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Machinist's Mate 1 & C, 1955
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Machinist's Mate 1 & C

Navy Training Manual
Prepared by Bureau of Naval Personnel
United States Government Printing Office
Copyright 1955


Asbestos References:

"On some modern hydraulic speed gears, the SHAFT STUFFING BOX PACKING is of the square-braided pure asbestos type.  This type packing is easily removed. "

Asbestos suits are mentioned in the section on fire fighting.


Additional Information:

This book has specific instruction on maintenance and repair of many kinds of equipment.  There are chapters on propulsion turbines, main reduction gears, ship's service turbogenerators, condensers and heat exchangers, propulsion plant operation and supervision, distilling plants, piping system repair and maintenance, and more. There are  lists of tasks that should be completed regularly. For example, the chapter on turbogenerators has a list of routine inspections. "Gland packing for wear" inspection is listed as biannually.

Although the chapter on piping system repair doesn't mention asbestos, it does say, "It is considered good practice to make the patch from the same material as is used for flange gaskets of the piping" in the section on temporary repairs.  From other Navy manuals, it can be determined that some of the gaskets used during this time period were made out of asbestos. 

CONDITION: Good. Some cover wear. Creases to spine. Pages are in mostly good, clean condition.