General requirements for material certification of hyperbaric faults

Certification for material adequacy of Shore Simulation Pressure Chambers is one factor to insure safety of divers and operators. Material Certification requires an independent review of design and completed hardware against a set of requirements. Material Certification Requirements discussed in this paper are applicable to both man-rated and unmanned Hyperbaric Facilities - (see definition). This discussion deals primarily with certification of a man-rated Hyperbaric Facility. An example of a non-man-rated facility is shown on Fig. 1. An example of a man-rated facility is shown on Fig. 2.