Underwater Tools & Techniques Class '09

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(excerpts from glsps website report) 

  The GLSPS offered another Underwater Construction training class for our members and ten students signed up for the class. These students were eager to learn how the GLSPS performs underwater construction and stabilization on historical shipwrecks without taking away the authenticity and the historical value of the shipwreck. These are very valuable skills to learn.  This class is tailored to accommodate the needs of the GLSPS to assist in the Preservation of our historical resources in the Great Lakes Region and mainly along the North Shore of Lake Superior and Isle Royale National Park.
  Special tools and techniques are taught using air tools, hand tools, special measuring equipment, and moving heavy pieces of a ship using lift bag operation and procedures. The most emphasized aspect of the class is safety. We wouldn’t be able to perform any of the underwater construction required to perform the preservation on these shipwrecks without the safety aspect.

  If you are interested in signing up for this great class, please feel free to give us a call or send an email anytime. Check the Website for more information on the class.