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There's no lack of space on big yachts for all types of tenders,
though the term should be understood in its widest sense. Small
sailboat, jet-ski, canoe, RIB, fisherman and rowboat are among the
many now found aboard a superyacht whose guests are looking for
fun holidays. With the aim of offering such people a somewhat
unusual craft, the Dubai company Exomos has created a range of
mini-submarines that is well suited to the needs of owners in
search of excitement at sea. Exomos also builds large size
submarines and fast, sophisticated surface vessels that are
actually powered with aeronautical turbines, but what especially
interest us here are the mini-submarines because they are highly
appropriate as superyacht tenders. The range offered by this Gulf
company is very wide, going from the single-seater Stingray to the
two-seater Mantaray, the three-seater Goby, which can take you to
a depth of 40 metres, and the Discovery which can take seven
people to the same depth. The special aspect of these vessels is
that they have been created by technical personnel with decades of
experience in the design and production of undersea systems. An
outstanding figure is Exomos founder Hervé Jaubert, known
as the most expert and technologically advanced designer of this
type of vessel. Jaubert is a mechanical and naval engineer,
trained at the French Naval Academy and with wide experience in
the undersea sector. With the Exomos project he intends to offer
his skills in the service of those who love the sea and want to
discover its depths in a safe and fun way, with simple but
efficient craft that are easy to handle. One of the ideas
motivating this French designer is the possibility of developing
pleasure submarine sailing. In fact Jaubert sees the possibility
of short range undersea passages as one of the possible roads for
developing pleasure craft activities. The Exomos vessels are the
fruit of a complex construction system that employs avant-garde
structures which offer underwater enthusiasts very high safety
standards and above all easy handling. The system adopted is the
compensation of external pressure by pressurisation of the mini-
sub cabin, which translates into a reduced mechanical load on the
structure. All this is made possible by sophisticated plant that
controls internal pressure and ventilation in such a way as to
ensure that the occupants of the mini-sub enjoy extreme comfort,
thanks also to the extraction of gases produced by breathing and
the maintaining of 21% oxygen in the cabin air. There are various
versions of these craft: some can go to a depth of 40 metres,
others to 18 metres. In all cases a private user does not need any
kind of licence unless he intends to use the craft for passenger
transport or to hire it out for pleasure trips. But a period of
training is required on the company's premises. There are specific
courses in test tanks for familiarisation with the craft and its
operational attributes and limitations. Exomos has been active in
this sector for 14 years and can boast that there has never been
an accident in which a passenger has been seriously hurt. To this
end the company has also developed abandon-ship procedures to be
implemented in the case of breakdown. The craft may be easily and
safely left on the seabed while the occupants return to the
surface with breathing apparatus. It should be noted that with
equal pressure internally and externally the passage from one
environment to the other will never be traumatic.
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