The numbers of armed forces personnel who completed wet and dry training at the submarine escape training tank at Gosport for the period requested are as follows:
UK wet qual. UK wet requal. UK dry qual. UK dry requal. Foreign wet Year 2005 395 165 — 207 40 2006 363 278 — 218 90 2007 245 336 — 236 61 Month January 2008 20 33 — 27 — February 2008 39 17 — 45 — March 2008 27 19 — 28 16 April 2008 34 18 — 19 — May 2008 41 9 — 36 56 June 2008 29 17 — 32 40 July 2008 43 23 — 59 22 August 2008 — — — — — September 2008 — — 64 57 — October 2008 — — 87 33 — November 2008 — — 34 41 43 December 2008 — — 35 29 14 January 2009 — — 21 28 —
Wet training refers to those individuals who complete pressurised ascents during the training course. The figures given for dry training are for those trainees who only complete the non-pressurised elements of the course, this includes tower acquaint drills and surface survival.
Qualifying trainees would have undertaken, in order, 2 x 9 m buoyant exhaling ascents, 1 x 18 m buoyant exhaling ascent and 1 x 30 m suited ascent. Those trainees requalifying conducted, in order, 1 x 30 m suited ascent and 1 x 9 m buoyant exhaling ascent.
The information provided for foreign students undertaking wet training during November and December 2008 relates to training provided under a contract which had been agreed prior to the Royal Navy’s decision to suspend such training.