For the purposes of 8A00l.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.
Za namene točke 8A001.b "samostojno delovanje" pomeni popolnoma pod vodno gladino, brez cevi za zrak, delovanje vseh sistemov in križarjenje pri minimalni hitrosti, pri čemer lahko podvodno vozilo varno uravnava globino samo z uporabo globinskih načrtov, brez potrebe po podpori ladje ali podporne baze na vodni površini, morskem dnu ali na obal,i in z uporabo pogonskega sistema za podvodno ali površinsko uporabo.