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RN04: ESCAPE, EVACUATION AND RESCUE OF PEOPLE // APPENDIX AGanymede Dropped ContainerThis method does not constitute a secondary means of evacuation for use on offshore facilities; however, it maybe of interest as an external support response capsule.The Ganymede concept was developed by the V.M. Myasishchev Experimental Aircraft Design Bureau andconsists of a container-cabin designed for fast and safe deployment by parachute for rescue, medical and otherteams, as well as response equipment from aircraft in remote areas where accidents or natural disasters mayoccur. The basic concept may have potential for modification as a rapidly-deployed EER method for offshoreplatforms; however, the occupant capacity is very limited.The container has been designed to land safely on virtually any underlying surface such as forests, building ruins,mountain slopes, swamps and water. A parachute system is intended to decrease the vertical landing speed downto 6.5 m/s and the air damper perforated container provides uniform damping speed to zero without re-jump,which allows medical or other specialists to be dropped from the air to any location without prior parachutetraining.The Design Bureau developed the controls for the container landing through a system of parachutes and jetengines, thereby enhancing the accuracy of landing and operational capabilities. The container is capable oflanding in automatic mode. The Ganymede container is meant to be used in conjunction with the UPGS-500cargo airplane.The container is capable of carrying 5 people and 300 kg of cargo, or 1000 kg of cargo only. The range ofair speeds during which the container can be deployed from an airplane is 320 to 400 km/h and the rangeof altitudes from which it can be deployed is 400 to 8000 m. The accuracy of the landing is claimed to beapproximately 80 m.Figure A11 – Ganymede container-cabin concept for rapid deployment EER response(source: Central Marine Research and Design Institute)172RUSSIAN–NORWEGIAN COOPERATION PROJECT