Diving the SETT (Submarine Escape training Tank)

[UKDuckstep]

please dont say everybody has to do this in their submarine training....does it not hurt your ears? :|

[JIMBO5444]

When I did the SETT in 73 the school divers free swam up and down taking air from a bell that also went up and down

[fulviospa]

i was in this training course in 1988 nice remember 

[ericssson]

can you escape from 1000 feet or 304.8 meters ?

[digitalbroadcaster]

Thanks for posting this video. I had lived near this tank since childhood and always wondered what was inside of it. 40 years later......and you show me. Appreciated :o)

[Draknfyre]

@konkon211

2.8 feet.

[antred11]

What would be really cool is if that cylinder had transparent armor glass walls.

[tectomde]

@ konkon211 one meter is about three feet

[DC08SI]

I hope they didnt fill that with a garden hose

[docphilchia]

Scubapro equipment but not a GUE diver :p

[Tuggster237]

Done this in the mid 90's onwards weird the water being warm lol best fairground ride in the world though

[MrRandomness119]

thats impossibble when a sub goes down your not getting out your at the bottom of the god damn ocean

[MegaSuperdave2010]

what if you had to p?

[GimpyFacRTU]

@MegaSuperdave2010 As any diver will tell you,standard-dress,wet suit or dry-bag, you just simply let it run kid.XD

[Thomsoncharly]

See this on the net : Nemo 33

[mindlessprimitive]

chuck norris's bathtub.

[Reichiruu]

So where is this "escape"?

[JIMBO5444]

@Reichiruu Gosport Hampshire in the old submarine base H.M.S. Dolphin

[traindc]

bad music

[ivanjelical]

haha great fun

[ghamlyn]

Really, that is a shame.

[cardiff4eva]

i went on an acquaintance week a month ago and they told us we cant do it anymore because of health and safety, shame really i was looking forward to it

[omezruben]

In fact, the tank (Nemo33) in Belgium/Brussels isn't 33m but 34,5m. At the end of construction, the owner decided to skip the water filter at the bottom... Result, an additional 1,5m depth... :-)

[97Arran]

so is this one Nemo 33, the 33 hence the depth and iv dived it its in Brussels check out there website just google Nemo 33 and there should be an image i had 34 but computers differ

[seppbruynseels]

In Belgium there is a tank of 33m deep

[skatercrust]

oh my god im goin here wen im certified

[97Arran]

When ascending the only way to release this access gas is by exhaling, ascend to quickly and the gas comes out of solution forming bubbles in the body in many different parts. This is known as DCS (decompression sickness) or AKA (the bendz). You need ammieate re compression.

[KraftwithaK]

@97Arran Exhaling is a good idea to prevent lung over-expansion, a more immediately deadly problem than DCS. The "bends" are prevented by slow ascent and allowing the body's tissues time to release excess nitrogen.

[Gingking13]

im gonna be applying for the royal navy submarine service later this month ... anybody know what the escape training consists of cause Im no diver haha

[Matt5bm]

@Gingking13 You can find out what you need on the Royal Navy site. And you gotta do alot of swimming in various conditions during Basic Training, so you gotta be a confident swimmer. If not then waste of time applying.

[skatercrust]

were is this

[WildOceanWave]

@skatercrust

Fort Blockhouse,in the UK. Civvy's can dive it.

The HMS Vernon SETT as described by TheUSCam was demolished.

[TheUSCam]

An interesting Vid of modern times.

In a time when divers still had to do Standard Dress as part of the Ships divers course, and the Mk 1 Avon neck entry was still being used to terrify recruits at HMS Vernon I did a US arranged diver compatibility course with the RN. The SETT at Vernon was of wartime vintage and I was mightily impressed by the list of those who had used it before us, which included the guys of the cockleshell raid on Bordeaux.The forefathers of the RM SBS.....

[TheUSCam]

@TheUSCam

Addendum.... One of the tests on diver fitness for us was the Royal Marine mud run at Horsea Island wearing a Mk 1 Avon dry-bag. Unfortunately an RN rating died due to dehydration,then again lots of guys died in training back then.

The run we was in the summertime. I am interested to learn if this is still a fitness requirement for the RN clearance divers course? Or is it now considered to be barbaric, which we claimed it was..xD My duty ship at that time was SSBN-631.

[coldwarsailor]

I made 2 free accents at New London 1967 Our group had to do it twice, it was a lot easier the second time because you knew what was going to happen. After sub school I had orders to SSBN 654 where I qualified submarines.

" 41For Freedom"

[ps3man10001]

thats cool

[WatchRyder]

Cool, looks like something out of James Bond! :D

5*

[narcosis19]

Very cool

[chucklestcb]

I don't remember the balmy 34C. I went in New London CT back in 1983. Quite chilly there/then.

[JoelThedude4u]

Scuba is a cronym, its stand for =Cheating

nah i'm a scuba diver myself, but i prefer free diving

[dynamicz108]

I heard also that if you float to the surface too quickly your lungs blow up like a baloon is this true?

[shstmo]

Only if you keep holding your breath while swimming up. You're supposed to breathe out slowly as you go, making a quiet "Ahhhh" sound for reference as to quickly you let the air out.

*All of this being in an emergency situation with no air, of course. If you come up to quickly in general, you're at risk for getting "The Bends". Google it!

[dynamicz108]

Thnx for the info....i would really like to get into this sorta stuff, cos it looks surreal

Cheers

Dynamicz

[ThanatosMrk2]

to become a recreational open water diver i had to pass a written test followed by 4 supervised open water dives. Thats the SSI (scuba schools international) course. Maximum depth of 20m

[dynamicz108]

Is that an international requirement?

[ThanatosMrk2]

its a international license so i would assume so

[dynamicz108]

Cheers

[Bateseh]

Yes. Because the pressure under the water is so much denser than our atmosphere at sea level, your body wouldn't adapt to the sudden change of pressure well.

[TheTurbinator]

For every 10 meters you go underwater, you get a +1 bar (1 atmosphere) of pressure. SO being 30 meters under water is like being under 3 earth atmospheres.

[Bateseh]

Pretty much :) - and going from 3x earth atmospheres to the regular, it'd have an adverse effect.

"If the diver were to swim quickly to the surface, it is just like uncorking a bottle of soda -- the gas is released. This can cause a very painful condition, and it is sometimes fatal. "

[racecardriver467]

the bendz?

[WatchRyder]

Yeah it's very difficult to treat and administer to.

I think lying the diver down the right side up is all that can be done until help arrives to take em away...

[BrentWilliamson]

yeah, that happens if you dont breath out quickly

[dynamicz108]

Do Royal Marines have to this, i would love a shot at this it looks real fun hahaha

[KangusKhan42]

Can't wait to become a Navy Diver! Get to do more fun things than just that.

[theberengersniper]

Are there many situations in which a sub would be stuck only 100 feet down?

[britindus]

haha the SETT is real fun!

done this a few times for real :)

half the depth for pounds square inch .... ie 25m = 75ft ie 35 pounds square inch pressure on u!

great fun!

GO RNSMS!

[mateorep650]

ok now that is the fuckin gayest song ever for a video like that

[simonshusse]

lol - I think they were going for that Bond(Moore) mood..

[xAUSTIN86x]

its from james bond when theyr under water like in the spy who loved me when they go in the pimped out car

[RiiNG911]

that looks like FUN!

[yammy98r1]

Ive done this.......its a a riot!!! (not)

[azzer7]

gosport ?

[3sonsdad]

I also am a member of the blo & go club... 34 years ago.

[0000mitch0000]

been there, done that, got the t-shirt. the 18m lock was the best cos the 1 from the bottom is over too quickly

[arschlochfotze]

is it allowed to fart in the tank?

[ElectricBlueHog]

@arschlochfotze Absolutely! LOL

[GimpyFac]

@arschlochfotze Absolutely,it would be just considered as mixed gas diving.

[shaefinn]

poop

[v8subie]

sett only works when the escape hatches work properly.

[lowIQ04]

im scared of green water looks scary :P

[Af12007]

It is a Bond theme, not the original but a version of Moonraker.

[rhythmrespect]

Did this in 2003 - sitting in the chamber at the bottom and opening the door is brilliant - have to pull yourself against bouyancy into the escape tower!

[sral1987]

isnt that scary sitting in that tank and knowing there are probadly 500 tons of water above your head!! man i would feel uncomfortable

[CaptainAmerica322]

lol, well if that makes em nervous, then they shouldnt be joining the sub force. LOL!

[Harryvolting]

Interesting video well constructed, I think the music suits it very well, it sounds like Bond theme.

I'm almost tempted to cough up and have a go myself, if I can find my cossi and nose clip and an anvil.

[CarMoves]

Csn anyone dive this? Where is it?

Looks a lot like NEMO 33

[omega5811]

awesome video and song to go with it

[grattd01]

i did this back in '87, sub escape training ROCks! i also did a deep diving experiment in a pressure bell for 7 days. we were pressed down to 'confidential' depths, so deep we couldnt make a whistling noise. no wonder im nuts!!!!

[TheNamesChe]

Theworst job in the world would be stuck in a submarine at the bottom of the ocean .. wspecially with no woman .

[CJ090]

the sub force is awesome i havent even got on the boat yet and i already love it oh and when we pull into port we get all the females and there are going to be chicks on subs soon so shove it civilian

[gringodamanx]

@CJ090 hahaha nice one mate ive jus got my med an fitness to go then off to hms raleigh goin in as submariner WE lookin forward to it :D

[09193877119]

i can see doors... what is that for??? and the bottom part.... what's the purpose of it.. please tell me... im 15 yrs old... and im afraid to dive that tank.... i cant even float in a 6ft pool!!1 lol

[Bradd966]

I did that. The 30 metre was awesum. I had trouble popping my ears tho

[adayatheoffice]

very cool. would love to dive that spot. music is really lame though. great shot!

[eaglewings8]

so basically if you breathe out while going up your lungs explode and you die? But what if you're holding your breath in and your dying because of holding your breath in and you breath out all at once? This is extremely dangerous why would anyone ever try this?

[yasamhrvat]

NO.

If you dont breathe out all the way to the surface then your lungs will pop.

We did it because we were in the Royal Navy and were instructed to do it to prepare us for the worst in case our submarine went down.

[WLordnDRanch12]

well did anyone fuck up during ur training and pop there lungs? tha would fucking suck ha?

[heofs]

ye ur talking true de6369. those tanks are used for submarine and marine training and.

And before u go to military it is useful to be good in diving and hold ur breath for a long time. or else u will get big problems in the military =)

[de6367]

I used to work there as an instructor and we had to do it on a daily basis without any equipment..just goggles and trunks. Best job I ever had! Did it at sea a couple of times too from a real submarine at 300 ft....now that was scary.

[AshleyArmadillo]

So, how did the pressure not affect you on your ascent? Did you just exhale all your air and go fast or how did this work

? And what, exactly did all of this feel like? (I'm refering to the submarine escape at 300 ft.) I'm terribly intrested...

[de6367]

You wear special escape suits that have a built in life belt (stole). That gives you the bouyancy to bring you to the surface but, it also has relief valves. Because the stole is inflated under pressure, i.e. deep, the shallower you get, the more the air expands; this continues to inflate the stole and excess air escapes from the relief valves. The valves are inside a hood which is, in turn inflated, and this is the air you breathe. Don't breathe or blow out, lungs pop!!

[de6367]

Pressure from zero to 300ft (90m) is 17 sec, then coming up through the water at 3m/s so 30 sec to surface; only under pressure for 47 sec total so shouldn't get the bends. Ears are the biggest problem...that and keping lungs inflated while pressure coming on at that speed....very scary but thats what lifes about eh?

[jammybizzle666]

cool

how long were you in the decompression for that? lol

[AshleyArmadillo]

Ohhh, I've never done it, I'm asking de6367 what i was like to do this in a real life situation, he said the he had done it so I was just wondering.

[jammybizzle666]

yeah same captain dumbass

[yasamhrvat]

hi mate when were you an instructor there? i joined the tank in 1998 and left in 2002. Florrie Ford.

[sharpesthemesong]

long way down

[PangPrego]

Is it possible to dive there as a private person?

[allen362002]

who's singing this song,she has a nice voice.

[nefftiddy]

Shirley Bassey

[Kahuna76]

hm.. whats the point of the tank? Link to the website mentioned would be nice.

[imshaken]

The point of the tank is to train submariners how to ascend without bursting your lungs in an emergency escape from a disabled or sunken submarine. I did this once myself in New London, Ct in 1975-6.

[sarahhamlyn]

It's in Gosport, Hampshire; they have a website with all the details

[danofspam]

Its In Portsmouth

[cochairman]

hms dolphin gosport-did this three times ! scary

[Eddiefry]

sweet, where is this at