The training manual is one of a series prepared for enlisted personnel of the Regular Navy and the Naval Reserve who are training for performance proficiency and studying for advancement in the Aircrew Survival Equipmentman (PR) rating. The illustrated and indexed manual focuses on the personnel parachute and other related survival equipment. Instruction covers the following areas: (1) parachute inspection and familiarization; (2) work center arrangement; (3) parachute packing and rigging; (4) assemblies for NC-3, NB-11, NES-16A, and MBEU parachute types; (5) automatic parachute actuators; (6) parachute maintenance and repair; (7) sewing machines, (8) fasteners; (9) helmets and oxygen masks; (10) aircrew personal protective equipment; (11) liferafts and equipment; (12) carbon dioxide; (13) safety belts, shoulder harnesses, and helicopter rescue devices; (14) oxygen and related components; (15) rigid seat survival kits; and (16) NES-8B and drogue parachute assemblies. (MW)