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VOLUME II - OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
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APO L LO O P E RA T IO N S H A N D BOO K - EMU
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OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES .
PGA DONNING AND DOFFING
PGA Donning Procedures Before IV Use
PGA Doffing Procedures After IV Use
PGA Donning Procedures Before EV Use
PGA Doffing Procedures After EV Use
OPS OPERATIONS
OPS Checkout .
OPS Donning Prior to Contingency Transfer
OPS Donning Before CMP EVA . .
OPS Activation .
OPS Deactivation
OPS Doffing After CMP EVA
PLSS/ OPS DONNING AND DOFFING •
PLSS/ OPS Donning I • I I I I
PLSS/ OPS Doffing in Pressurized Environment
PLSS/OPS Doffing in Unpressurized Environment
PLSS COMMUNICATIONS CHECK
PRESSURE INTEGRITY CHECK .
PLSS NORMAL OPERATING MODES
PLSS Activation
Wet Sublimatcr Restart .
PLSS Deactivation
PLSS RECHARGE AND FEEDWATER REMOVAL PROCEDURES
Battery Replacement
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Removal of LiOH Cartridge From Stowage Container
LiOH Cartridge Change
PURGE VALVE OPERATION
Activation Proc edures for Purge Valve
Flow Adjustment Procedures
Shutoff Procedures . . . .
Purge Valve Removal Procedures
PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE OPERATION
PCV Installation
PCV Activation .
PCV Deactivation .
4.9.4 PCV Removal Proc edures
4.10 EMU INFLIGHT MAINTENANCE
4.10.1 PGA and LEVA Inflight Examination and Maintenance
4.10.2 Bioinstrumentation Inflight Repair
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4.11.1 PLSS Gas Trap Ac tivation
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4.11.6 BSLSS Donning and Activation Procedure
4 .11. 7 BSLSS Disconnect Procedure
4.11.8 Donning and Doffing Helmet Shield
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5 . EMU MALFUNCTION PROCEDURES FOR LUNAR SURFACE EVA
5.1 INTRODUCTION . . . . • . . . . .
5 . 2 FORMAT OF MALFUNCTION PROCEDURES
5 . 3 MALFUNCTION SYMPTOMS FOR EMU USING
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actual c ubic feet per minut e
Apollo Ope rat ions Handbook
Buddy Sec ondary Life Support Sys tem
C ommande r
c ubic feet per minut e
c ommand module
c ommand module pilot
c ommunicat ions
c ommand/s ervic e module
constant we ar garment
des c e nt wat e r
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environmental c ont rol syst em
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