The second action was the establishment of a Deep Submergence Sys- 

 tems Project Coordinator within the Office of the Chief of Naval Opera- 

 tions, charged with responsibility for the operational aspects of undersea 

 search, rescue, salvage, and diving. In the third action, the Supervisor of 

 Salvage was designated by the Naval Ship Systems Command as the Di- 

 rector of Diving, Salvage, and Ocean Engineering Projects to serve as the 

 focal point for such efforts within that organization. 



The importance of oceanography to the Navy in its long-term plans was 

 emphasized in July 1969 when the first selection of officers into the new 

 special duty category of Geophysics (Oceanography/Hydrography) was au- 

 thorized. In December the first 41 officers from the fleet were selected, and 

 planned total strength of the specialist group is 150. 



Department of Defense funds proposed, which are categorized in this re- 

 port as programs specifically for national security, amount to $116 million, 

 about 22 percent of the total marine science budget. Overall, this represents 

 a net decrease when compared with fiscal year 1970. Selective growth is 

 reflected by increases in ARPA support of DOD requirements for an Arctic 

 surface effects vehicle, by Navy emphasis of applied research in support of 

 ASW, and in the construction of two small oceanographic utility vessels to 

 replace aging and obsolete ships at universities which carry out Navy re- 

 search projects. Offsetting decreases occur in such areas as Navy's opera- 

 tional surveys and deep submergence developments. Major allocations of 

 these funds in fiscal year 1971 are : 



Million 



Research, development, technology and engineering $104 



Operations 18 



Investment 27 



These data do not include information on the Navy's surface effects ship 

 program, which amounted to $3.3 million in 1969, is estimated at $7.9 mil- 

 lion in 1970, and is included in the President's budget request for 1971 at 

 $20 million. The Navy oceanographic program amounts to $210.2 million 

 in the fiscal year 1971 budget request. Efforts within this program are re- 

 lated to national security. While the Navy engages in oceanographic activi- 

 ties because of operational requirements, programs for military security 

 also contribute substantially to the entire spectrum of national oceanic 

 involvement. Various aspects of the Navy's overall program are discussed 

 in other chapters of this report. 



The knowledge gained from military programs is, to the maximum ex- 

 tent consonant with security considerations, made available in unclassified 

 form for general use by Government, industry, and academic scientists and 

 engineers. The Navy's program in mapping, charting and geodesy produces 

 charts and publications which not only meet military needs for navigational 

 materials, but also fulfill the Navy's statutory obligations to provide such 

 services for mariners generally. All bathymetric data which would not com- 

 promise classified ship operations or installations are routinely made available 

 for public use. Other fundamental oceanographic data, with very few ex- 

 ceptions, are also channeled to potential users, primarily through the National 

 Oceanographic Data Center. 



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