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The benefits of using miniature remote controlled underwater vehicles for survey and inspection
Local authorities, insurance companies or anyone that has had to hire in teams of professional divers to Inspecting underwater structures, sea protection barriers and water tanks, know only to well it can be a very costly business indeed. These modern days of health and safety awareness bring many problems associated with working underwater in poor conditions and with it the extra costs involved. Breathing compressed air in water has time limiting restrictions for divers and depending on the depths the diver has to work, the danger of air bubbles becoming trapped in their blood stream increase. Professional divers therefore have to stick stringently to following dive tables or dive depth computers that limit the amount of time that they can spend working underwater. (more…)
Loadout of SUJT-C Monopod Jacket
Remember last time i wrote about some detail of this SUJT-C jacket here >> Installation of SUJT-C Monopod Platform. Below is very interesting video taken during loadout of this jacket. One thing that unique about the operation is, the jacket was loaded & transported vertically offshore. Enjoy video & tell us what do you think?
Source : YouTube.com by aeropama
Tripod Jacket Collapse Offshore During Piling Operations
The incident that i presented here was not suppose to be released to the public. But again, we are unable to control the World Wide Web. Just before we proceed, i would like to make my self clear that the video was hot linked from a PUBLIC DOMAIN website and uploaded by someone that i have no contact with. Lets view the video and i’ll try to reply on most of the comments made about it. (more…)
Personnel Basket Transfer
Personnel basket transfer is very common in offshore operations. Even though time have changed and the industry have been introduced with ‘The Frog‘. Since personnel basket transfer is very common, it is worth to mention it here just to make sure those who are newcomers are well prepared. Here is the simple notes on basket transfer :
Chapter 7: Frog Summary
Chapter 7 of the Frog Operational Briefing Video provided by Reflex Marine with the Frog Personnel Transfer Capsule.
The Frog transfer capsule is designed to minimise the risk involved in crane assisted transfers - it is established in the offshore industry and has been used to carry out over a million passenger transfers. (more…)
Chapter 6: Frog Stretcher Change Out
Chapter 6 of the Frog Operational Briefing Video provided by Reflex Marine with the Frog Personnel Transfer Capsule.
The Frog transfer capsule is designed to minimise the risk involved in crane assisted transfers - it is established in the offshore industry and has been used to carry out over a million passenger transfers. (more…)