Support Platforms 581 



Launch/Retrieval Methods 592 



In Use 596 



Conceptual 606 



Lift Hooks 615 



Towing 616 



Personnel and Shore Facilities 617 



13. CERTIFICATION. CLASSIFICATION, REQUIREMENTS 623 



Potential Hazards 626 



System Hazards 626 



Material and Sub-System Failures 626 



Instrument Failures 627 



Operator Failures 627 



Launch/Retrieval Failures 628 



Environmental Hazards 630 



Natural 630 



Man-Made 632 



U.S. Navy Certification 636 



Material Adequacy 637 



Operator Competency 642 



Operational Safety 644 



American Bureau of Shipping Classification 644 



U.S. Coast Guard Requirements 646 



Search and Rescue Responsibility 647 



MARSAP 647 



Insurance 648 



14. EMERGENCY DEVICES AND PROCEDURES 651 



Emergency Avoidance Systems 651 



Emergency Corrective Systems (Submerged) 659 



Emergency Systems (Surfaced) 670 



Devices to Assist Undei-water Rescue 675 



15. EMERGENCY INCIDENTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR RESCUE 685 



Incidents 686 



Rescue Potential — underwater transfer 695 



DEEP SUBMERGENCE RESCUE VEHICLES 695 & 698 



Submarine Rescue Chamber 695 & 699 



Rescue Potential — Retrieval 700 



Ambient Divers 700 



Manned Submersibles 703 



Unmanned Vehicles 703 



Time-Late 706 



PISCES III Incident 707 



APPENDICES: 



I Conversion Factors 713 



II Submersible Vehicle Safety Act 724 



III SEA OTTER Pre- and Post-Dive CheckHst 730 



GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS AND TERMS 733 



CORPORATE INDEX 738 



SUBJECT INDEX _■ 741 



ADDENDUM 763 



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