However, it was determined that the guidelines presented in Appendix A 

 did not cover an essential, in fact crucial, part of the inspection - 

 prerecovery planning. 



The interim guidelines were, therefore, revised to include a section 

 on prerecovery planning. These revised guidelines are included as 

 Appendix B of this report and should, until superseded, be used as new 

 interim guidelines for the future inspection of structures recovered 

 from the sea. 



CONCLUSIONS 



By a systematic evaluation of objects recovered from the sea, data 

 obtained can be used for predicting the additional useful life of the 

 object, modifying the existing object to extend its life, or designing 

 new ocean structures. The usefulness of these data can be maximized by 

 application of standardized guidelines for inspection of such objects. 

 The interim guidelines presented in Appendix A were found to be technically 

 applicable but deficient in coverage of prerecovery planning. Appendix 

 A is included in the report to document the procedures used to obtain 

 the information on the condition of the AUTEC acoustic array. Appendix 

 B is an improved version of these guidelines and should be used for 

 subsequent inspections. 



The recovered sections of the AUTEC acoustic array were in remarkably 

 good condition. The most structurally significant deterioration was 

 that of the armor wires of the electromechanical cable at the cable 

 terminations . 



