Yury London

Engineer/diver/pilot of submersibles

1569 Waring Ave Bronx, NY 10469
tel., fax. (718) 231-3212
E-mail Ylondon46@aol.com

EDUCATION:

Kharkov State University, Kharkov,USSR. 1964-1969. M.S. in physics.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCES:

Physics Instructions.
Provided oceanographic researches.
Designed, built and tested - manned submersibles ROV's, Sealab and saturation diving systems, diving equipment, and tools.
Designed testing devices for nuclear reactor's equipment.

Inspected underwater constructions; Serviced offshore oil and gas rigs; Participated in saturation diving experiments and Navy rescue operations - as engineer, pilot, diver, aquanaut, and crew commander.
Trained, instructed, and certified SCUBA and commercial divers aquanauts, and pilots of submersibles.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

Polytechnic University, Dept. of Physics
Instructor, Adjunct Professor. 1999 - present time.

Caribbean Explorer - diving ship.
Chief-engineer 1996.

Caribbean Coring Project (NOAA).
Diving officer 1991-1994.

University of Puerto Rico, Department of Marine Sciences, Director of Underwater Activities, Diving officer, instructor. 1991-1992.

U.S. Navy - consultant. 1990.
Experimental Design and Manufacturing Co.

Ministry of Fishing Industry, Moscow, USSR, Commander of the Group of the test-pilots
and test divers. 1981-1987.

Institute of Oceanology, Academy of Sciences:
Pacific Dept., Vladivostok, Commander of pilot Group 1979-1981.
Southern Dept., Gelendjik, Black Sea, Pilot of submersibles, engineer, aquanaut. 1971-1978.

SELECTED PROJECTS:

Caribbean Coring Project (NOAA). (Tulane Univ. - Univ. of Puerto Rico.)
Diving officer. 1991-1993.

Navy underwater shooting range operation:
Lake Issik-Kul (1987) - submersible OMAR;

Sea of Japan (1985) - submrs. OCEANOLOG, ARS, SPS.
Chief-pilot.

Offshore oil/gas rigs service and inspection:
Pacific Ocean (1986) - submersible OCEANOLOG.
Chief-pilot.

Experimental underwater farm service:
Sea of Japan - submersible APH-1 1983-1985.
Chief-pilot.

Sweeping and lifting emergency objects operations:
Gas and oil rigs service helicopter, Pacific Ocean
(1986) - 100 ft;
Navy aircraft, Sea of Japan (1985)- 180 ft;
South Korean B 747 (flight 007),
Sea of Japan (1983) 360 - 1.500 ft;
Stuck submersible ARGUS, Black Sea (1980) -1350 ft.
All operations provided with sbmrs. OCEANOLOG.
Chief-pilot.

Lake Baikal oceanographic expedition (1976)
submersibles PISCES VII, PISCES XI.
Pilot.

Project "KROLIK" - hyperbaric research diving center operational depth - 1.000 ft.
Designer, aquanaut, crew commander. 1974-1976.

Project "TCHERNOMOR" - Sealab (oper.depth - 90 ft.)
Designer, aquanaut, crew commander, 1971-1974.
Eng./aquanaut; 24 days on 90 ft depth, August 1972.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Safety Diving & Submersibles Operations - Presidium Academy of Sciences of the USSR. 1979-1982.

Participant (1974, 1976, 1978, 1980) & lecturer (1974, 1976) at Symposia on Technical Problems of Oceanological Researches.

Honorary Diploma Recipient Academy of Sciences of the USSR

Publications:

"Diving Manual University of Puerto Rico" (1991)
"The Divers Underwater Ship Repair Manual" (1982);
4 technical reports in "Saturation Diving Problems" (1974);