What will we see?On the ocean floor you’ll discover sunken ships and airplane wreckage, placed there by Atlantis Adventures to attract marine life.
#Underwater submarine kids windows#
Large portal windows provide plenty of viewing space for every passenger. Once all passengers are boarded on the submarine you’ll begin the descent. What to expect/How it worksYour aquatic journey begins with a scenic boat ride that includes breathtaking views of Diamond Head and Waikiki as you cruise to the dive site. This submarine tour is also a great alternative to snorkel and scuba diving tours. All you'll need is your hands and a plastic baggie.★Highly recommended for families with young children.
Ready to dive even deeper to learn more about submarines? Enlist a crew of friends or family members to help you explore the depths of the following activities:
In order to keep the crew comfortable, submarines also need heating systems. Since submarines are metal, they conduct heat from inside the ship to the cooler surrounding water. It is used for everything from cooling electronic equipment to cooking and showering. Some submarines can produce up to 40,000 gallons of fresh water per day. Most ships have special equipment that can remove the salts from seawater to turn it into fresh drinking water. Since submarines don't have access to municipal water systems or wells, they have to find a way to maintain a fresh water supply for drinking. This is done with dehumidifiers.Īs you know, humans can't live long without water. Machines called “scrubbers" use soda lime to trap carbon dioxide, removing it from the air.įinally, exhaled moisture from breathing must be removed to prevent condensation on the interior of the ship or equipment. Next, exhaled carbon dioxide must be removed or it becomes a toxin. A computerized system monitors oxygen in the air and releases fresh oxygen as its needed by the crew. Oxygen is typically supplied to the submarine from pressurized tanks. First, oxygen must be pumped into the vessel as the crew uses it up by breathing. In order to keep people breathing (and alive!), three things must happen. There's just one problem: no air can get in or out. When the tube is sealed, all the air available to you is now inside. Imagine you are about to be sealed in a giant tube with all your friends. We don't do anything with nitrogen or argon. When we breathe out, we exhale carbon dioxide. When we take a big breath of air, our bodies use up the oxygen. The air we breathe is made up of four gases: nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and carbon dioxide. The three biggest problems involve maintaining air quality, fresh water supply, and temperature. Living on a submarine might sound like fun, but there are challenges to life under the sea. In an emergency, the tanks can be filled with high- pressure air to return the crew and the vessel to the surface very quickly. This makes the submarine denser than the surrounding water, which causes it to sink.Ī supply of air is kept on board to fill and refill the tanks. When the captain decides it's time to take a dive, the air is released through a vent, and the tanks are flooded with water. This makes the submarine less dense than the water around it, causing the sub to float to the surface. To return to the surface, the tanks are filled with air. In order to control buoyancy, the submarine relies on special tanks that can be filled with water or air. This means the submarine captain can decide when to sink down into the ocean or come back up to the surface. Buoyant force works the same way on a submarine, a pirate ship at sea, or a rubber duck floating in your bathtub.Ī submarine is different from other ships, though, because it can control its buoyancy. This means the pressure of the submarine pressing down on the water is the same as the pressure of the water pushing up on the ship. Like other ships, a submarine can float because the weight of the water that it displaces is equal to the weight of the ship.
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