DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY—Continued 
PROGRAM TITLE AND PURPOSE REMARKS 
Exploratory Development Projects 
To conduct efforts directed toward the solution of specific prob- Composed of approximately 12 sep- 
lems short of major prototype development, to improve diver arately funded and identifiable tasks. 
life support equipment and tools, and projects such as developing 
underwater construction techniques which require diver support. 
Lead agency: Oceanographer of the Navy. 
Participating: Naval commands, centers, laboratories, offices, and 
bureaus; various U.S. universities and private in- 
dustry. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE (HEW) 
Decompression Table Standards 
To prevent osteonecrosis and decompression sickness in hyper- Does not generally involve at sea 
baric workers by preparation of new decompression table operations. 
standards. 
Lead agency: National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health. 
Participating: National Research Council Committee on Under- 
water Physiology and Medicine, Texas A&M Uni- 
versity, American National Standards Institute. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) 
Underwater Interpretation and Research Within the National Park 
System 
To initiate a viable program of underwater development to pro- 
vide for the interpretation and research of national park areas 
of the marine environment. 
Planning for potential new facilities. 
Lead agency: National Park Service. 
Geophysical Investigations 
The detailed investigation of geological features detected by Currently uses divers; submersible op- 
surface means on the outer Continental Shelf, continental slope, erations may be used in some areas; 
and base of the slope as part of the investigation of shelf non- no specific fund allocation for plat- 
living resources. form use; intermittent need for plat- 
form. 
Lead agency: U.S. Geological Survey. 
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