KM 37 Diving Helmet - Kirby Morgan

The Kirby Morgan® 37 continues our tradition of providing the highest quality and superior performance.
The Kirby Morgan 37 Diving Helmet comes standard with the Quad-Valve™ exhaust system, which has less breathing resistance than the older single valve exhaust while providing an extremely dry hat. The 455 Balanced Regulator regulator featured on the Kirby Morgan® 37 is an all stainless steel regulator with superior breathing performance. The Kirby Morgan 37 is one of the most popular designs in the world. It's considered the standard of the commercial diving industry, as well as the U.S. Navy. Choose the Kirby Morgan 37 if you want a rugged diving helmet with a traditional design.

Air Train
The air train diffuses incoming breathing air/gas onto the face port/lens to defog and ventilate.

Defogging Steady Flow Valve
Provides an additional flow of gas into the helmet for ventilation and defogging.

Emergency (EGS) Valve
Supplies backup breathing gas to the diver.

Fiberglass and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Shell
Kirby Morgan® has over 50 years experience in composite laminations. The helmet shell is hand laid up glass fiber reinforced thermal setting polyester (fiberglass) with carbon fiber reinforcement at key points for added durability. It is light and highly impact resistant, and provides a heat/cold barrier as well as being an excellent electrical nonconductor.

Gas Supply Non-Return Valve
Commercial Rated™, It prevents loss of gas pressure in the event of umbilical damage.

Nose Block Device
Allows the diver to block the nose to equalize ears.

Rapid Change Modular Communications Systems
Because the module is easily removed the helmet, repair or replacement of communications parts is quick and trouble free. It is available with either a male waterproof connector or a bare wire post connection.

Side & Top Weights
Brings unsurpassed balance to the helmet while providing for accessory mounting areas.

Side Block
Multi use side block has additional ports built in to provide controlled air flow, if needed.

The 455 Balanced Regulator
The 455 Balanced regulator sets a milestone in surface supplied breathing performance and is compatible with all Kirby Morgan Helmets and Band Masks that feature the SuperFlow® 350 regulator. The regulator body is made of 316 stainless steel, as are all its other metallic components.

Whisker Wings
Bubble deflecting Whisker wings keep bubbles further from face port and ears, improving visibility and decreasing internal noise.

Recommended Lubricants:
All helmets and masks are lubricated at the factory with Christo-Lube®. Kirby Morgan recommends Christo-Lube® or Tribolube® for all gas train components. Dow Corning® 111 Silicone or equivalent may be used for helmet and mask components that are used with gas mixtures containing less than 50% oxygen.

Regulator:
The 455 balanced regulator on the Kirby Morgan® 37 offers high performance. The regulator has been tested at Dive Lab at Panama City, Florida. It meets all current U.S. Navy and European diving standards.

Specification

• Weight: KM 37 - 14,5 kg
• Helmet Shell - Fiberglass, polyester resin, polyester gel coat, and carbon fibers
• Control Knobs - Polyurethane
• Face Port/Lens - Scratch Resistant Polycarbonate
• Neck Dam - Neoprene. Optional latex neck dam available
• O-rings - Buna-N
• Head Cushion - Nylon bag filled with #4 Polyester foam

Recommended Lubricants:
All helmets and masks are lubricated at the factory with Christo-Lube®. Kirby Morgan recommends Christo-Lube® or Tribolube® for all gas train components. Dow Corning® 111 Silicone or equivalent may be used for helmet and mask components that are used with gas mixtures containing less than 50% oxygen.

Regulator:
The 455 balanced regulator on the Kirby Morgan® 37 offers high performance. The regulator has been tested at Dive Lab at Panama City, Florida. It meets all current U.S. Navy and European diving standards.

Note

The minimum operating temperature recommended for this helmet is 34 °F (1 °C), without the use of the water shroud P/N 525-100 and hot water.

Without a hot water shroud, the diver may be subject to hypothermia due to cold gas inspiration temperatures.

Note

 Usually the greatest danger of demand regulator icing will be encountered on deck when the surrounding air temperature is less than 32 °F (0 °C). This effect is primarily due to the refrigeration effect of breathing air pressure reduction, and the addition of moisture from the diver’s exhalation coming in contact with the topside air temperature.