Acceptance certificate of 3rd rank autonomous deep-sea submersible AS-39 Consul was signed on Sept 9 in the conference hall of Admiralteyskie Verfi shipyard.
Participants of the acceptance ceremony were developers from Malakhit design bureau, members of the state acceptance board headed by Vice Admiral Yury Kurganov , representatives of Russian Navy – Hero of Russia Vice Admiral Alexei Burilichev and officers aquanauts from the AS-39 crew, representatives of associate contractors – Zvezdochka shipyard, Shtil research institute, NPO Avrora , Okeanpribor , Almaz Design Bureau , Ministry of Natural Resources, etc.