The company's purpose, both in Switzerland and abroad, is: All engineering work, particularly design, research and studies, manufacturing and control of equipment intended for the realization or monitoring of underwater and maritime works. All maintenance and repair work on equipment, particularly underwater and maritime. All underwater work, particularly exploration, expertise, welding, cleaning or rehabilitation of any structure, and in all sectors (maritime, river, industrial, nuclear and dams, etc.). All service activities, including equipment rental, consulting and training. The trade of all equipment, particularly in the construction and public works sector. And more broadly, all industrial and commercial operations related to the creation, acquisition, rental, lease-management of all business assets, the leasing, installation, operation of all establishments, business assets, factories, workshops related to one or more of the specified activities above, the acquisition, exploitation or transfer of all processes, patents and intellectual property rights concerning these activities. The company's direct or indirect participation in all financial, securities or real estate transactions or commercial or industrial enterprises that may be related to the company's purpose or any similar or related purpose, all operations contributing to the achievement of this purpose. In general, the company may create branches, participate in other companies, acquire or establish companies with an identical or similar purpose, carry out all financial, commercial, securities and other transactions and conclude all contracts that are suitable for developing its purpose or related thereto directly or indirectly.