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Hovering is a precise maneuver, and is typically used by boats in preparation for surfacing through the ice, or for vertical missile launch ops where a stationary platform is required.

Hovering requires precise trim ballast tank control. Trim tanks are used to maintain Neutral Buoyancy while submerged, as well as to compensate for buoyancy and variable ballast changes when moving through depths or different temperature zones in the ocean. Once the boat is at an all-stop bell, the Ballast Control Panel (BCP) operator (the Chief of the Watch) will bring in or pump out the required amount of water from the trim tanks to hover. This can be tricky when you're trying to surface under the ice through a polynya (thin ice pond) as currents can move you when you move from a hovering/stationary position at depth to a slow ascent. It's not uncommon to get pushed into thick ice while making the transition.

For vertical launch missile ops, the boat must re-hover after a launch to regain a stable platform.

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