Recruitment process for Jiaolong oceanauts on
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July 3, 2013, Wednesday
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CHINA yesterday kicked off a five-month recruitment program for oceanauts to serve in its deep-diving submersible Jiaolong.
Six individuals, including two women, will be selected to train as oceanauts for Jiaolong's future missions, a National Deep Sea Center statement said.
"We have very strict physical, psychological and professional requirements for selecting oceanauts," said Liu Baohua, the center's Party chief. "The strict requirements can compare to those for astronauts."
The center is looking for male candidates aged between 22 and 35 and female candidates between 22 and 30, who should be college graduates or postgraduates having majored in engineering, electrical science and technology, or naval architecture and ocean engineering, the statement said.
There is not much room inside the submersible, which means candidates have to be of moderate height and weight, Liu explained.
Male oceanauts should be between 1.65 and 1.76 meters' tall while females have to be between 1.6 and 1.7 meters, according to Liu.
Candidates have to be mentally and physically stable as they will be spending several hours in darkness inside the submersible.
"People who suffer claustrophobia and seasickness are definitely not suitable," Liu said.
Besides physical requirements, oceanauts should be skilled in engineering and have an academic background of ocean sciences.
Chinese citizens can sign up for selection through the center's website, www.ndsc.org.cn. Applicants will go through a number of tests, interviews and medical examinations in order to make the final list.
Six individuals, including two women, will be selected to train as oceanauts for Jiaolong's future missions, a National Deep Sea Center statement said.
"We have very strict physical, psychological and professional requirements for selecting oceanauts," said Liu Baohua, the center's Party chief. "The strict requirements can compare to those for astronauts."
The center is looking for male candidates aged between 22 and 35 and female candidates between 22 and 30, who should be college graduates or postgraduates having majored in engineering, electrical science and technology, or naval architecture and ocean engineering, the statement said.
There is not much room inside the submersible, which means candidates have to be of moderate height and weight, Liu explained.
Male oceanauts should be between 1.65 and 1.76 meters' tall while females have to be between 1.6 and 1.7 meters, according to Liu.
Candidates have to be mentally and physically stable as they will be spending several hours in darkness inside the submersible.
"People who suffer claustrophobia and seasickness are definitely not suitable," Liu said.
Besides physical requirements, oceanauts should be skilled in engineering and have an academic background of ocean sciences.
Chinese citizens can sign up for selection through the center's website, www.ndsc.org.cn. Applicants will go through a number of tests, interviews and medical examinations in order to make the final list.
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