chapter 3 

 SEALAB II PROJECT ORGANIZATION 



INTRODUCTION 



Sealab II, being the multidiscipline operation that it was, was organized on a task- 

 assignment basis coordinated through a steering committee. Members of the steering commit- 

 tee were selected from the major participating organizations. Steering-committee meetings 

 were called at milestone points to review problem areas, delineate task responsibilities, and 

 make policy decisions related to safety, schedules, and personnel. 



It has been estimated that the total number of persons who contributed materially to the 

 success of Project Sealab II is in excess of 400. To attempt to list all support personnel and 

 indicate their contributions to the project would not result in a complete list, and therefore the 

 attempt will not be made. However, listed below are the organizations which, through direct 

 participation or by furnishing equipment and supporting participants, contributed to the overall 

 success of the project. 



MAJOR PARTICIPATING ACTIVITIES 



Atlantic Fleet Mobile Photographic Unit 



Provided documentary photographic coverage of aquanaut training. 



Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 



Approved physiological qualifications of all aquanauts. Set guidelines for surface support 

 and saturated excursion diving. 



Bureau of Ships 



Initiated and provided support for salvage programs. Staffed habitat and Decompression 

 Complex Certification Board. Provided ARS for surface support. 



Chief of Naval Operations (Op-09) 



Supervised overall still and motion picture documentation. 



Commander Eleventh Naval District 



Provided logistic support and staff personnel during operational phase of the project. 



Experimental Diving Unit 



Tested diving gear and provided 230-ft He-02 decompression tables and technical advice. 



Long Beach Naval Shipyard 



Provided facilities and technical personnel for final checkout and modification of staging 

 vessel, decompression complex, and habitat. 



Marine Physical Laboratory 



Designed and constructed benthic laboratory and provided communications equipment 

 and support. 



Naval Medical Research Institute 



Initiated and monitored heated wet-suit program. Planned and directed psychological ob- 

 servation program during the operational phase. 



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