Deep Sea Manned Submersibles Laboratory
Head: Hero of Russia Prof. Anatoliy Sagalevich
Department of Underwater Robotics, Inhabited Vehicles and Complexes
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The main directions of study:
Integrated scientific research and deep-sea works using manned submersibles.
20 hydrothermal fields of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans explored from the Mir submersibles.
Design and implementation of deep-sea technology.
Control of compliance with the international safety standards of deep-sea dives, servicing, maintenance and piloting submersibles.