Safety of Tourist Submersibles

Here's a paper from 1990 reviewing the safety of tourist submersibles.  It's available online, freely readable on the web, published by the National Academy Press.  Also available for purchase as a PDF or paperback.

Some interesting observations although it is a dry government-type document.  Here's a line from page 19:
"A major consideration in design and construction is that these assets will probably have an operational life of 20-25 years.  Consequently the hulls will have the highest number of diving cycles of any submersible built as they potentially pass through the hands of many owners..."

Academically interesting information to people looking at a homebuilt, or for anyone interested in assessing the risks of small submersibles.

Technical content: High

Dryness factor: 4 silica gel packs  :-)

Boats: ATLANTIS, others

Safety of Tourist Submersibles - Table of Contents

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