Live Work above 40 Calories/cm2?

Sure, see that all the time (Micarta board), not arc rated, you would know if it was.

Excellent, thank you!

Anytime shipmate

What is it about Navy guys and arc flash? Must be the better training!

USS Tennessee, SSBN 734!

Yeah, and definitely those of us on the subs, huh?.

It's not like we had a lot of room for error.

Didnt you boomer guys have someone come in and take the arc flash for you, like a stunt double or something?

Hey good point ZOG! We're still not even sure they operated those things or just submerged to the bottom of the harbor next to the pier, Since no one ever saw them...

2 crews and porcelin toilets, sheeh.

Wow, the boomer envy is really coming out! You guys sound worse than my classmates at S1C when they found out I got my first choice, and they had to go to toy boats.

Yeah, we'd usually grab some fast attach guy. They were usually lost, anyway.

Isn't that the point of a boat? What did you do, run around with your head above water? Don't we call that a target?

And nooooo hot racking! We also did 3 months under with no site of the sun, slept between the missile tubes and then had to rough it down in scenic St. Marys, GA between tours...

No envy here, I like to say I "worked" on a submarine.

Hot racking?? that would imply that we had time to sleep!

And yeah, we were a target once. In Italy we were "attacked" by Greenpeace! the Torpedoemen had a good time with the firehoses when they tried to board us though.

342 consecutive days submerged (Mostly in fresh water )

The issue with >40cal isn't the burn associated with it. They sell 100cal suits that would protect against the heat. However, the arc blast is what will kill you. So you can go out and get those 100cal suits. But if an incident occurs, you're just going to have a prettier corpse.

The first three names on that list are co-workers of mine. The last name on the list does not ring a bell. Our corporate policy does not allow work above 40 cal/cm2 without a signature from our direct manager, his manager etc...all the way up the the Vice President...and we aren't some small firm, but an OEM. I haven't worked with someone yet that will do work at those levels, and we've refused work multiple times because of it.