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NOAA Divers have reported problems with their Atomic SS1 inflation caps. This safety bulletin provides information and a list of required actions issued by the NDCSB.

Atomic SS1 alternate air source.

NOAA Divers have reported problems with levers detaching inside their Mares 22 Abyss regulators. This safety bulletin provides information and a list of required actions issued by the NDCSB.

Mares 22 Abyss regulator.

The lever inside the Mares 22 Abyss regulator.
This is a transcript of the NOAA Line Tended Standby Diver course that can be accessed in the Commerce Learning Center.

In this issue: Maintenance of O2 equipment, hyperbaric chamber support, Alpha flags, SEP safety concerns, SEP fees, Diver Fatigue Workshop report, NDC Classes, next NDCSB meeting, share your photos!

From left to right: NOAA Diving Center (NDC) instructors Bill Gordon and Katie Mahaffey operate the 80 inch chamber at NDC while Diving Medical Officer Capt. Joel Dulaigh oversees DMT students practicing skills inside the chamber.

A child reacts at the sight of NOAA Diver Lt. Cmdr. Carl Rhodes in one of the fish tanks at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Lt. Cmdr. Rhodes is one of several divers currently volunteering at the aquarium to maintain diving proficiency.

A view of the hyperbaric chamber which is normally used on NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai, inside its container at the Inouye Regional Center in Hawaii.