At U.S. Submarines we have a vested interest in disseminating quality information on the tourist submarine industry.

The following articles are provided for your information.

This article is an excellent overview of the tourist submarine industry, with the following sections:

• Introduction
• History
• Current Industry Status
• Economics and Related Factors
• Design and Engineering
• Operations
• Trends and Opportunities

The design and engineering section is extensive and provides an in-depth look at how tourist submarines actually work. The article appeared in the Winter edition of the 1995-1996 Journal of the Marine Technology Society.

This is an outline of a comprehensive full color report currently being written by Dr. Don Walsh and L. Bruce Jones. It will be the most extensive compilation of information on the tourist submarine industry ever published. Look for it in 1998.

This article provides information on planning a new underwater leisure endeavor. The article deals specifically with the issue of business planning and discusses in some depth the types of issues that are critical to investors. The business plan outline is particularly pertinent. The article appeared in the Proceedings of Tourist Oceanology 1990, Monte Carlo, Monaco, and has since been updated.

Safety in civil submarines and submersibles is a subject of interest to designers, builders and operators, as well as to passengers. This article describes why tourist submarines enjoy a superior safety record. The article focuses on the role of the classification agency and the certification process. The article first appeared in the January, 1989 issue of Viewports .

This article was written for and published in Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine in 1994. It is a non-technical introduction to tourist submarines and how they work. The article was updated in late 1997.