Each engineer participant received a training manual at the beginning of the 

 course. This document later served as a systems and procedures handbook for 

 use during the mission. Final engineer training was completed during the 2- 

 week premission aquanaut training program described below with a special 

 familiarization dive to the habitat, led by an onsite General Electric engineer. 



SCIENTIST AQUANAUT TRAINING 



Proposals for oceanographic research were solicited from the scientific com- 

 munity. Aquanaut scientist candidates were selected from respondants primarily 

 on the basis of the research proposals they submitted. Selection was made by 

 the Ocean Floor Research Selection Panel. In addition, the diving qualifica- 

 tions of each aquanaut were reviewed. All aquanauts were to have completed a 

 recognized course of SCUBA training. Results of a thorough physical examina- 

 tion were submitted for review by the Medical Advisory Committee. 



Each team of aquanauts was required to arrive at St. John approximately two 

 weeks prior to the scheduled start of their mission. During this period all 

 crew members received training and briefings in operational procedures and mis- 

 sion rules, experimental programs, diving and support equipment, and habitat 

 systems . 



Table 1 shows a typical aquanaut training schedule; similar schedules were pro- 

 duced for each aquanaut team. 



Table 1. Aquanaut Training Schedule 



Date 



Time 



Activity 



Monday 9-10 a.m. Briefing-Program Overview 



Sept. 14 10 a.m. -Noon Crew Physicals 



1:30-4 p.m. Checkout Dive; Decompression Facility Familiarization 



7-9 p.m. Briefing - Habitat Systems & Operations 



Tuesday 9-12 

 Sept. 15 1-4 p.m. 

 7-9 p.m. 



Rebreather Classroom 

 II II 



Briefing - Saturation Diving Physiology 



Wednesday 9-12 

 Sept. 16 Afternoon 



Rebreather Classroom 



Rebreather Classroom and 1/2-hour Dive 



Thursday 9-12 

 Sept. 17 Afternoon 



Rebreather Classroom 

 Classroom and 2-hour Dive 



Friday 9-12 

 Sept. 18 Afternoon 



Rebreather Classroom 

 4-hour Dive 



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