HEALY normally sails with a dive team consisting of one
dive officer and four dive team members. All are U.S.
Navy trained. They are tasked with supporting science
operations and conducting underwater inspections and carrying
out a limited level of work on the ship’s hull and
underwater appendages, if required. The dive locker is
located on the 02 level, port side, as part of the Hangar
complex. It has a gross deck area of approximately 210
square feet. The dive locker is equipped with a shower,
water closet, wet suit drying rack, six lockers, desk,
stowage for 12 air bottles, bench, and a diving air compressor.
The ship carries a portable decompression unit located
in the Medical complex.
Diving in the Arctic environment is an unforgiving
and potentially dangerous situation. However, with PRIOR
arrangements and certification of the physical and technical
capabilities of persons temporarily embarked on the
ship, civilian diving from HEALY can be considered on
a case by case basis. Diving needs should be expressed
as part of the cruise planning process.
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