TSAMTO, June 27. The crew of the autonomous inhabited deep-sea rescue vehicle AS-36 of the SF rescue squad under the command of Captain 3rd rank Andrey Volkov is undergoing acceptance tests in the Kola Bay on the traverse of the main base of the SF – Severomorsk.
For several years, the AS-36 underwent an average repair with the modernization of the main systems at the Gunboat Ship Repair Plant in St. Petersburg. During the repair work, radio equipment, automation and traffic control systems were completely updated on it. A new navigation system has been installed that allows you to accurately determine the location of the device, both on the surface of the sea and under water. The body of the device was tested in laboratory conditions for the maximum pressure it experiences at depths of more than 1000 meters.
During the tests in the Kola Bay, the parameters of the operation of the apparatus's instruments, all systems and mechanisms, driving qualities in surface and underwater positions are checked, maneuvering is practiced. At the final stage of testing, the device will dive to its working depth – more than 700 meters in support of another autonomous rescuer – AS-34, which is based on board the rescue vessel "Georgy Titov".
The regular carrier of the AS-36 underwater vehicle is the Mikhail Rudnitsky rescue vessel, whose crew ensures that all manipulations and test work are carried out with it in the Kola Bay.
The rescue underwater vehicle AS-36 "Bester" is designed to assist and rescue crews of emergency submarines. The device was designed in the central design bureau "Lapis Lazuli". It is made of titanium alloy and equipped with a manipulator. Due to its small dimensions, the AS-36 can be delivered to the place of underwater work by a carrier vessel, as well as by rail or road, or by An AN-124 Ruslan aircraft.
The device is capable of landing on the coaming pad when an emergency submarine lying on the ground rolls up to 45 degrees. The pressure in the compartments up to 6 kg / cm2 allows it to receive the rescued not only from the emergency submarine, but also directly from the aquatic environment at depths up to 60 meters.
In addition to rescue operations, the AS-36 can perform various underwater technical work, including search, inspection of underwater objects and ensuring their lifting from depths up to 1000 meters, the press service of the Northern Fleet reports.
