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Submarine Rescue Systems 1973 - Present Day Submarine Rescue Systems 1973 - present day jfdglobal.com 1973. Origins Over 40 years ago a coordinated, multinational rescue effort culminated in the recovery of Roger Chapman and Roger Mallinson from their Pisces III submersible. After more than 76-hours trapped on the seabed, and with fewer than 20 minutes of life support remaining, their rescue was the first of its kind and, at 480 metres, remains the deepest ever performed. Roger Chapman would go on to The operational doctrines developed Superior manoeuvrability and the ability dedicate his life to the safety of those in these formative years underpin for a pilot to have ‘eyes-on’ his subject, who spend their lives subsea by manned submersible operations today. remain two of the key benefits that founding Rumic, the company that Indeed, many of those early pioneers make this free-swimming submersible would eventually become JFD. have played important roles in the design the world’s preferred method of development of every submarine submarine rescue. In the years that followed, Roger and rescue system since. the team he formed would transform Only a few technological challenges the humble manned submersible from It was during this era of rapid would need to be overcome in order an unconventional tool for exploration, advancement, trials and failures, to transform these submersibles into into today’s preferred method for that the benefits of free-swimming what we would recognise today as a submarine rescue. submersibles over their tethered Submarine Rescue Vehicle (SRV). counterparts was proven. The manned submersibles of today owe their existence to the North Sea oil industry which drove their adoption as a means of exploration. 2 | Origins First Generation First Generation Submarine Rescue Systems were designed around the fundamental principles introduced by those early manned, free-swimming submersible operators. Over the course of the following 20 The final piece of the puzzle - the ability Many features and technologies found years, a series of technological barriers for a submarine rescue system to be on these early craft can be identified in would be overcome, and the submarine rapidly, reliably mobilised to a remote refined, revised or re-designed versions rescue vehicle as we know it, would port, using commercial and military on today’s submarine rescue systems. cement its place in the world. aircraft - would ensure these new systems could respond to a submarine The single lift point common to The conversion of LR5’s fibreglass hull emergency anywhere on the planet. modern day SRVs is a dramatic into a fully TUP capable chamber was The submersible rescue vehicle, LR5, example of the ongoing effort to the first major technological advance began life as a diver lock-out-vehicle. optimise and simplify every aspect that would define the era and provide It wasn’t until she was converted from of submarine rescue. the benchmark for all systems that would GRP to steel that submarine rescue eventually follow. Launch and Recovery became truly viable. Joy stick controls, touch screen using A-Frames and divers became technology and digital gauges used commonplace. Battery technology The steel hull and mating skirt enabled, today all trace their origins to these and through-water communications for the first time, the transfer of personnel early systems. improvements made it possible to from a disabled submarine (DISSUB) operate the submersible for extended into the rescue chamber at elevated First Generation rescue systems, periods of time, ultimately enabling the pressures. such as the JFSRS currently serving modern day rescue cycle. in Australia, would change and adapt Rescuees could now be transferred as technology, understanding and to surface decompression facilities to requirements evolved. Continuous receive hyperbaric treatment and, thus, improvement means that the First avoid decompression sickness or “the Generation JFSRS remains one of bends”. the most capable flyaway systems in operation today. 4 | First Generation UKSRS / JFSRS First Generation Submarine Rescue System designed, built, operated and maintained by JFD for the UK, and latterly, Australia. The JFSRS remains one of the most capable flyaway systems in operation. 6 | First Generation 2005. Priz Rescue. Five years after the Kursk tragedy in which 118 submariners lost their lives, the Russian government accepted international assistance to rescue the crew of the stricken AS28 Priz. Crew and equipment were flown The rescue was performed using the from Glasgow to the Kamchatka remotely operated vehicle assets of peninsula and mobilised to a Vessel the First Generation UKSRS. The event of Opportunity. Following the clearance made international news and the world of debris and the removal of the witnessed the incredible capability of cabling which entangled the vessel, flyaway rescue systems. all seven crew members were safely recovered to the surface. 8 | Priz Rescue Second Generation In response to the Kursk and Priz incidents, larger and predominantly nuclear-powered navies desired a dramatic increase in rescue capability. Requirements calling for higher capacity rescue and decompression assets would drive the development of Second Generation Submarine Rescue Systems. Operator safety took a huge step JFD’s parallel build strategy allowed for Fine grained pilot controls and forward with innovations like diverless reduced costs and significantly shorter sophisticated electronic systems launch and recovery, driving down risk. delivery times than previous generation improved the performance, Their manufacture also saw dramatic SRVs. manoeuvrability and safety of the improvements as parallelised build SRV during the precise mating strategies allowed vehicle interiors, This build strategy would have knock-on procedure. exteriors and hulls to be manufactured benefits too. The strip-down, inspection simultaneously. and re-build process of these modular Integrated mating skirts, in addition to SRVs would prove to be a far simpler aiding manoeuvrability, reduced the Second Generation systems were operation than previous generation height of the SRV on deck, reducing designed to take advantage of nuclear vehicles. The cost - both financial and the risks associated with re-supply navies’ ability to transport large amounts in time - of through-life maintenance and maintenance. of equipment by air or to supply and certification is greatly reduced. modern ships as dedicated host platforms. Second Generation submarine rescue systems are notable for their introduction Characterised by their large size and of a number of improvements designed complexity, these Second Generation to reduce risk to operators and systems benefit from unparalleled equipment. capacity and capability. Diverless launch and recovery removed Removing the hull from the critical the requirement for personnel to be in path was an innovation which allowed the water during potentially hazardous DSAR-5 and DSAR-6, for Korea and operations in high sea states. Singapore respectively, to be delivered in parallel. 10 | Second Generation DSAR-5 DSAR-6 Second Generation Submarine Rescue System designed, built and maintained by JFD for the Republic of Korea. Second Generation Submarine Rescue System designed, built, operated and maintained by JFD for the Republic of Singapore. DSAR-5 operates from the dedicated mother ship, Cheong Hae Jin. DSAR-6 operates from the dedicated mother ship, Swift Rescue. 12 | Second Generation NSRS SIZE & CAPABILITY TUP Decompression System NSRS submarine rescue chambers. NSRS is one of the largest, and most capable systems in operation. 14 | Second Generation Introducing the Third Generation JFD’s Third Generation Submarine Rescue System design is the result of an internal research and development programme which set out to bring together the incredible capabilities of the preceding generations with a focus on lightweight, efficient design. The operating regime perfected by JFD’s Third Generation submarine the submersible pioneers of the 70’s rescue systems bring about a renewed and 80’s would underpin the system’s focus on efficient design and optimising operating philosophy. The technical Time to First Rescue. For conventional advancements of First Generation Navies and those with modest air-lift systems would form the foundation capability, they offer a significant of the flyaway, free-swimming step-change in real-world capability. SRV-centric design. Improvements in technology, practice and procedure found in Second Generation systems would feature throughout. 16 | Introducing the Third Generation The Third Generation ‘Vision’ Submarine Rescue is perceived as both a political and humanitarian tool, but it exists for one purpose; to save life following a submarine incident. With each new generation of rescue system, there is an obligation to improve. The key to maximising the chances The classic measure by which all of successfully rescuing the crew of a submarine rescue systems have been distressed submarine (DISSUB) is in judged is their theoretical Time to First recognising that for any equipment to Rescue (TTFR); the target time from be useful, it must first be able to get call-out to arrival at the DISSUB. to the site of the DISSUB. As such the speed and reliability with which any When designing its Third Generation flyaway system can be deployed must submarine rescue system, JFD be carefully balanced against its concentrated not on the shortest effectiveness and capacity once on theoretical TTFR, but the ability to site.
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