QinetiQ SMERAS Support Services

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QinetiQ provides a range of tried and tested Submarine Escape, Rescue, Abandonment & Survival (SMERAS) Support Services  that have been delivered to many of the world’s submarine fleets, including fully instrumented tower trials (FITT) and Guardbook advice for the UK Royal Navy, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian and Canadian Navies. QinetiQ is the long established partner for SMERAS research, test and evaluation for the UK Royal Navy and are world leaders in research into physiological effects in the SMERAS environment.

QinetiQ SMERAS Support Services cover:

• Concept Design and Development Services
• Tower Escape Systems
• Surface Abandonment
• DISSUB Survival
• Submersible Rescue
• Audit and Assessment

QinetiQ SMERAS Support Services are supported by a unique range of world class facilities including the QinetiQ Hyperbaric Trials Unit. QinetiQ also provides a rapid response team of Submarine Escape Training Tank (SETT) qualified personnel, ready to go to sea and conduct trials at any time. Most importantly QinetiQ delivers advice independent of any supplier.

Read the news release on the opening of the Diving and Hyperbaric Test Centre.

Delivering world-class SMERAS support services to Navies around the world