Section 6 External atmosphere pressure

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Clasifications Register Rules and Regulations - Submarine Assurance Framework, July 2022 - Volume 1 Submarine Assurance - Part 4 Whole Boat Requirements - Chapter 2 Transverse Criteria - Section 6 External atmosphere pressure

Section 6 External atmosphere pressure

6.1 Functional objective

6.1.1 The submarine, systems, equipment and components shall be able to operate when exposed to the range of external atmospheric pressures which can be experienced by the submarine in all foreseeable operating conditions.

6.2 Performance requirements

6.2.1 The maximum and minimum static external atmospheric pressure shall be defined for areas of submarine operation.

6.2.2 The localised maximum transient pressure shall be defined for weapon system operations.

6.2.3 External blast overpressure is to be defined as a survivability requirement, seeVol 1, Pt 4, Ch 8 Survivability.

6.2.4 The systems, equipment and components are to be verified as being effective and safe for the full range of external atmospheric pressure.

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