Author: Joe Tidball, Survey Manager Subsea data is not only crucially important, it is also deeply interesting. Mapping uncharted depths and scouting for signs of life, inspecting vast feats of engineering and averting potential catastrophe, underwater data is always fascinating – and always hard to get. As Survey Manager at Rovco, my work is a constant re-evaluation…
As offshore wind is a rapidly growing and relatively new industry, operators have the luxury of being able to use the latest technologies to improve efficiencies. The inspection of subsea assets is no exception, with a strong drive to improve data quality, whilst reducing the cost of campaigns. Smaller ROVs deployed from smaller platforms, such as crew transfer vessels are becoming preferred for the subsea inspection of windfarms. Their effectiveness…