack;
215 words
......especially, Steve Halliburton of Halliburton Systems (Denville, NJ) and his staff for their help in managing the massive amount of data found in this issue. Sincerely, Jack Browne Technical Editor [Author Affiliation] Jack Browne Technical Editor
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Feedback
Microwaves & RF;
January 1, 2000 ;
Anonymous;
407 words
......To the editor: I was astonished by the concern expressed by Jack Browne in regard to the decline of vacuum-tube technology in his...editorial (p. 17). That editorial reveals how truly out of touch Jack Browne is with today's world of microwave systems. The reason for...
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Store Owner Was Known for Honesty
Albuquerque Journal;
January 17, 2003 ;
Paul Logan Journal Staff Writer;
354 words
...Jack Browne Had Run Farmers Market Since 1970 Jack Browne, owner/operator of the Farmers Market chain of five stores, was known for his compassion and fairness, friends said. Browne, who had run the Albuquerque wholesale fresh fruit and vegetable...
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Playing favorites. (supervising) (column)
Graphic Arts Monthly;
July 1, 1990 ;
Plagemann, Edgar H.;
787 words
......resent this type of favoritism, but are afraid to complain. Jack Browne is plant manager for a small printing company that employs...several jobs if required. The general manager knew that before Jack Browne was hired that his predecessor spread the overtime around...
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Cutting stern tube installation time.(Equipment News)
Marine Log;
November 1, 2003 ;
424 words
...Until now, most stern tube solutions have been designed and constructed...including design, delivery of a complete stern tube, supplied with bearings, monitoring...information is the type of hull, calculated stern tube length and diameter of propeller shaft...
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Bearings help NOAA ship lower its acoustic signature.(Equipment News)
Marine Log;
May 1, 2004 ;
418 words
......was written into the vessel specifications. These say the stern tube bearing should be of environmentally safe and acoustically...of oil and, therefore, zero risk of oil pollution from the stern tube; * An expected 10-year bearing wear life or longer; and...
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Misleading Survey Results
Microwaves & RF;
February 1, 2008 ;
Browne, Jack;
337 words
......right to edit letters appearing in "Feedback." Address letters to: Jack Browne Technical Director Microwaves & RF Penton Media, Inc. 45 Eisenhower...Paramus, NJ 07652 e-mail: jbrowne@penton.com [Author Affiliation] Jack Browne Technical Director
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Claire Wainwright/Jack Browne responds
Microwaves & RF;
August 1, 2007 ;
Swenson, Wendy; Browne, Jack;
69 words
......p. 17). We're all very proud of him, and he would've loved this article. Wendy Swenson Claire Wainwright's oldest daughter Jack Browne responds: Thanks very much for writing, Wendy. Your father's time here was well spent and an inspiration. I just wanted to...
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