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EXCERPI FROM COAST GUARD ADDENDUM TO THE NATIONAL SAR MANUAL
CHAPTER 6. PROCEDURES FOR UNDERWATER INCIDENTS
(a) CG Diving Policies & Procedures Manual,
COMDTINST M10560.4 series (NOTAL)
(b) CG Navigation and Vessel Inspection
Circular, COMDTPUB P16700.4 series (NOTAL)
(c) CG Helicopter Rescue Swimmer
Operations Manual, COMDTINST M3710.4 series (NOTAL)
(d) CG Boat Crew Seamanship Manual,
COMDTINST M16114.5 series (NOTAL)
(e) CG Cutter Swimmer Instruction,
COMDTINST 16134.1 series (NOTAL)
(f) NAVSEA SUBMISS/SUBSUNK Bill for Submarines and
Manned Noncombatant Submersibles,
NAVSEAINST 4740.1 series (NOTAL)
A. Purpose.
1.
This chapter gives Coast Guard SAR response procedures
for underwater incidents. It focuses on life-threatening
incidents requiring assistance from military or civilian
divers or dive resources.
2. Though not mandated to perform rescues, the Coast Guard
is responsible for developing, maintaining and operating
facilities for the promotion of safety under, as well as
on and over the high seas and waters subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States; and, traditionally,
has assisted distressed persons wherever and whenever
possible. The responsibility extends
submersibles operating on scientific,
missions; capsized or sunken vessels;
in which persons may be trapped.
B. Submersibles.
1.
2.
3.
to civilian
industrial or other
or crashed aircraft
Most SAR cases involving submersibles have occurred on
the surface. The Coast Guard or local resources handle
these. Rescues of persons trapped in sunken vessels will
normally require assistance from outside resources.
Submersibles have good safety records, but a few
accidents have demonstrated the difficulty of rescue and
the potential for high public interest. The number of
submersibles, especially for recreational and passenger-
for-hire use, is increasing, and, therefore, increasing
the probability of rescue incidences.
The Coast Guard has no special equipment to assist
submerged vessels or persons trapped in underwater
habitats. It must request suitable outside equipment and
assistance.
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4.
5.
The U.S. Navy is the primary source of expertise and
resources for complex underwater SAR incidents. The Navy
Department's point of contact is the Navy Command Center
Duty Captain at the Pentagon. This Navy command center
can provide fleet resources, specialized experimental
equipment and civilian undersea salvage specialists.
When the Navy responds, it normally assumes SAR mission
coordination and the Coast Guard takes on a support role.
Until then the Coast Guard must respond with its own or
other available resources.
Reference (a), Coast Guard Diving Policies and
Procedures, states that a Commanding Officer may use
military divers, commercial divers or similarly highly
trained diving resources, such as local police divers.
If a commanding officer is faced with a life threatening
situation and none of the military, commercial or other
highly trained diving resources are reasonably
available, he may consider using personnel with
recreational diver qualifications who volunteer their
services. Reference (a) states clearly that this
discretion should be exercised most carefully after
seriously considering the training, qualification,
medical, physical, and psychological condition of the
volunteer, the condition of the diver's equipment, and
the hazards of the dive.
6. Submersible operators have no mutual assistance plans at
this time. Plans are being developed to possibly create
a mutual assistance program for research/construction
deep submersible owners and operators. This initiative
is being facilitated by NOAA and members of the deep
diving submersible community.
7.
recreational
Commandant (G-MTH) has described various safety
procedures for passenger-carrying-submersibles in
reference (b). Various requirements for safety of
submersible vessels carrying more than six passengers
include maximum depth of water for the submersible's
operating area, means of escape from the pressure hull,
predetermined route of the submersible, support vessel,
lifesaving equipment, life support systems, etc. This
publication also outlines the authority and recommended
actions of the Captain of the Port (COTP) regarding
~ submersibles.
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EXCERPT FROM COAST GUARD ADDENDUM TO THE NATIONAL SAR MANUAL
S. The Coast Guard operates a voluntary reporting system for
civilian submersible operations for salvage, research,
construction, etc. Submersible operators may provide the
nearest Coast Guard district with details of a planned
submersible operation.
C. Persons Trapped in Capsized Vessels.
1. Incidents do occur where persons are trapped under
capsized vessels or in compartments of vessels, aircraft,
automobiles, etc. Coast Guard resources for rescue in
these cases are severely limited. Immediate Coast Guard
SAR response resources may include SRU's which may have
rescue swimmers. Rescue of persons trapped below the
surface of the water is an inherently dangerous exercise
and therefore the long standing policy of the Coast Guard
regarding placing of Coast Guard personnel in
"unreasonable danger" applies.
2.
Policy regarding the use of rescue swimmers is:
a. Helicopter Rescue Swimmers. Outlined in reference
(c). The decision to deploy a helicopter rescue
swimmer is initiated by the pilot-in-command, but the
rescue swimmer has the authority to decline
deployment if the rescue swimmer assesses the
situation to be beyond his/her capabilities. A
helicopter rescue swimmer shall not swim into nor
under a capsized or submerged vessel, aircraft, or
vehicle. The helicopter rescue swimmer may search
visually and reach inside from the exterior of the
object. If it is determined that someone is trapped
under or in the object and cannot be reached from the
exterior, alternative assistance must be used such as
divers.
b. Small Boat Swimmers. Procedures for small boat
swimmers are presented in reference (d). Swimmers
from small boat SRUs are normally boat crewmembers
without specialized rescue swimmer training and
operate tethered to the small boat.
c.
Cutter Swimmers. The training requirements and
intent of the use of swimmers from cutters are
outlined in reference (e). Cutter swimmers are not
meant to act on their own and are to be tethered and
serve as the means of transporting a victim back to
the cutter or its small boat.
a. Procedures recommended for rescuing personnel trapped in
a capsized vessel are:
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OCEDI,JRES FOR UNDERWATER INCIDENTS
Upon arrival on scene attempt to find out if anyone
is trapped inside and where they might be. Question
survivors, especially those who escaped from the
hull. Communicate through the hull by tapping or
shouting. If successful, keep trapped persons
advised throughout the operation.
Stabilize the hull with other boats tied alongside or
with a buoy tender. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIGHT THE BOAT
at this stage.
c. Estimate the volume of air remaining in the
compartment. This estimation need not be exact, but
it is necessary in order to calculate the remaining
survival time of the trapped persons. An
approximation of the total minutes of breathable air
remaining from the time of capsizing can be
calculated by multiplying the volume of trapped air
(in cubic feet) by three and then dividing by the
number of persons trapped.
d. Rescue swimmers may dive beside the vessel and
attempt to lead trapped persons out by reaching under
or inside the vessel. The rescue swimmer shall not
dive under or into the vessel or any of its
compartments.
e.
Inject clean air only from diving tanks or diving
compressors so that it bubbles up inside. This will
help keep the boat afloat and may provide more
breathing air. Unless one end of the hose is
connected to a source of air pressure or unless the
hose has a check valve, do not put the air hose in
the air pocket. This precaution is to prevent
siphoning air out of the pocket through the hose. DO
NOT puncture the hull to get air to victims--this can
cause loss of the air they have.
f. Only if no rescue from the capsized vessel is
possible, rerighting the craft may be considered.
Refer to reference (d) for direction and procedures
for rerighting a craft. If rerighting cannot be
accomplished safely, very carefully tow the vessel
close to shore and attempt beaching. Do not allow
vessel to roll over because it may sink. Keep the
trapped persons informed of your intentions. Do not
use gas cutting torches on powered vessels to cut
through the hull to remove trapped personnel.
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EXCERPT FROM COAST GUARD ADDENDUM TO THE NATIONAL SAR MANUAL
D. Use of Underwater Acoustic Beacons (fingers).
1. Many aircraft downed in moderate or shallow waters have
not been found, or excessive time and funds have been
expended in determining crash locations. Some of these
aircraft could have been located if they had an installed
Underwater Acoustic Beacon, commonly called a pinger. A
pinger emits a sound in a submerged aircraft that may be
detected by surface craft or divers using an underwater
acoustic locator. All Coast Guard aircraft have been
equipped with gingers.
2. Pingers may be attached to the hull of an overturned
vessel that is in danger of sinking, when personnel are
known or suspected to be trapped inside the hull. This
action is not routine, and is not taken in all SAR cases
involving overturned hulls. When such action is needed,
the OSC should request a pinger from the SMC. Pingers
are not readily available in all locations. They may be
obtained from a Coast Guard or U. S. Navy air station or
by calling the U. S. Navy Duty Captain desk at the
Pentagon for supply by the Supervisor of Salvage.
Personnel trained to locate pingers using locator
receivers are available through the U. S. Navy Supervisor
of Salvage office. For emergencies, requests for service
are to made with the U. S. Navy Duty Captain Desk in the
Pentagon.
E. ~— _~'
1. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centers shall:
a. Monitor civilian submersible and underwater habitat
activity within the district and advise the
Commandant of developments which may affect
procedures and policies of this directive.
b. Inform submersible manufacturers, owners and
operators within the district of the voluntary
reporting system for submersible operations.
When informed of a civilian submersible operation,
send a message to Chief of Naval Operations and issue
a Notice to Mariners giving the locationts) and
timers) of the operation. Tourist submersibles are
approved for specific sites and have as many as 12
dives per day; therefore, notification for tourist
submersibles should be as a permanent record.
d. Maintain files of copies of the Certificate of
Inspection (COT) and a copy of the submersible
operations manual as approved by the COTP in the RCC
for reference in the event of a rescue incident.
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PROCEDURES FOR UNDERWATER INCIDENTS
Establish a resource file of local, state,
commercial, military rescue and/or salvage divers and
submersibles for use in underwater search and rescue.
f.
When assistance is required for a civilian underwater
SAR incident:
(1) Call the Navy Department Duty Captain at the
Pentagon (On duty 24 hours: Commercial (202) 695-
0231, Autovon 225-0231~.
If the incident involves a civilian submersible,
request implementation of SUBMISS/SUBSUNK per
reference (f). Send a fOllOW-UD message
confirming the request.
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(2) Respond with Coast Guard resources as appropriate
(On-Scene Commander, rescue platform such as buoy
tender, traffic control, aircraft,
communications, and/or logistics.)
(3) Serve as SAR Mission Coordinator (SMC). If Navy
resources are used, the Navy may assume SMC. If
the Navy assumes SMC, continue to assist as
requested.
(4) Inform the Area Commander and Commandant of the
progress of the rescue before and after the Navy
assumes SMC.
(5) Prepare a SAR Case Study in addition to the
normal assistance report.
2. Commandant (G-NRS) shall:
a. Maintain liason with the Navy and other organizations
to coordinate planning for civilian underwater SAR
emergencies.
b. Distribute available reports on U.S. submersibles and
other appropriate information to district commanders
and to Rescue Coordination Centers.
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EXCERPT FROM COAST GUARD ADDENDUM TO THE NATIONAL SAR MANUAL
3. Marine Inspection Offices/COTPs shall:
a. Forward copies of the Certificate of Inspection (COI)
and the approved operations manual of passenger
carrying submersibles to the appropriate RCC showing
safety features and conditions, determined route,
depth and any other applicable information necessary
to prosecute a SAR case with the vessel.
b.
Submit to the appropriate RCC information on any
requirements developed for recreational submersibles
Authorizations for recreational submersible
operations should be copied to the RCC.
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From: Chief of Natural Operations
Subj: OPNAV .SUBMISS/SUBSUNK BILL
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
WASHINGTON. DC 203S0 2000
IN REPLY REFER TO
3130
Ser 02/9U576280
12 September 1989
Encl: (1) Information Regarding Action to be Taken in the
Washington Area
(2) Washington Area Notification List
(3) Information Regarding Capabilities of Forces Afloat
(4) Information Regarding Manned Noncombatant
Submersibles/Submarines
(S) Status of Rescue Agreements with Foreign Countries
1. Enclosures (l) through (5) provide information to assist the
Navy Department Duty Captain (NDDC) and Navy Command Center (NCC)
personnel in the event SrJBMISS/SUBSUNK is declared for a
submarine or manned noncombatant submersible.
2. This letter supersedes CNO ltr 3130 Ser 02/8U576271 of 9 May
88.
3. Enclosures (1) through (5) are to be incorporated into the
"Submarine Disaster Binder" maintained in the Navy Command Center
and the OP-02 Duty Officer's safe. OP-231 will verify and update
this binder on a semiannual basis. The OPNAV point of contact is
OP-231 at 202-697-2069.
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D . L . Cp O~: R
By direc~n
Distribution:
CNO (OP-OON, O9C, 092, 093, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 03, 04, 05, 06,
64, 07)
COMNAVSEASYSCOM (SEA-OOP2 for Duty Officer, PMS-393 TIC, PMS-395)
COMNAVMILPERSCOM (Code NOll for Duty Officer)
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INFORMATION REGARDING ACTION SO BE TAKEN
I N THE WASH I NGTON AREA
_
SUBt4ISS/SUBSUNK declaration is made as follows:
a. For a U.S. or fr iendly foreign submar ine operating under
U.S. control, SUBbSISS/SVBSUNK will be declared by the Submar ine
Operating Author ity under whose control the submar ine is
opera t ing .
b. For a manned noncombatant stabber s ible opera ted by the
Navy or operating under a Nary lease, SUBMISS/SUBSVNK will be
declared by the Submar ine Operating Author ity in whose area the
submersible is operating.
U.S.
c. For the loss of a civilian submersible not operated by or
under lease to the U. S. Navy, the U. S. Coast Guard may reques t
Nary assistance in accordance with the National Search and Rescue
Plan, 1969. Under federal law, the Coast Guard is responsible for
developing, establishing, maintaining and operating, with due
regard to the requirements of national defense, rescue facilities
for the promotion of safety on, under, and over the high seas and
waters sub ject to the jur isdiction of the United States. The Navy
is assigned no direct responsibility in the National SM Plan for
the re scue of per sonnet or sa Ivage of c iv i ~ i an owned and ope r a ted
submersibles. However, provision is made for the use of Navy
facilities to meet civil needs on a not-to-interfere basis with
higher pr for ity military missions. If Navy assistance is
requested by the Coast Guard, SUBMISS/SUBSUNK will be declared by
the Navy Depar tmen t Du ty Capta in ~ N~DC) af te r consu I ta ~ ion w i th
the cognizant fleet commander and the Assistant Chief of Naval
Opera t ions ( Under sea war f are ) ( 08-02 ~ . ~ f SUBMISS/SUBSUNK i s
declared, the Navy will respond to the fullest extent possible
within its existing capabilities. If Navy assistance is provided,
the NDDC, when requested by OP-02, wi Il des ignate a Naval Command
as SAR Mission Coordinator (SMC) and will notify the cognizant
Coast Guard Area or Distr ict Commander of this designation. The
SAC wilt designate an appropr late naval of f icer on scene as the On
Scene Commander {OSC). The OSC shall be qualified for succession
to command at sea, and if practicable, be a submar ine of f icer
serving in a submarine billet.
d. OP-02 will evaluate any request for submarine or
submersible rescue not addressed above and direct action as may be
deemed appropriate by cognizant U.S. authority.
2. When SUBMISS/SUBSUNR is declared by a Submarine Operating
Author ity or when a canned civilian non-combatant submersible
eme agency ar i ses, the fol l ow ing act ions wi Il be taken w i th i n
OPNAV:
Enclosure (~)
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a . The NDOC she ~ I:
(~) Notify the persons and activities listed in the
Washington Area Notif ication List, enclosure {2) .
Notif ication should be made in the order listed
us ing the most exped i t ious means ava i fable .
(2) Coordinate with the OP-02 Cr isis Action Team (CAT)
leade r .
(3) Upon receipt of a request for naval assistance from
a cognizant Coast Guard area or distr ict commander,
declare SUBMISS/SUBSUNK for the loss of a manned
civilian submersible not operated by or under Navy
lease, after consultation with the Assistant Chief
of Naval Operations (Undersea Warfare) (OP-02) and
the cognizant f lee t commander . Request that the
f lee t commander take appropr late action and author i ze
~ irect liaison with the cognizant V. S. Coast Guard
commander .
(4 ~ Inform the Chief of Naval Information (CHINF,O) in
order to coordinate preparation of a statement con-
c e r n i ng th e SUBMI SS/SUBSUNK ev en t . Al ~ i n f orma t i on
releases will be coordinated with the cognizant fleet
commander and OPNAV staff offices. If a nuclear
submar ine is involved, the release must be cleared
through the Nuclear Propulsion Directorate (SEA-08 ~ .
b. OP-02 shall determine the type of watch to be set in the
CNO Cr Isis Action Center to coordir~ate follow-on actions. A
Cr Isis Action Team {CAT) or a response cell will be formed to
coordinate actions and remain stationed until the SUBMISS/SUBSUNK
condition is terminated. In some instances, such as responding to
a foreign country under a rescue agreement, a one-officer
continuous watch in the COO Crisis Action Center may be
su f f ic tent . For the loss of a U. S . submar ine, the comple te CAT
would be required.
(1) The following are designated to report to the NCC to
form the CAT or response cell.
C_
I II III
Leader OP-21 OP-22 OP-23
Asst Invader OP-212C OP-232 OP-223C
Member OP-231 OP-223E OP-212D
Cler ical Suppor t OP-21W OP-22W OP-02S1
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DEPARTMENT OF TH E NAVY
NAVAl RFA SYSTFMS COMMAN[)
~JA:~H'NGrON t)C 20367 5 1,'1
NAVSEA IN STRUCT ION 4740 .1A CHAN GE TRAN SM I TTAL 1
_ .. .. ... . . . . .. . ..
From: Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
1N REPL' REFER ro
NAVSEA IN ST 4740. 1A CH -1
r)pH PMS395
,\ .14N 1 98R,
Subj: NAVSEA SUBMISS/SUBSUNK B ILL FOR SU8MAR INKS AND MANNED NONCOI.lBATANT
SIJBMERS IBLES
Encl: ( 1 ) New Encl os ure ( 1 )
1. Purpose. To update the NAVSEA SUBMISS/SUBSUNK BILL.
2. Action
a. Replace old enclosure (1) with new enclosure (1).
b. Make the fol l owi ng pen and i nk changes.
(1) Change reference (a) to 'iCNO ltr Ser 02/6U385030 of 1 Apr 86,
Subj: OPNAV SUBMISS/SUBSUNK Bi] l ".
(2) In pare 2.d, third line, of enc~osure (2) delete "SLM or SHAPM"
and i nsert " Program Manager " .
(3) In pare 5. first two ~ ines, of enclosure (2) del ete "PDS 350.
SHAPM" and insert "the applicable NAVSEA Program Manager".
(4) In pare 4, second l ine, of appendix A to enclosure (2) del ete
"921R" and i nsert "92Q"
Di stri button: ~ See next page
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Deputy Commander
Submarine Directorate
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Representative terms from entire chapter:
duty officer
NAVSEA IN ST 4740. l A CH- 1
8 dAN 1988
Di stri but~on:
SNDL Al
A2A
A3
A5
B5
21A
23
24G
26V V2
28K
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FD1
FF1
FF5
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NAVSEA SUBMISS/SUBSUNK Notification List
.. . . . . . . . . . ~ . .. ... . . . . . . . . . ..
NAVSEAINST 4740.1 A CH-1
8 JAN 1988
Code T l I Ll ()Ff ICE**
SEA 92 Deputy Commander for Submarines 692-l 564
SEA 00 Commander. NAVSEA 692-3381
SEA 08 Deputy Commander for Nucl ear 692-3887
Pro pul s i o n ( I F N UCLEAI? SUBMAR IN E ~
SEA 09 Vi ce Commander, NAVSEA 692-3681
*PMS395
Program Manager, Deep Submergence Systems 692-3421
Pro g r am ~ See No te 1 ~
SEA OOC Director of Ocean Engineering, 697-7386
Supervisor of Sal vage and Diving
*PMS 350
Program Manager, SEA WOLF Class Submarine 692-5503
Acquisition Program Management Office
*PMS393 Program Manager, Attack Submari ne 692-3405
Program (See Note 1)
*PMS396 Program Manager, Strategic Submarine 692-7207
Pro g ram
SEA 08 Appl icahl e SEA 08 Pro ject Officer
(as determined by the app] icabl e EMS)
SEA OOD
Di rector, Congres signal /Publ i c Af fai rs Of fi ce 692-6928
* Applicable Program Manager for particular submarine.
**NAVSEA duty officer has access to all home phone numbers.
Note 1. PMS395 i s the Program Flanager for the fol 1 owi ng SSNs:
... . _
USS SAM HOUSTON (SSN 609)
USS JOHN ~RSHALL (SSN 611)
USS PARCHE (S~ 683)
USS RICHARD 13. RUSSELL (SSN 687)
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Encl os ure (1 )
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND
WASHINGS TON. ~ ~2 5 t 01
NAVSEA I NSTRUCT ION 4740 .1A
f rom: Commander , Naval Sea Systems Command
To: All Offices Reporting Di rectly to COblNAVSEA
IN. REFLY REFER T0
NAVSEAI NST 4740.
Ser 92/34
12 Sep 85
Subs: NAVSEA SUBb1ISS/SUBSUNK BILL FOR Sl)13MARINES AND MANNED NONCOMBATANT
StJB~tERS I BLES
Ref: (a) OPNAVINST 31 30.2G of 3 Jul 84, Subj: OPNAV SUBllISS/SUBSUNK BILL
Encl: (1 ~ NAVSEA SUBMISS/SUBSUNK Notification Li st
(2) NAVSEA Action To Be Taken In Support Of A SlJBMISS/SUBSUNK Event
1 . Purpose. To ensure that the Navel Sea Systems Command i s al erted to provide
assistance whenever a SU13~1ISS/SUBSUNK event is executed for submarines or manned
noncombatant s~bmersi bl es .
9. ancel 1 ati on. NAVSEAINST 4740.1 of 23 January 1975.
3. Background
a. Reference (a) outl ines the actions to be taken by the Navy Department
!)uty Captain (()PNAV), Navy Command Center (ICC), in case of a SUBt4ISS/SUBSUNK
event involving a U.S. submarine, ~ friendly foreign submarine operating
under U.S. control ~ or a manned noncombatant submersible operated by the
U.S. Navy or operating under Navy 1 ease. "EVENT SUBMISSJSUBSUNK" wi 1 1 be
placed in effect by the submarine operating authority under whose control the
submarine is operating. A submarine may be reported missing (SUBMISS) if the
crew fails to observe a scheduled contact (in accordance with its operational
orders) within a prescribed time lapse. If a submarine is known to be lost
through accident or has been listed SUBMISS for a prescribed period, a SUBSUNK
report may be issued. In either case the report will be issued by the parent
command of the missing submarine by naval message of FLASH precedence.
The Navy Department Duty Captain is directed by reference (a) to noti fy the
NAVSEA Headqua rters Duty Of fi cer of the si tuati on .
b. "EVENT SUBMISS/SUBSUNK" wi 1 1 al so be p1 aced i n ef feet by the Navy
[)epartment Duty Captai n when U. S. Navy assi stance i s requested by the U. S.
Coast Guard in the event of the loss of a submersible not operated by or under
1 ease to the U.S. Navy. Under the terms of the National Search and Rescue
pl an, a federal government i nteragency agreement, the Coast Guard has author) ty
to call upon the facilities of other signatory agencies for assistance in
Search and Rescue (SAR) cases. If so requested, the Navy wil 1 respond to the
f u] lest extent pos si bl e wi thi n i ts capabi 1 i ti es . A SUSHI SS/ SUB SUNK
report wil 1 be issued by naval message of FLASH precedence. The Navy
Department Duty Captai n i s di rected by reference (a) to noti fy the NAVSEA
Headquarters Duty Of fi cer of the si tuati on.
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19 Sep 85
4. _cope
a. Thi s i nstructi on serves to:
(1) Ensure NAVSEA codes who may receive notification of a S~J8MISS/
SUBSUNI; event al ert appropri ate personnel .
(2) I:)esignate and assign responsibil ities to hIAVSE,) codes for support
o f SUSh1ISS/SUBSUNK events .
b. The provisions of this instruction wi] 1 cease to apply should the
operation become one of a salvage nature. Appropriate salvage instructions
wil 1 then apply. This could occur should:
~1 ) The personnel in the submarine escape or be rescued and the
submarine or parts thereof remain on the bottom.
(2) The personnel entrapped have perished due to exhaustion of
their life support or some other casualty and rescue is no longer possible.
5. Acti on
a. NAVSEA personnel who receive noti fication of a SUBMISS/SU8SlJNK
event shall immediately ensure that the NAVSEA Headquarters Duty Officer
(duri ng non-work) ng hours) or the NAVSEA Deputy Commander for Submari nes
(SEA 92) (during working hours) is notified.
b. When noti fled that "EVENT SUBblISS/SlJ85UNK" has been pl aced in
effect, the NAUSEA Headquarters Duty Officer (during non-working hours)
or the NAVSEA Deputy Commander for Submarines (during working hours)
shal 1 contact the personnel 1 i sted i n encl osure ( 1 ~ i n the order 1 i sted,
and inform them of the situation and any actionts) requi red of them by
encl osure (2~.
c. The Deputy Commander for Submarines (SEA 92) seal 1 di rect the
NAVSEA response to SUBMISS/SlJ8SUNK events. The Program Manager, Deep
Submergence Systems Program, (PHS395) shall assist SEA 92 and shall act
in his absence. Responsibil ities are assigned by enclosure (2) to affected
NAVSEA codes.
d. The Of fi ce of Eli 1 i tary Personnel ~ SEA ()OV) shal 1 ensure that a
copy to this instruction and reference (a) are readi ly available to the
NAVSEA Headquarters Duty Of fi cer i n the stand) ng i nstructi ons .
Copy to:
~ See page
H. L~OUNg~
Vice C\mmand;,
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Distribution: (2 copies each unless otherwise indicated)
SNOL A1 ASSTSECNAV RES
A2A CNR
A3 CN() (OP 23, l~p O9B1 )
-A5 Bu reaus
B5 COMDT COGARD
2l A Fleet Cormanders in Chief
23 Force Comrranders
24G Submari ne Force Canmander s
261/ V2 COMSUBGRU REP
28~1 Submarine Group and Squadron LANT
28K2 Submari ne Group and Squadron PAC
C84B N~SYS~
FB30 NAVSHIPREPFAC
fD1 COMNAVOCEANCOM
F F 1 COMNAVD I ST WASH I NGTON DC
f F5 NAVSAFECEN
. . . .
E3D3 ~V~STSYSCEN
E3D4 NAV~ANSYSCEN
E3D6 DINSEDC
E3D9 NUSC
FKM22 NAVPURFORMCEN (20() and negati ves )
F KP6D NAVXP I V I l1(;U
FK`P7 NAVSH I PYD
FKP8 SUPSH I D
FT44 NAV[) IVESALVTRACEN
f T88 ED()SCOL
OOC (10)
~/ ( 2 )
08 (5)
92 (5)
921 ( 1 O)
PDS 350 ( 2 )
P~tS393 ( 5 )
PMS394 ( 5 ) Stocked:
PMS395 ( 5 ) Canma nd i ng Of f i ce r
PtlS 396 ( 5 ) Na va 1 Publ i cat i ons and Fo rms Cente r
O9B12 ( 2 ) 5801 Tabor Avenue
O9B352 (100) Phi 1 adel phia, PA 19120
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NAVSEA SUBMISS/SUBSUNK Noti fication Li st
.
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Code TITLE OFF ICE**
SEA 92 Deputy Commander for S''l~mari nes 692-1 5fi5
.SEA f)0 Commander, NAVSEA 692-3381
SEA 08 Deputy Comn~ander for Nucl ear 692-3887
Propul s i on ~ IF NUCLEAR SUBMAR INK ~
SEA O? Vi ce Commander, rJAVSEA 692-3681
P,nIS395 Program Flanager, neep Submergence Systems 692-3421
Prog ram
SEA noc Di rector of Ocean Engi neeri ng, 697-7386
Supervi sor of Sa 1 vage and [)i vi ng
*PDS 35() ni rector, Attack Subrnari ne Acqui si ti on 692-7002
Program (SSN 21 C1 ass ~
*SEA 921 [)i rector, Submari ne Logi sti c Di vi si on 692-3405
*~15393 Program Manager, Attack Sub'~arine Acquisition 692-720()
Prog ram
*PMS.394 Progra~n Manager, SSN 21 Acqui si ti on Progra~n 692-1888
*DMS396 Program Manager,TRIl)ENT Submarine Acquisition 692-7208
Prog ram
SEA oR Appl icable SEA na Project Officer
(as determi ned by PDS 35(), SEA 921 or
the PMS, as appl i cabl e)
SEA OO
Director, Congressional/Public Affairs Office 692-6928
* Applicable Ship Logistics Manager (SLM), Program Director (PnS) or Ship
Acqui si ti on Project Manager ~ SHAP!~1) for parti cul ar submari ne .
**NAVSEA duty officer has access to all home phone numbers.
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NAVSEA Action To Be Taken In Support Of A SUBMI.SS/SUBSUNK Event
. _ . . _ . .
1. When notified that "EVENT SUBMISS/SUBSUNK" has been placed in effect,
the Duty Officer (during non-working hours) or the Deputy Commander for
Submarines (SEA 92) (during working hours) shall:
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a. Contact the personnel listed in enclosure (1 ), in the order listed,
either at work or home, using the most expeditious means avai 1 able.
b. Inform them of the situation and the actionts) required of them
as listed herein. (Appendix A hereto provides background information on
noncombatant submarines and submersibles.)
2. Upon being noti fled of "EVENT SUBMISS/SUBSIJNK", SEA 92 shal 1 take
the fol lowing action:
a. Assi st the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Submarine Warfare) (OP-02)
in coordinating CNO's action. A Crisis Action Team or a response cel 1 wil ~
have been established in the CNO Crisis Action Center (697-6573, 4, 5) under
OP-07 d i rect i on .
b. Contact the operational TYCOM to determine what technical assistance
can be of fered.
c. Establish a continuous watch in SEA 92.
d. Provide advice and direction to the Supervisor of Salvage, the
Program Manager, Deep Submergence Systems Program, (PMS395) and the appl icable
SLY or SHAPE for the parti cul ar vessel .
e. Al ert the Naval Shi pya rd Commander nea rest the scene .
f. Alert the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, USN
nea rest the scene.
9. If the submarine is nuclear-powered, coordinate information and action
with the Deputy Commander for Nuclear Propulsion (SEA ()8~.
h. Establ i sh 1 i a i son wi th the Commander, Submari ne Devel opulent Group ONE.
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3. Upon being notified of a SUB~tISS/SUBSt.)NK event, PMS395 shall provide
advice to SEA 92 on submersibles and rescue matters.
4. tJpon hei ng noti fled of a SUBMISSJSUBSUNK event, the Supervi sor of
Salvage (S'JPSALV) (SEA neck shall take the following action:
a. Provide advice to SEA 92 on diving and salvage matters.
to. Make al 1 preparations to deploy the Experimental Diving Unit's
emergency di vi ng team.
c. Al ert the Navy ni vi ng and Sal vage School of the event and pos si bl e
drawdown of i ts i nstructor personnel .
d. Alert SUPSALV Deep Drone contractor and CUR Y I II personnel for
pos s i bl e depl oyment .
Alert the closest emergency ship salvage material base.
Al ert the appropri ate di vi ng contractor.
9. Al ert the appropri ate Sal vage contractor.
h. When di rected by SEA 92, execute a rescue by Sal vase.
5. Upon bei ng noti fi ed of a S'JB'1ISS/SUBSkJNK event, POS 350 ~ SSN 21 ~ or the
NAVSEA SLM or SHAPM for the particular submarine will take the following
act i on:
e.
f.
a. Provi de advice to SEA 92 and to SEA OOC on submari ne matters.
h. Alert and coordinate with the SEA OS Program Officer (if a nuclear
snarl ne i s i nvol ved ~ .
c. Assemble the appl icable fol lowing publ ications for the submarine or
suhn~ersi bl e as appropri ate:
l ~ Bookl et of General Pl ens
(2) Training Aid Booklets
(3) Submarine Certi fication Boundary Book
(4) F)amage Control Rook
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( 5 ) Shi p Sa 1 vage Drawi ngs
(6) Ship Systems Manual s
(7) Steam and Electric Plant Manuals
6. upon being notified of a SUBMISS/SUBSUNK event, the Public Affairs
Office (SEA ODD) shall advise SEA 92 and prepare media notification
(via the Navy's Office of Information) about the event, coordinating
ef forts -with SEA 08 when a nucl ear powered submari ne i s i nvol ved .
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Background Information Regarding Noncombatant
Submari nes and Sul~mersi bl es
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1. Noncombatant submarines and submersibles are generally designed to
perform specific ocean engineering tasks. As ~ result the size, hul ~ form,
and equi pment arrangements of such vessel s are usual ly quite di fferent from
those of combatant submari nest
2. Noncombatant submarines and submersibles have the fol lowing common
character) sti cs:
a. The 1 i fe support i s short term except for NR-1 and USS DOLPHIN.
b. Hatches are not compati bl e with the Submarine Rescue Chamber or
the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) used for submarine rescue.
c.
They are general ly not desi gned for escape using buoyant ascent.
d. The most feasible method of saving the lives of the crew is to
Sal v age the vessel .
3. The NAVSEA Deep Submergence Program Of fi ce ~ PMS395 ~ i s responsi bl e
for the technical and logistic support of noncombatant submarines and
subn~ersibles. These include NR-1, USS DOLPHIN, DSV TURTLE, DSV SEA CLIFF,
OSRV MYSTIC and DSRV AVALON. PMS395 has detailed knowledge about these
subT ari nes/submersi bl es.
4. F)SV AL\IIN is operated for the Navy by Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institute. SEA 921 R has detai 1 ed knowl edge about thi s submersi bl e.
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Encl os ure ~ 2
