HELMETS & FULL FACE MASKS

Helmets & Full Face Masks

Kirby Morgan

Helmets

SuperLite® 17B

Thousands of underwater hours

The fully tested SuperLite® 17B Commercial Diver’s Helmet set the working standard for the commercial diving industry worldwide…

Many thousands of underwater hours have proved the design to be dependable, comfortable and extremely rugged.

The helmet system consists of two pieces: the neck dam/yoke and the helmet. The diver slips on the angled neck dam with the attached yoke. The neck clamp is then slipped onto the helmet and locked. The locking system not only seals the neck dam to the helmet but also secures the front of the yoke.

The SuperLite® 17B also includes our Quad-Valve Exhaust System which retrofits to many of our helmets. This exhaust has exceptionally low exhalation resistance that you must experience to appreciate. The  SL 17A/B Helmet Retainer (chin strap) along with the SL 17A/B Yoke Retainer (yoke strap) make it virtually impossible to have the hat come loose. These are standard on all SL 17B helmets and will retrofit to all previous SL 17 A/B Helmets.

The SuperLite® 17B offers comprehensive head protection, an adjustable demand breathing system for gas economy, antiflooding features, rapid emplacement, a neck dam clamp that mechanically breaks a low-pressure lock, and a trim to fit angled neck dam which seats the helmet comfortably, especially when working in the face down position. The pull pin neck clamp release provides a system for prevention of accidental helmet removal.

SuperLite® 17B
SuperLite® 17B
SuperLite® 17B
SuperLite® 17B
SuperLite® 17B
SuperLite® 17B
SuperLite® 17B
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SuperLite® 17B Parts
  • Air Train
  • Brass Handle
  • Chin & Yoke Strap Kit
  • Defogging Steady Flow Valve
  • Emergency (EGS) Valve
  • Fiberglass and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Shell
  • Gas Supply Non-Return Valve
  • Nose Block Device
  • Side Block
  • Silicone Oral Nasal Mask
  • SuperFlow® Regulator
  • Whisker Wings
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SuperLite® 17B
SPECS
Weight29.03 pounds
Helmet ShellFiberglass, polyester resin, polyester gel coat, and carbon fibers
Control KnobsPolyurethane
Face Port/LensScratch Resistant Polycarbonate
Neck DamNeoprene
O-ringsBuna-N
Head CushionNylon bag filled with #4 Polyester foam
Recommended LubricantsAll 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.
RegulatorThe 505-027 SuperFlow® regulator on the SuperLite® 17B 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.
Operational Specifications:Maximum depth on air 220 FSW (67 MSW) with the old style single exhaust or the Tri-Valve Exhaust®. Maximum depth on air - 150 FSW (45.73 MSW) when equipped with the old style double exhaust whisker assembly. Maximum depth on HEO2 Surface Supplied, 330 FSW (100 MSW) Work rate - Heavy - 62.5 - 75 l.p.m. RMV. Maximum current - 3 knots with standard exhaust, 5 knots with Tri Exhaust Umbilical 3/8” Maximum length 600’ (183 MSW) Breathing Gas Requirements, 4.5 a.c.f.m. at the side block at depth.
DESCRIPTIONPART NUMBERS
SL® 17B Helmet w/PostsKM-500-010
SL® 17B Helmet w/MWPCKM-500-011