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FM 55-509-1-INTRODUCTION To Marine Elect

FM 55-509-1-INTRODUCTION

To Marine Elect

Army · FM · Sep 1994 · 369 pages

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Successfully completing everyday activities depends on safe execution. Preparation and conduct during these activities reflects on performance. In no other field is this more significant than in the marine field. Safety is an encompassing subject. This text does not repeat existing electrical safety practices outlined in other references. Instead it emphasizes those standards necessary to successfully complete Army watercraft missions. Current is the measure of shock intensity. The passage of even a very small current through a vital part of the human body can kill. At about 100 milliamperes (0.1 ampere), the shock is fatal if it lasts for one second or more. Fatalities have resulted from voltages as low as 30 volts. Conditions on board a vessel add to the chance of receiving an electrical shock. The body is likely to be in contact with the metal structure of the vessel.

DesignationFM 55-509-1-INTRODUCTION

EditionSep 1994

StatusSuperseded

Pages369

FunctionSustainment

CollectionRecent Archive

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 7

TM 5-764Not in the Vault
FM 55-508-1Not in the Vault
TM 11-6625-3199-14Not in the Vault
FM 55-5091Not in the Vault