Supporting and maintaining a submersible 

 to dive on schedule is fraught with the poten- 

 tial for disappointment. The field of submers- 

 ible operations is still new and experience- 

 limited; hence, equipment failures and oper- 

 ational problems are inevitable. Even sur- 

 face ships, with hundreds of years of experi- 

 ence, regularly encounter the unexpected 

 and are forced to retire for repairs or devise 

 a new approach. So, it must be expected that, 

 with slightly more than a score of years' 

 total experience, submersible operations will 

 encounter the unpredictable for some time to 

 come. Figure 12.35 provides an insight into 

 some of the unpredictables with PISCES III; 

 similar tables can be expected from virtually 

 every other submersible operation. 



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