The aims of the Society
The SUT was founded to promote the further understanding of the underwater environment and to encourage:
- cross–fertilisation and dissemination of ideas, experience and information between workers in academic research, applied research and technology, industry and government
- development of techniques and tools to explore, study and exploit the oceans
- proper economic and sociological usage of resources in and beneath the oceans
- further education of scientists and technologists to maintain high standards in marine science and technology.
. . . and interests
The SUT considers all aspects of technology applied to:
- diving technology and physiology
- submersible design and operation
- naval architecture
- underwater acoustics
- subsea systems
- geology
- geophysics
- marine resource exploitation
- oceanography
- environmental studies
- pollution
- marine biology
- salvage and decommissioning.
For more information on the SUT’s interest areas, please visit the Special Interest Groups section of this website.