A Short Film — Keeping Aquanauts Safe 24/7
July 17, 2012
A lot goes into keeping the aquanauts living safely 60 feet underwater for days at a time in Aquarius Reef Base.
A watch desk located on dry land is responsible for overseeing the saturation and the safety of the aquanauts in the habitat. The operations manager and diving safety instructor, Roger Garcia explains, “what we do at the watch desk during the missions is monitor the habitat and diving operations 24/7.”
Watch the short video to learn a few of the things that go into keeping the aquanauts safe while diving and living 60 feet below the oceans surface.