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We’ve compiled some great references to get you started in marine technology. By purchasing a book below, you help support the Marine Technology Society. Take a look!
The ROV Manual: A User Guide for Observation Class Remotely Operated Vehicles
by Robert D Christ and Robert L. Wernli, SrMany underwater operations that were once carried out by divers can now be carried out more efficiently and with less risk with Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). This is the first ROV “how-to” manual for those involved with smaller observation class ROVs used for surveying, inspection, observation and research purposes. As ROV technology becomes increasingly efficient and affordable, their use is rapidly spreading throughout a myriad of industries, everything from aquaculture to port and harbor security to underwater crime scene investigation, marine salvage, deep sea archaeology and commercial diving – even deep sea rescue missions are handled by ROVs.
Perspectives of San Diego Bay: A Field Guide
Foreword by Jane Goodall. This award-winning naturalist’s guide to San Diego’s intertidal zones and harbors was written and produced by eleventh-grade science, math, and humanities classes at a public charter school (High Tech High) close to San Diego Bay.
The Deep Voyage
By Will FormanAn International submarine race thrusts Rick Striker, an American sub designer and pilot, into the spotlight and world of undersea adventure with sabotage, intrigue and danger. A week before the race begins a freak accident critically injures one of Ricks co-pilots forcing him to make a decision that risks his own daughters life in order to realize his dream of winning the race. During the race several near fatal “incidents” occur that are caused by an unscrupulous racing rival that seriously endanger his sub and crew, including his daughter Margie. His determination to win the race forces his crew to undergo periods of extreme fatigue interrupted by occasions of mortal fear during an exiting never ending battle with the ever present dynamics and hazards in the deep abyssal seas as they seek their goal of fame and fortune at the end of the race.