the most important feature of this system is 

 the compensating winch, which ensures that 

 the lift line will never become slack and 

 create massive loads due to wave action. 



A variation on this theme is shown in 

 Figure 12.14 which Taylor Divers uses with 

 TS-1. Identical in operation to PISCES's han- 

 dling system, the departure comes in the 



Fig 12 14 Taylor Diver's hopes to avoid the use of swimmers by stationing an individual in the platlorm at the base of the pendant to hook up a hauser for retrieval. 



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