The Submarine Rescue Diving Recompression System (SRDRS) is a

remotely operated underwater vehicle A remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROUV) or remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is a free-swimming submersible craft used to perform underwater observation, inspection and physical tasks such as valve operations, hydraulic functions and other g ...

and its associated systems intended to replace the ''Mystic'' class deep submergence rescue vehicle as a means of rescuing

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submarine crew members. Based on the

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Submarine rescue vehicle ''Remora'', the system is capable of rapidly deploying to a designated location, mounting to a vessel of opportunity, detecting and preparing the area around a downed submarine and submerging to depths of up to to retrieve members of its crew. The SRDRS then allows for the decompression of the crew.

References

External links

PRM Falcon
on the International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office website. Deep-submergence rescue vehicles {{vehicle-stub