Contains two articles: (1) The Undersea Medical Ce

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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Undersea Medical Center, and Its Ship “Chiyoda”: A Reprint from “Scientific Information Bulletin”

Contains two articles: (1) The Undersea Medical Ce

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By Neal A. Naito (au); Kenneth C. Earhart (au); Cameron A. Gillespie (au); Robert T. Appleby (au)
Year: 1991
Pages: 14
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 1437905196

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Contains two articles: (1) The Undersea Medical Center: In 1991 this center was the sole mil. sub., diving, and hyperbaric medical research facility in Japan. It has conducted manned saturation diving experiments to a depth of 370 meters. The goal in 1991 was for divers to safely work at depths reaching 450 meters. (2) A Visit to the JMSDF Ship “Chiyoda”: The “Chiyoda” is a multipurpose sub. rescue and saturation-diving-capable ship. It served as the mother ship for the sole deep submergence rescue vessel (DSRV). In 1991 the authors were invited aboard the “Chiyoda to observe a DSRV-sub. rescue exercise. This article reports on that visit in view of interest in the area of rescue of personnel from disabled civilian scientific research submersibles.

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