16 January 1998
Source: "Implementation of the Wassenaar
Arrangement List of Dual-Use Items: Revisions to the Commerce Control List
and Reporting Under the Wassenaar Arrangement; Rule."
Supplement No. 1 to Part 774--the Commerce Control List
Category 8--Marine
A. Systems, Equipment and Components
8A001 Submersible vehicles and surface vessels, as follows (see List
of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
Control(s) Country Chart
NS applies to entire entry............. NS Column 2
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
License Requirement Notes: See Sec. 743.1 of the EAR for
reporting requirements for exports under License Exceptions.
License Exceptions
LVS: $5000; N/A for 8A001.b and .d
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: For the control status of equipment for
submersible vehicles, see: Category 5, Part 2 ``Information
Security'' for encrypted communication equipment; Category 6 for
sensors; Categories 7 and 8 for navigation equipment; Category 8A
for underwater equipment.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. Manned, tethered submersible vehicles designed to operate
at depths exceeding 1,000 m;
b. Manned, untethered submersible vehicles, having any of the
following:
b.1. Designed to operate autonomously and having a lifting
capacity of all the following:
b.1.a. 10% or more of their weight in air; and
b.1.b. 15 kN or more;
b.2. Designed to operate at depths exceeding 1,000 m; or
b.3. Having all of the following:
b.3.a. Designed to carry a crew of 4 or more;
b.3.b. Designed to operate autonomously for 10 hours or more;
b.3.c. Having a range of 25 nautical miles or more; and
b.3.d. Having a length of 21 m or less;
Technical Notes:
1. For the purposes of 8A001.b, ``operate autonomously'' means
fully submerged, without snorkel, all systems working and cruising
at minimum speed at which the submersible can safely control its
depth dynamically by using its depth planes only, with no need for a
support vessel or support base on the surface, sea-bed or shore, and
containing a propulsion system for submerged or surface use.
2. For the purposes of 8A001.b, ``range'' means half the maximum
distance a submersible vehicle can cover.
c. Unmanned, tethered submersible vehicles designed to operate
at depths exceeding 1,000 m, having any of the following:
c.1. Designed for self-propelled manoeuvre using propulsion
motors or thrusters controlled by 8A002.a.2; or
c.2. Having a fiber optic data link;
d. Unmanned, untethered submersible vehicles, having any of the
following:
d.1. Designed for deciding a course relative to any geographical
reference without real-time human assistance;
d.2. Having an acoustic data or command link; or
d.3. Having a fiber optic data or command link exceeding 1,000
m;
e. Ocean salvage systems with a lifting capacity exceeding 5 MN
for salvaging objects from depths exceeding 250 m and having any of
the following:
e.1. Dynamic positioning systems capable of position keeping
within 20 m of a given point provided by the navigation system; or
e.2. Seafloor navigation and navigation integration systems for
depths exceeding 1,000 m with positioning accuracies to within 10 m
of a predetermined point;
f. Surface-effect vehicles (fully skirted variety) having all of
the following characteristics:
f.1. A maximum design speed, fully loaded, exceeding 30 knots in
a significant wave height of 1.25 m (Sea State 3) or more;
f.2. A cushion pressure exceeding 3,830 Pa; and
f.3. A light-ship-to-full-load displacement ratio of less than
0.70;
g. Surface-effect vehicles (rigid sidewalls) with a maximum
design speed, fully loaded, exceeding 40 knots in a significant wave
height of 3.25 m (Sea State 5) or more;
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h. Hydrofoil vessels with active systems for automatically
controlling foil systems, with a maximum design speed, fully loaded,
of 40 knots or more in a significant wave height of 3.25 m (Sea
State 5) or more;
i. Small waterplane area vessels having any of the following:
i.1. A full load displacement exceeding 500 tons with a maximum
design speed, fully loaded, exceeding 35 knots in a significant wave
height of 3.25 m (Sea State 5) or more; or
i.2. A full load displacement exceeding 1,500 tons with a
maximum design speed, fully loaded, exceeding 25 knots in a
significant wave height of 4 m (Sea State 6) or more.
Technical Note: A small waterplane area vessel is defined by the
following formula: waterplane area at an operational design draught
less than 2 x (displaced volume at the operational design draught)
<SUP>2/3</SUP>.
8A002 Systems and equipment, as follows (see List of Items
Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
Control(s) Country Chart
NS applies to entire entry............. NS Column 2
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
License Requirement Notes: See Sec. 743.1 of the EAR for
reporting requirements for exports under License Exceptions.
License Exceptions
LVS: $5000; N/A for 8A002.o.3.b
GBS: Yes for 8A002.e.2 and manipulators for civil end-uses (e.g.,
underwater oil, gas or mining operations) controlled by 8A002.i.2
and having 5 degrees of freedom of movement
CIV: Yes for 8A002.e.2 and manipulators for civil end-uses (e.g.,
underwater oil, gas or mining operations) controlled by 8A002.i.2
and having 5 degrees of freedom of movement
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number
Related Controls: See also 8A992 and for underwater communications
systems, see Category 5, Part I--Telecommunications.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. Systems and equipment, specially designed or modified for
submersible vehicles, designed to operate at depths exceeding 1,000
m, as follows:
a.1. Pressure housings or pressure hulls with a maximum inside
chamber diameter exceeding 1.5 m;
a.2. Direct current propulsion motors or thrusters;
a.3. Umbilical cables, and connectors therefor, using optical
fiber and having synthetic strength members;
b. Systems specially designed or modified for the automated
control of the motion of equipment for submersible vehicles
controlled by 8A001 using navigation data and having closed loop
servo-controls:
b.1. Enabling a vehicle to move within 10 m of a predetermined
point in the water column;
b.2. Maintaining the position of the vehicle within 10 m of a
predetermined point in the water column; or
b.3. Maintaining the position of the vehicle within 10 m while
following a cable on or under the seabed;
c. Fiber optic hull penetrators or connectors;
d. Underwater vision systems, as follows:
d.1. Television systems and television cameras, as follows:
d.1.a. Television systems (comprising camera, monitoring and
signal transmission equipment) having a limiting resolution when
measured in air of more than 800 lines and specially designed or
modified for remote operation with a submersible vehicle;
d.1.b. Underwater television cameras having a limiting
resolution when measured in air of more than 1,100 lines;
d.1.c. Low light level television cameras specially designed or
modified for underwater use containing all of the following:
d.1.c.1. Image intensifier tubes controlled by 6A002.a.2.a; and
d.1.c.2. More than 150,000 ``active pixels'' per solid state
area array;
Technical Note: Limiting resolution in television is a measure
of horizontal resolution usually expressed in terms of the maximum
number of lines per picture height discriminated on a test chart,
using IEEE Standard 208/1960 or any equivalent standard.
d.2. Systems, specially designed or modified for remote
operation with an underwater vehicle, employing techniques to
minimize the effects of back scatter, including range-gated
illuminators or ``laser'' systems;
e. Photographic still cameras specially designed or modified for
underwater use below 150 m having a film format of 35 mm or larger,
and having any of the following:
e.1. Annotation of the film with data provided by a source
external to the camera;
e.2. Automatic back focal distance correction; or
e.3. Automatic compensation control specially designed to permit
an underwater camera housing to be usable at depths exceeding 1,000
m;
f. Electronic imaging systems, specially designed or modified
for underwater use, capable of storing digitally more than 50
exposed images;
g. Light systems, as follows, specially designed or modified for
underwater use:
g.1. Stroboscopic light systems capable of a light output energy
of more than 300 J per flash and a flash rate of more than 5 flashes
per second;
g.2. Argon arc light systems specially designed for use below
1,000 m;
h. ``Robots'' specially designed for underwater use, controlled
by using a dedicated ``stored program controlled'' computer, having
any of the following:
h.1. Systems that control the ``robot'' using information from
sensors which measure force or torque applied to an external object,
distance to an external object, or tactile sense between the
``robot'' and an external object; or
h.2. The ability to exert a force of 250 N or more or a torque
of 250 Nm or more and using titanium based alloys or ``fibrous or
filamentary'' ``composite'' materials in their structural members;
i. Remotely controlled articulated manipulators specially
designed or modified for use with submersible vehicles, having any
of the following:
i.1. Systems which control the manipulator using the information
from sensors which measure the torque or force applied to an
external object, or tactile sense between the manipulator and an
external object; or
i.2. Controlled by proportional master-slave techniques or by
using a dedicated ``stored program controlled'' computer, and having
5 degrees of freedom of movement or more;
Note: Only functions having proportional control using
positional feedback or by using a dedicated ``stored program
controlled'' computer are counted when determining the number of
degrees of freedom of movement.
j. Air independent power systems, specially designed for
underwater use, as follows:
j.1. Brayton or Rankine cycle engine air independent power
systems having any of the following:
j.1.a. Chemical scrubber or absorber systems specially designed
to remove carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and particulates from
recirculated engine exhaust;
j.1.b. Systems specially designed to use a monoatomic gas;
j.1.c. Devices or enclosures specially designed for underwater
noise reduction in frequencies below 10 kHz, or special mounting
devices for shock mitigation; or
j.1.d. Systems specially designed:
j.1.d.1. To pressurize the products of reaction or for fuel
reformation;
j.1.d.2. To store the products of the reaction; and
j.1.d.3. To discharge the products of the reaction against a
pressure of 100 kPa or more;
j.2. Diesel cycle engine air independent systems, having all of
the following:
j.2.a. Chemical scrubber or absorber systems specially designed
to remove carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and particulates from
recirculated engine exhaust;
j.2.b. Systems specially designed to use a monoatomic gas;
j.2.c. Devices or enclosures specially designed for underwater
noise reduction in frequencies below 10 kHz or special mounting
devices for shock mitigation; and
j.2.d. Specially designed exhaust systems that do not exhaust
continuously the products of combustion;
j.3. Fuel cell air independent power systems with an output
exceeding 2 kW having any of the following:
j.3.a. Devices or enclosures specially designed for underwater
noise reduction in frequencies below 10 kHz or special mounting
devices for shock mitigation; or
j.3.b. Systems specially designed:
j.3.b.1. To pressurize the products of reaction or for fuel
reformation;
j.3.b.2. To store the products of the reaction; and
j.3.b.3. To discharge the products of the reaction against a
pressure of 100 kPa or more;
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j.4. Stirling cycle engine air independent power systems, having
all of the following:
j.4.a. Devices or enclosures specially designed for underwater
noise reduction in frequencies below 10 kHz or special mounting
devices for shock mitigation; and
j.4.b. Specially designed exhaust systems which discharge the
products of combustion against a pressure of 100 kPa or more;
k. Skirts, seals and fingers, having any of the following:
k.1. Designed for cushion pressures of 3,830 Pa or more,
operating in a significant wave height of 1.25 m (Sea State 3) or
more and specially designed for surface effect vehicles (fully
skirted variety) controlled by 8A001.f; or
k.2. Designed for cushion pressures of 6,224 Pa or more,
operating in a significant wave height of 3.25 m (Sea State 5) or
more and specially designed for surface effect vehicles (rigid
sidewalls) controlled by 8A001.g;
l. Lift fans rated at more than 400 kW specially designed for
surface effect vehicles controlled by 8A001.f or 8A001.g;
m. Fully submerged subcavitating or supercavitating hydrofoils
specially designed for vessels controlled by 8A001.h;
n. Active systems specially designed or modified to control
automatically the sea-induced motion of vehicles or vessels
controlled by 8A001.f, 8A001.g, 8A001.h or 8A001.i;
o. Propellers, power transmission systems, power generation
systems and noise reduction systems, as follows:
o.1. Water-screw propeller or power transmission systems, as
follows, specially designed for surface effect vehicles (fully
skirted or rigid sidewall variety), hydrofoils or small waterplane
area vessels controlled by 8A001.f, 8A001.g, .8A001.h or 8A001.i:
o.1.a. Supercavitating, super-ventilated, partially-submerged or
surface piercing propellers rated at more than 7.5 MW;
o.1.b. Contrarotating propeller systems rated at more than 15
MW;
o.1.c. Systems employing pre-swirl or post-swirl techniques for
smoothing the flow into a propeller;
o.1.d. Light-weight, high capacity (K factor exceeding 300)
reduction gearing;
o.1.e. Power transmission shaft systems, incorporating
``composite'' material components, capable of transmitting more than
1 MW;
o.2. Water-screw propeller, power generation systems or
transmission systems designed for use on vessels, as follows:
o.2.a. Controllable-pitch propellers and hub assemblies rated at
more than 30 MW;
o.2.b. Internally liquid-cooled electric propulsion engines with
a power output exceeding 2.5 MW;
o.2.c. ``Superconductive'' propulsion engines, or permanent
magnet electric propulsion engines, with a power output exceeding
0.1 MW;
o.2.d. Power transmission shaft systems, incorporating
``composite'' material components, capable of transmitting more than
2 MW;
o.2.e. Ventilated or base-ventilated propeller systems rated at
more than 2.5 MW;
o.3. Noise reduction systems designed for use on vessels of
1,000 tons displacement or more, as follows:
o.3.a. Systems that attenuate underwater noise at frequencies
below 500 Hz and consist of compound acoustic mounts for the
acoustic isolation of diesel engines, diesel generator sets, gas
turbines, gas turbine generator sets, propulsion motors or
propulsion reduction gears, specially designed for sound or
vibration isolation, having an intermediate mass exceeding 30% of
the equipment to be mounted;
o.3.b. Active noise reduction or cancellation systems, or
magnetic bearings, specially designed for power transmission
systems, and incorporating electronic control systems capable of
actively reducing equipment vibration by the generation of anti-
noise or anti-vibration signals directly to the source;
p. Pumpjet propulsion systems having a power output exceeding
2.5 MW using divergent nozzle and flow conditioning vane techniques
to improve propulsive efficiency or reduce propulsion-generated
underwater-radiated noise;
8A018 Items on the International Munitions List.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
Control(s) Country Chart
NS applies to entire entry............. NS Column 1
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
License Exceptions
LVS: $5000
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. Closed and semi-closed circuit (rebreathing) apparatus for
diving and underwater swimming, and specially designed components
for use in the conversion of open-circuit apparatus to military use;
b. Naval equipment, as follows:
b.1. Diesel engines of 1,500 hp and over with rotary speed of
700 rpm or over specially designed for submarines;
b.2. Electric motors specially designed for submarines, i.e.,
over 1,000 hp, quick reversing type, liquid cooled, and totally
enclosed;
b.3. Nonmagnetic diesel engines, 50 hp and over, specially
designed for military purposes. (An engine shall be presumed to be
specially designed for military purposes if it has nonmagnetic parts
other than crankcase, block, head, pistons, covers, end plates,
valve facings, gaskets, and fuel, lubrication and other supply
lines, or its nonmagnetic content exceeds 75 percent of total
weight.);
b.4. Marine boilers designed to have any of the following
characteristics:
b.4.a. Heat release rate (at maximum rating) equal to or in
excess of 190,000 BTU per hour per cubic foot of furnace volume; or
b.4.b. Ratio of steam generated in pounds per hour (at maximum
rating) to the dry weight of the boiler in pounds equal to or in
excess of 0.83;
b.5. Submarine and torpedo nets; and
b.6. Components, parts, accessories, and attachments for the
above.
8A992 Underwater systems or equipment, not controlled by 8A002, and
specially designed parts therefor.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
Control(s) Country Chart
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. Underwater vision systems, as follows:
a.1. Television systems (comprising camera, lights, monitoring
and signal transmission equipment) having a limiting resolution when
measured in air of more than 500 lines and specially designed or
modified for remote operation with a submersible vehicle; or
a.2. Underwater television cameras having a limiting resolution
when measured in air of more than 700 lines;
Technical Note: Limiting resolution in television is a measure
of horizontal resolution usually expressed in terms of the maximum
number of lines per picture height discriminated on a test chart,
using IEEE Standard 208/1960 or any equivalent standard.
b. Photographic still cameras specially designed or modified for
underwater use, having a film formate of 35 mm or larger, and having
autofocussing or remote focussing specially designed for underwater
use;
c. Stroboscopic light systems, specially designed or modified
for underwater use, capable of a light output energy of more than
300 J per flash;
d. Other underwater camera equipment, n.e.s.;
e. Other submersible systems, n.e.s.;
f. Boats, n.e.s., including inflatable boats, and specially
designed components therefor, n.e.s.;
g. Marine engines (both inboard and outboard) and submarine
engines, n.e.s; and specially designed parts therefor, n.e.s.;
h. Other self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba
gear) and related equipment, n.e.s.;
i. Pressure regulators, air cylinders, hoses, valves and
backpacks for the apparatus described in paragraph 8A002.q;
j. Life jackets, inflation cartridges, compasses, wetsuits,
masks, fins, weight belts, and dive computers;
k. Underwater lights and propulsion equipment;
l. Air compressors and filtration systems specially designed for
filling air cylinders.
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B. Test, Inspection and Production Equipment
8B001 Water tunnels, having a background noise of less than 100 dB
(reference 1 <greek-m>Pa, 1 Hz) in the frequency range from 0 to 500
Hz, designed for measuring acoustic fields generated by a hydro-flow
around propulsion system models.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
Control(s) Country Chart
NS applies to entire entry............. NS Column 2
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
License Exceptions
LVS: $3000
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading
C. Materials
8C001 Syntactic foam designed for underwater use, having all of the
following (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
Control(s) Country Chart
NS applies to entire entry............. NS Column 2
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definition: Syntactic foam consists of hollow spheres of
plastic or glass embedded in a resin matrix
Items: a. Designed for marine depths exceeding 1,000 m; and
b. A density less than 561 kg/m\3\.
D. Software
8D001 ``Software'' specially designed or modified for the
``development'', ``production'' or ``use'' of equipment or materials
controlled by 8A (except 8A018 or 8A992), 8B or 8C.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
Control(s) Country Chart
NS applies to entire entry............. NS Column 1
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
License Requirement Notes: See Sec. 743.1 of the EAR for
reporting requirements for exports under License Exceptions.
License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: Yes, except for exports or reexports to destinations outside of
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, or the United Kingdom of ``software'' specially designed for
the ``development'' or ``production'' of equipment controlled by
8A001.b, 8A001.d, or 8A002.o.3.b
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading
8D002 Specific ``software'' specially designed or modified for the
``development'', ``production'', repair, overhaul or refurbishing (re-
machining) of propellers specially designed for underwater noise
reduction.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
Control(s) Country Chart
NS applies to entire entry............. NS Column 1
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
License Requirement Notes: See Sec. 743.1 of the EAR for
reporting requirements for exports under License Exceptions.
License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: Yes
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: See also 8D992
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading
8D992 ``Software'' specially designed or modified for the
``development'', ``production'' or ``use'' of equipment controlled by
8A992.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
Control(s) Country Chart
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading
E. Technology
8E001 ``Technology'' according to the General Technology Note for the
``development'' or ``production'' of equipment or materials controlled
by 8A (except 8A018 or 8A992), 8B or 8C.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
Control(s) Country Chart
NS applies to entire entry............. NS Column 1
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
License Requirement Notes: See Sec. 743.1 of the EAR for
reporting requirements for exports under License Exceptions.
License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: Yes, except for exports or reexports to destinations outside of
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, or the United Kingdom of ``technology'' for items controlled
by 8A001.b, 8A001.d, or 8A002.o.3.b
TSR: Yes
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading
8E002 Other ``technology'', as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
Control(s) Country Chart
NS applies to entire entry............. NS Column 1
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
License Requirement Notes: See Sec. 743.1 of the EAR for
reporting requirements for exports under License Exceptions.
License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: Yes
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A
Related Controls: See also 8E992
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. ``Technology'' for the ``development'', ``production'',
repair, overhaul or refurbishing (re-machining) of propellers
specially designed for underwater noise reduction;
b. ``Technology'' for the overhaul or refurbishing of equipment
controlled by 8A001, 8A002.b, 8A002.j, 8A002.o or 8A002.p.
8E992 ``Technology'' for the ``development'', ``production'' or
``use'' of equipment controlled by 8A992.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
Control(s) Country Chart
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN
heading`
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EAR99 Items subject to the EAR that are not elsewhere specified in
this CCL Category or in any other category in the CCL are designated by
the number EAR99.