Basic video observation and recording either from shore, dock, or vessel. Recording sessions usually last a few hours at most, objects are already located and marked for visual inspection and recording and the job usually only requires a single DVD or CD to store the images on for the client.

Usually recording is done automatically but the customer doesn't require any saving of the images to media like DVD and/or CD. Once the object is found, arrangements are either made for a diver to carry out the retrieval or an attempt is made using the ROV's manipulator arm and claw to bring the object to the surface or at least to shallow water so it can be removed from the water. In some instances, we can use a snap attached to a rope or light cable to allow the winching or hand extraction by the client.

Some PIPELINE RUNS of large bore pipe have access ports at their upper most runs and if the pipe is being used and is full of water, there's usually no need to empty, after all... That's how we get around so quick inside them. If the flow rates can be stopped or slowed significantly we can operate the R.O.V inside and bring back photographic images of the bore for the full run up to 225' in length either way from the point of entry. This service usually requires several hours to be thorough and the individual case will dictate the time required. DVD and/or CD media is almost always used and occasionally still photos are stripped from the onboard video stream as necessary and saved separately.

These tanks are very large, sit in semi-isolated areas and require top port access to get the R.O.V inside. With respect to drinking water stores, we disinfect the R.O.V, the umbilical, and anything that may come in contact with the supply using a diluted chlorine & water solution to insure we don't introduce outside bacteria to the supply just before entering the tank with it. Divers just can't do that simply because they have to exhale into the water column and unless they use a dry suit, anything that is inside or on the wet suit, the snaps, buckles, straps, etc. is available to haul just about any kind of bacteria or germ into the supply.

These drinking water storage tanks are usually on top of huge support structures, three or four legs of structural steel and rise hundreds of feet into the air. Don't worry... all the same rules from above apply to these as well and our operators will usually sit right up on top or near the access port to make the quick imaging observations. We have safety lanyards, OSHA approved and we do "TIE-OFF" every time. We prefer to make these video observations with assistance from a boom truck or crane if available and during daylight hours simply because of the dangerous location and the weight of our equipment, although less than 100 lbs total, it's difficult to climb a ladder with a suitcase in your hand.