The Submarine Rescue Diving Recompression System (SRDRS) is a

remotely operated underwater vehicle A remotely operated underwater vehicle (technically ROUV or just ROV) is a tethered underwater mobile device, commonly called ''underwater robot''. Definition This meaning is different from remote control vehicles operating on land or in the a ...

and its associated systems intended to replace the Mystic class

deep submergence rescue vehicle A deep-submergence rescue vehicle (DSRV) is a type of deep-submergence vehicle used for rescue of downed submarines and clandestine missions. While DSRV is the term most often used by the United States Navy, other nations have different design ...

as a means of rescuing

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

submarine crew members. Based on the

Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister of ...

Submarine rescue vehicle

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, the system is capable of rapidly deploying to a designated location, mounting to a

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, 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