Remote Inspection Equipment

Remotely Operated Vehicle: Primary hardware for the remote inspection of subsea structures and plant is the Outland 1000 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). This vehicle represents the leading edge in remote access technology and is the leader in its class of small ROVs.

The vehicle carries two video cameras, one high resolution colour and one B&W camera suitable for low light levels. Internal and external lights allow the vehicle to be used in low visibility water both at sea and in rivers and reservoirs. A surface control box is used to monitor and steer the vehicle to a maximum depth of 150m. Four thrusters allow the tethered vehicle to move from side to side and up and down.

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Outland 1000 Specifications

Scanning Sonar: For search & recovery tasks the Kongsberg MS-1000 single beam scanning sonar provides a system designed to convert any standard PC platform into a full-function sonar processor without the use of additional use of boards or hardware.

The MS-1000 permits simultaneous operation of multiple sonar heads (imaging and/or profiling), and altimeters, allowing the user to input and record any sensor(s) via RS 232 with an ASCII format. Advanced target measurement tools and recording of the data (including sonar settings, sensors and navigation data - NMEA 0813 format) makes the MS-1000 the most feature-packed scanning sonar processor available.

Subsea Positioning: Easytrak is an Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) underwater positioning and tracking system centred on a multi-element, single transducer that transmits and receives acoustic signals to dynamic subsea targets from which range, bearing and depth information can be determined.

As a full system package, Easytrak has been specifically designed to overcome the difficulties of tracking underwater targets such as divers, ROV’s, AUV’s and tow-fish which operate out of sight beneath the water surface. Advances in acoustic technology and software interfacing allow the entire system to be truly portable, enabling a simple transfer from stowage to vessel.

Imaging Sonar: The Tritech Micron DST Sonar has been designed as an obstacle avoidance sonar for the new generation of very small, low cost ROV. It sets new standards in compact sonar technology and is the smallest digital CHIRP sonar in the world. The Micron DST Sonar can be controlled by a customer supplied PC or laptop and it can be configured for either RS232 or RS485 protocols.