Project Title

Work and Performance in Cold Deep-Sea Conditions

Summary

The main objectives of this project were to establish the mechanisms accounting for the decrements in human work performance and recovery during high pressure and cold exposures in deep-sea work, to measure human breath holding times with face immersion in various water temperatures, and to explore whether there are gender differences in cognitive and psychomotor performance decrements during inert gas narcosis in cold, high pressure undersea conditions. It was hoped that the results from this project would be of assistance in developing emergency breathing systems for underwater helicopter egress and in making recommendations for Canadian and international safety standards for deep-sea diving.

Lead Investigator

Matthew White, School of HKR, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Principal Investigators

Matthew White, School of HKR, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Stephen Cheung, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University

Co-Investigators

Ken LeDez, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Jim Morrison, Department of Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University

Contact Information

SafetyNet, Memorial University of Newfoundland
safetynet@mun.ca

 

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