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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND OUTLOOK
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND OUTLOOK
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Coast Guard regulatory jurisdiction, though one is not a U.S.-flag submersible. This is the largest number of tourist submersibles under a single national jurisdiction.
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NATURE AND STATUS OF THE TOURIST SUBMIl:RSIBLES INDUSTRY Precursors of Today's Tourist Submersible Small manned submarines did not originate with the current fleet of tourist submersibles. Over the past three decades nearly 100 deep submergence vehicles (DSVs)
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Japan DEEPSUB Perry 1975 10 Cozumel, Del Mar (PC-1202) Offshore Mexico Deep Sub ENTERPRISE Fluid Energy 1988 48 St.
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They were built in the United States by Perry Offshore Corporation (largest manufacturer of submersibles in the world, with 28 built) and in Canada by the former HYCO company (the second largest, with 14 built)
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Although RSL was the first company to offer tourist rides in submersibles since AUGUSTE PICCARD in 1964, they were not the first to introduce the modern built-for-the-purpose tourist submersible. This was done by Sub Aquatics Development Corporation (SADC)
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W Sub obtained the rights for the RS-250 and the fifth hull, while SubMarine Oy obtained a new tourist submersible design developed by Wartsila (SubMarine Oy calls this design the SM-100.) In 1989, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)
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With the demise of Fluid Energy and Wartsila's tourist submersible construction businesses, Sub Aquatics has virtually a market monopoly for at least a year. These three companies were the only ones who had built-for-the-purpose tourist submersibles in serial production, building a total of 14 among them.
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(unknown) F~ABECO, Finland/ Belgium SPT-16 Sulzer 1990 16 Swiss Lakes Deep Line Brothers, AG Switzerland NOTE: Lois listing is based on best information available at the time of publication of this study.
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If technical questions associated with the use of massive acrylic for submarine hulls can be overcome, this company also proposes to build a 30-passenger version of SEA P7EW. COMEX Marine Parks, Sea View Enterprises, and Hyco Technologies (if they return to the business)
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Downsizing is nonlinear; that is, a 25-passenger version of a design will cost more than half as much as a 50-passenger version. Yet there are compelling market reasons to develop tourist submersibles in the 6-20 passenger range.
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Against these indices, tourist submersibles are desirable attractions. Tourist destinations and cruise lines measure the potential of their market by highly refined techniques that consider the numbers of people who can afford to enjoy their services.
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The U.S. Coast Guard has acquired considerable "on-thejob learning as a result of having to adapt existing rules for surface vessels to immediate requirements.
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Thus, the Coast Guard's current concern with establishing a more effective regulatory framework for tourist submersibles will be most welcome by other nations facing similar concerns. This has already happened; in late 1989 the Coast Guard and ABS assisted the government of Bermuda in formulating rules and regulations for passenger submarine operations there.
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