Submarine Rescue Vehicle (SRV)
The SRV is a manned submersible and was developed from previous rescue vehicles, notably LR5, developed by Perry Slingsby Systems Ltd in North Yorkshire. It is 10m long, weighs 27 tonnes and has an all-steel(NQ1), single piece hull. The craft is operated by a three man crew (a pilot, an observer and a rescue chamber operator). It can operate at depths between 20m and 610m and can mate with the rescue hatch seal at angles of up to 60 degrees in any direction. It also uses the latest technology batteries, the Rolls Royce "Zebra" type. These enable it to stay submerged for up to 96 hours. Propulsion is provided by 2 x 25kW units, with a further 4 smaller units being used for positioning. It is the latest generation of Rescue Vehicle and has Diverless Recovery, Fibre-Optic Data Comms and a Self Contained Breathing system developed by Divex. It was delivered in October 2007, has made a 600 metre deep mate with a submarine, and is currently completing trials.
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