Table 1. Aquanaut Training Schedule (cont) 



Date 



Time 



Activity 



Saturday 



Sunday All Day 



Sept. 19,20 



Personal Preparation 



Monday 9-12 

 Sept. 21 1-3 p.m. 



Rebreather Written Exam 



Briefing Questionnaires Behavioral Program 



Tuesday 9-12 

 Sept. 22 1-2 p.m. 

 4-8 p.m. 



Briefing - Habitability Assessment Program 

 Briefing - Microbiology Program 

 Rebreather Night Dive 



Wednesday Morning 

 Sept. 23 



Crew Exits DDC 

 Personal Preparation 



Thursday 8-9 a.m. 

 Sept. 24 9-10 a.m. 



1-2:30 p.m. 



Hematology Program (Blood samples, no breakfast) 

 Slit Lens Eye Examination 

 Briefing - Program Safety 



Friday All Day 

 Sept. 25 4-5 p.m. 



Personal Preparation 



Habitat familiarization Dive (Engineer mandatory - 

 all others optional) 



Saturday 9-10 a.m. 

 1200 hrs. 



Habitat Familiarization Dive - Engineet Only 



Begin Mission - Dive Off DDC Barge, Swim to Habitat 



As shown, crew physicals and qualifying dives constituted the first items on the 

 agenda. The physicals, described elsewhere, were aimed at assuring that the 

 crewman's health had not significantly changed since he submitted his initial 

 medical report early in the selection process. Even though all candidate aqua- 

 nauts had been required to supply evidence of diving qualifications, each was 

 taken on a qualification dive before further training proceeded. This dive, 

 conducted by the onsite diving safety officer, confirmed the candidate's profi- 

 ciency and comfort in the water. 



Early in the training schedule trainees were given a general orientation or pro- 

 gram overview by an onsite program official. This briefing described the overall 

 scope of activities and familiarized candidates with the local operational situ- 

 ation. The roles of all participants and their relationship to the aquanauts 

 were briefly discussed. Also described were Park Service and College of Virgin 

 Islands rules and regulations. 



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