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Abstract

A plurality of tanks situated in the vessel, each of the tanks housing a quantity of air under pressure for use in the system. Each tank connected in series would supply air via a line system to each living quarter in the vessel, perferable at two points along opposite walls of each quarter. There would be further provided an automatic switching mechanism, for example, a pendulum switch, so designed so that when the vessel would tilt beyond a 'point of no return', the switch would automatically activate normally closed valves to open and allow air into the lines of the system. In addition, there could be provided a air port within each sleeping quarter to be equipped with a valving mechanism on the entrance port into the quarter so that the valving mechanism could either be automatically or manually activated to allow the pressurized air into that particular quarter. The system of tanks could be so arranged so that a quantity of air could be supplied on an emergency basis over a short period of time, through a first group of tanks, and a second group of tanks could provide a metered amount of air into each of the quarters over a longer period of time. This would, in effect, respectively provide a necessary infusion of air supply following the occurance of the accident. The system would continue to supply fresh air into the air pocket during the rescue operations.

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