NAVAL DIVING AND SALVAGE TRAINING CENTER
Panama City, FL

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NDSTC's YDT-17 Diver Training Platform
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The Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) has recently replaced its diving training vessels, or Yard Diving Tenders (YDTs). Now NDSTC utilizes NEPTUNE (YDT 17) and POSEIDON (YDT 18) for diver training.  Each vessel provides both air and mixed gas capabilities and contain an onboard recompression chamber.

SCUBA Training

Water Entry, Buddy Teams, Problem Solving (Problems imposed on students by an instructor)

SCUBA water entry SCUBA week Problem Solving 

Surface Supplied Diver Training
MK-21 Diver MK-21 Divers on stage EXO Diver  in water MK-21 divers descending
Surface Supplied Divers

 

The Pressure Vessel Assemblies (PVA) at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center
PVA's at NDSTC

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