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ROC Post Equipment - General Equipment

Post are in various states, some have been stripped entirely and are little more than a empty concrete room, and others have all manner of different equipment and paperwork in them and some are flooded in excess of four foot deep. This list serves to illustrate what equipment may be found in ROC posts today.  Click each photo to view enlarged pictures of various items in a new window.

Sources of information referenced to:
Subbrit
Ringbell.co.uk

External Structures

These are usually in various different states of disrepair but all follow the same main design and include the following features:

Entry Hatch with attached ventilation shaft, usually with a step up to the hatch
Entry Hatch Structure

Second ventilation stack - to facilitate air circulation
Secondary Ventilation Stack

Fixed Survey Meter (FSM) Tube - large pipe with a bolted cover - for the external components of the FSM
Fixed Survey Meter Tube

Blast Pressure Indicator (BPI) Tube - small pipe approx one inch diameter - for the external components of the BPI
Blast Pressure Indicator Tube

Ground Zero Indicator Mount - usually on the entry hatch but sometimes on the ventilation stack depending on local circumstances - for mounting the GZI on to
Ground Zero Indicator Mount

Continue on to Internal Equipment HERE

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