Kirby 77 Kirby Morgan Donning The Kirby Morgan Helmet, Tender must always be present to

Kirby Morgan 77
3.8.5 Donning The Kirby Morgan Helmet
	WARNING
All donning procedures must be done by the diver
	The tender must always be present to
until he is thoroughly at home with the helmet. This
will train for familiarity. However, the tender must	assist the diver while dressing and when-
be present to assist the diver and check to ensure that	ever the diver has his helmet on his head
the diver has properly donned his equipment. It is	while he is out of the water. It is difficult
impossible for the diver to see whether he is properly	for the diver to walk while he is dressed
dressed in once the helmet is on his head.	in and he can stumble and fall, resulting
	in serious personal injury.
To dress in, the neck dam ring assembly must first be
	With the neck dam turned down, the helmet will vent
pulled down over the diver’s head.
	air from the neck dam causing the regulator to free
Be sure to loosen the chin strap inside the helmet prior	flow. This will make the helmet very uncomfort-
	able.
to donning the neck dam. To loosen the strap, place
your thumb on top of the rounded end of the plastic	The neck dam ring assembly must be oriented so the
buckle and pull down, away from the helmet.
	“tongue” on the front of the neck dam ring assembly
To don the neck dam, hold the neck dam/ring assem-	is pointed to the front of your body, in front of and
bly vertically, in front of your chest, so that the large	below your chin. You should be able to look down
end of the assembly where the pull strap is mounted	and see the tongue sticking out from underneath the
is on top. The pull strap should both be facing your	neck dam ring assembly when you are wearing the
chest. Lift the neck ring assembly over your head,	assembly and it is oriented properly.
grasping the front and rear of the neck ring assembly.	With the diver holding the helmet, the tender should
Pull the neck dam down over your head. The neck
dam should be as low as possible on your neck.	now connect the quick disconnect fittings for the
	bailout supply. Open the regulator adjustment knob
The neck dam is always turned up against the	and the defogger control knob for a steady flow from
diver’s neck. This is very important!	both just prior to the diver dressing into the helmet.

The tender must be available to assist the diver while he is dressing into his helmet.

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