About Diving Support Craft (DSC) Project:
- DSC A 20’ is built by M/s Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd (TRSL).
- They are 30 m long catamaran hull ships, with a displacement of approx 300 tons.
- All five (05) DSCs are anticipated to be delivered to the Indian Navy in FY 2024-25.
- These crafts are being fitted with state-of-the-art diving equipment and tools for performing diving operations.
- These ships are designed to undertake operational/ training diving operations in harbours and coastal waters.
- These ships are indigenously designed and built under relevant Naval Rules and Regulations of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS).
- The hydrodynamic analysis/ model testing of the ships during the design stage was undertaken at the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam.
The Significance of a Diving Support Vessel
- A diving support vessel, as the name suggests, is a ship that is used for the objective of diving into oceans.
- Divers who dive into the middle of the seas as a part of the professional diving process need proper diving support.
- The concept of a diving support vessel came into existence four to five decades ago.
- From that time onwards, these ships have been extremely important to the field of commercial diving and for military purposes, which forms a vital part of professional diving.
