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WELCOME TO THE DUNKER Ac Acti tion n / Impact Im act / C / Challe leng nge e / Re Resu sult lt / Micr cro o / Macr cro o / Input In Outp tput ut HIS ISTOR TORY OF THE UNDERWA WATER ESCAPE TRAINI INING G UNIT IT

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Advise | Design | Integrate | Deliver

HIS ISTOR TORY OF THE UNDERWA WATER ESCAPE TRAINI INING G UNIT IT

Presentation to

SAFE (Europe) SYMPOSIUM 2010

Presented by

James Walker RN UETU Chief Instructor

WELCOME TO THE DUNKER

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1955 to 1961:

  • 69 Naval aircraft crashed

in to the sea with the loss of 56 aircrew

  • Only 12% of major

aircraft accidents in the Fleet Air Arm but 52% of these were fatal

  • One third of the total

fatalities on land and sea

The Need

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The Need

  • 1971 – 1983: Over 27% of

Military helicopter accidents involved water impact

  • 1972 – 1984: Water impacts

accounted for 47% of RN helicopter accidents

  • 1972 – 1988: Out of 94

Military water impacts, 74 helicopters inverted

  • 82.6% of Military and 56.7% of

civilian fatalities in survivable water impacts were the result of drowning

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The Cure re

  • The formation of the Search

& Rescue diver sub branch

  • Improved canopy / window

release systems

  • Improved ejection seats

A facility to practically train aircrew and passengers in emergency egress from ditched aircraft

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RN UETU ‘1st

st Dunker’

HMS Vernon - Portsmouth

  • 7 staff consisting of:

Chief Instructor Deputy 5 x Naval Airmen Ship’s Divers

  • Training up to 800 rotary wing aircrew annually
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RN UETU during the 80’s

HMS Heron - Yeovilton

  • 7 staff consisting of:

Chief Instructor – SARD Deputy 5 x Naval Airmen Ship’s Divers

  • Training up to 1200 rotary wing aircrew annually
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Short rt Term Air Supply ply System tem (STASS) S)

1992 – STASS introduced into Fleet Air Arm

  • Recompression Chamber

(RCC) fitted to support STASS training

  • Chamber Supervisor required
  • Attendant required to operate

the Shallow Water Escape Trainer (SWET)

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RN UETU

HMS Heron - Yeovilton

  • Manning levels on introduction of STASS:

Chief Instructor Deputy Chamber supervisor Leading Airman 4 Naval Airmen Civilian maintainer

  • SERCO
  • Training up to 4000 students annually
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RN UETU

HMS Heron - Yeovilton

  • Current manning levels since 2006:

Chief Instructor 6 UET Diver / Instructors Office Administrator

  • Training up to 6000 students annually
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Module ule Desi sign

Generic:

Non-specific module design without windows or doors.

Semi-specific:

Vernon dunker was a semi-specific Wessex design without windows or doors. Controlled via hydraulic arm. Fully rotating.

Specific:

Module designed to mimic specific helicopter types with windows and doors.

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HU HUET T De Design ign

Small HUET Lynx specific Capacity -8 Large HUET Sea-King, Merlin, Chinook & Puma Capacity -12

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HU HUET T De Design ign

Specific Apache HUET

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HU HUET T De Design ign Pin & & Break ak

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Module ule Desi sign

Heron dunker

Up to 1992:

Non-specific module design without windows or doors. Controlled via gantry crane. Fully rotating.

1992:

Specific module design introduced within RN UETU (Sea King, Lynx)

1997:

Merlin, Puma and Chinook module configurations introduced.

2005:

Apache module introduced.

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THE HE TEAM

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STUDENT UDENT CA CAPACITY CITY

Problems associated with Underwater Escape Training (UET).

  • a. Psychological
  • b. Physical

Progressive training system.

  • a. STASS Platform
  • b. Shallow Water Escape Trainer

(SWET)

  • c. HUET Module practical

training progression

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STUDENT UDENT CA CAPACITY CITY

3 HUET groups 4-days per week 1-day per week dedicated to large troop groups 190 students per week. 9500 students per year 3000 STASS students per year

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ADD DDITION ITIONAL L SUP UPPORT ORT ACT CTIVITIES ITIES

UET Consultancy UET Staff training

Remedial training

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TRI RIALS ALS

AEW PARACHUTE MERLIN MK1

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BUO UOYANT ANT ASCE CENT NT TRA RAININ INING

Sinus Barotraumas Confident breath hold Operation of Life-Jacket to aid ascent

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Land-Vehicle Underwater Escape

Problems associated – Viking

  • a. Abandon vehicle drill & rapid flooding
  • b. Weapons & ‘Shark’ escape equipment

Future re Deve velopme

  • pments

nts

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Land-Vehicle Underwater Escape

Problems associated – Warrior

  • a. Psychological

Future re Deve velopme

  • pments

nts

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Land-Vehicle Underwater Escape

Problems associated – Warrior

  • a. Psychological
  • b. Physical

Future re Deve velopme

  • pments

nts

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Land-Vehicle Underwater Escape. Problems associated

  • a. Psychological
  • b. Physical
  • c. Trial design

Future re Deve velopme

  • pments

nts

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Land-Vehicle Underwater Escape. Problems associated

  • a. Psychological
  • b. Physical
  • c. Trial design
  • d. UET

Future re Deve velopme

  • pments

nts

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Passenger STASS (P-STASS)

Future re Deve velopme

  • pments

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PANIC

Avo voiding ding

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