Improving the Research and Educational Capabilities of the Scientific Diving and Small Boating Program at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography

该奖项为科学潜水设施和相关潜水能力的升级提供支持。斯克里普斯海洋研究所（SIO）科学潜水项目成立于20世纪50年代初，是美国历史最悠久、规模最大的学术潜水项目之一。1977年，其《潜水安全手册》被美国水下科学学会科学潜水标准采用为模板，现在已成为全国科学潜水安全项目的标准。提出的改进将使SIO科学潜水项目继续满足其科学界的高水平培训要求，并为不同的学生，教师，员工和访问研究人员提供更安全，更有效的支持。更广泛的影响SIO科学潜水项目经常为潜水员培训和安全制定标准，并向更广泛的社区传播有用的知识。潜水是许多正在进行的研究项目和未来预期项目的基本工具。研究生被训练使用潜水和小船进行研究。该项目还支持当地的水族馆，它参与了大量的公共宣传活动。

This award provides support for the upgrade of a scientific diving facility and related diving capabilities. The Scripps Inst of Oceanography (SIO) Scientific Diving Program, established in the early 1950's, is the oldest and one of the largest academic diving programs in the U.S. In 1977 its Manual for Diving Safety was adopted as the template for the American Academy of Underwater Sciences Standards for Scientific Diving, now the standard for scientific diving safety programs nationwide. The proposed improvements will allow the SIO Scientific Diving Program to continue to meet the high level of training required of it's scientific community as well as provide safer and more effective support to the diverse body of students, faculty, staff, and visiting researchers. Broader ImpactsThe SIO Scientific Diving Program has often set the standards for diver training and safety and has disseminated useful knowledge to the wider community. Diving is an essential tool for many of the ongoing research programs and those expected for the future. Graduate students are trained to use diving and small boats for their research. The program also supports the local aquarium, which is involved in substantial public outreach.