China recruits 6 cadets for submersible missions
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China has recruited six aquanaut cadets, including two women, as a reserve force for its future submersible missions, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) announced yesterday.
The newly recruited cadets, who are between the ages of 23 and 28, have been selected from across the country in a public recruitment campaign that was kicked off on July 2.
They are China’s second cohort of aquanaut cadets.
They will begin a two-year training program in 2014 and graduate as aquanauts if they pass evaluations in 2016, according to SOA.
Liu Feng, director of the National Deep Sea Center, said the selection criteria for male and female candidates were the same.
“One thing I worried most about during the selection was seasickness, but my habit of doing physical exercise helped me pass the test,” said Zhao Shengya, a woman and the youngest among the cadets.
“I believe age and gender are not a problem,” Zhao said yesterday.
“I’m confident of becoming a qualified aquanaut after two years.”
“China’s training for aquanauts has become more systematic and mature compared to earlier,” Liu said, noting that the aquanauts from the first group have grown up together with Jiaolong, China’s first manned deep-sea submersible.
Apart from comprehensive training on deep-sea submersibles, the cadets will also attend courses on culture, etiquette and deportment, according to Liu.
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