Head: Hero of Russia Prof. Anatoliy Sagalevich
Department of Underwater Robotics, Inhabited Vehicles and Complexes

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.