Underwater Habitat Project

Japanese: 海中ハビタート計画 - かいちゅうはびたーとけいかく
Underwater Habitat Project

…In practice, therefore, instead of using underwater habitats, divers use SDCs (submerged decompression chambers) to descend to the seabed, then return to the pressure chamber on the surface and dive again. However, the underwater habitat method has advantages for long-term scientific research, so the United States has recently been promoting underwater habitat projects again. This will accommodate six divers at a depth of about 100 to 240 meters, and the location will be selected especially near the coast, with sufficient support equipment to withstand any weather changes. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in the "Underwater Habitat Project" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そのため実用面では海底居住基地を使用するのでなく,ダイバーはSDC(submerged decompression chamber)などで海底に下り作業が済むとふたたびSDCによって洋上の圧力室内に戻り,またふたたび潜水するという方式がとられるようになった。しかし長期にわたる科学調査などには海底居住方式の優れた面があるので,最近アメリカはふたたび海中ハビタート計画を進めている。これは水深約100~240mで6名のダイバーを収容するもので,設置場所を特に海岸近くに選定し,支援設備を十分にしていかなる天候変化にも耐えうるものとしている。…

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