Rear Admiral O. D. Waters, Jr., USN 

 Oceanographer of the Navy 



Foreword 



The United States Navy's operations on, above, under, and from the 

 ocean are vital elements in national security. Although all Navy activities 

 are concerned with the ocean. Navy ocean engineering is concerned specif- 

 ically with the development and support of advanced equipment and tech- 

 nologies for underwater search, rescue, salvage, construction, environ- 

 mental prediction, and related underwater endeavors. 



The purpose of this report is to provide the Congress, the Executive 

 Branch, and the public with a comprehensive view of the Navy ocean 

 engineering program, present and future. It includes those efforts managed 

 by the Oceanographer of the Navy and closely related efforts monitored 

 by him. The report outlines capabilities and technological developments, 

 and includes short descriptions of representative engineering test and sup- 

 port facilities. 



The Navy program necessarily makes demands upon many fields of 

 technology and involves large segments of industry and academic institu- 

 tions in its execution. The Navy plans to continue its leadership of ocean 

 engineering and to share its knowledge with other national oceanographic 

 programs to the maximum extent consistent with national security. 



