DUAL DEEP WORKER SPECIFICATIONS

Launch Date
July 2003

Builder
Nuytco Research Co: Vancouver, Canada

Size
Length - 2.20 Metres / 86.55 Inches
Width - 2.00 Metres / 79.42 Inches
Height - 2.00 Metres / 79.30 Inches
Weight - 2.7 Tonnes / 6,000 Lbs

Operating Depth
600 Metres / 2,000 Feet

Maximum Speed
2 - 3 Knots

Crew
1 Pilot / 1 Observer

Payload
Standard 315 Kgs / 700 Lbs

Pressure Hull
Two Independent Hulls 96 Cm (38 Inch) Diameter Sphere Attached To 61 Cm Diameter by 91cm Diameter (24 Inch Diameter by 36 Inch Diameter) Long Leg Cylinders.

Manufactured Of A516 Grade 70 Steel With 316 Stainless Steel Hatch Ring.

Pressure Hulls Installed On A 'J-Can' Frame Above Two Cylindrical Aluminium Battery Pods.

Viewing Ports
Two 76 Cm (30inch) Diameter Acrylic Hemispheres Serving As Entry/Exit Hatches.

Power Source
Two 46 Cm (18 Inch) Diameter Battery Pods.
Each Pod Contains 10 High Ampere, Deep Cycle Agm Batteries.
Nominal Voltage 240 Vdc, 12 Kw Total Power.
12 And 24 Volts (500 Watts) Supplied By Converter.

Ballast
175 Cubic Feet Of Ballast Air Provided To Fill Bow/Stern 'Soft' Buoyancy Tanks.
Bow Tank 62 Kgs (145 Lbs) Lift, Stern Tank 100 Kg (224 Lbs).
Lift Thruster Control Available From Either Hull.
Auto Depth Control Via On-Board Plc.

Maneuvering Control
Four Main 1 H.P. Horizontal Thrusters.
Two 1 H.P. Ducted Vertical Thrusters Located Fore And Aft.

Life Support
160 Man-Hours From Four Oxygen Cylinders Carried Externally.
Four Mechanical Oxygen Controllers With Electronic And Analog Monitoring.
Carbon Dioxide Removed Via Four Independent Scrubbers.
Emergency Breathing Via Built In Breathing System (Bibs).

Navigation Systems
Gyro Compass.
Modified Imagenex Sonar Unit Switchable From Standard Scan To High-Resolution Short Range

Observation
2 X 200 Watt Newtliteâ Hmi Lighting System.
Plus Ability To Add Lighting And Camera Packages.

Installed Camera System
1/3 Inch Super Had Ccd
768 X 494 Ntsc Picture Elements
460 Horizontal Tv Lines
12 X Zoom Lens
3000 Metre Depth Rating.

Communication
Surface Standard Marine VHF Radio.
Subsea Communication Via UQC 27 Khz Digital Newtcomâ Acoustic Underwater Telephone.
Inter-Hull Communication Via Vox Controlled Headsets And Microphones.

Dual Deep Worker Brochure
Dual_Deep_Worker.pdf (Requires Acrobat 636k)