The globe’s very first in-water remote ship studies utilizing a from another location run car (ROV) have actually been finished by leading category culture, DNV GL.
In- water base studies utilizing ROVs have actually currently been executed on 3 different Wilson ASA-managed vessels with the very first having actually been finished on the Wilson Fedje in December 2019 by a property surveyor from Høvik. As with both previous studies, it was performed in partnership with VUVI AS, a Norwegian assessment business licensed by DNV GL to execute undersea examinations for ships as well as overseas systems utilizing ROVs.
“We are delighted to have collaborated with VUVI and Wilson ASA to deliver this exciting new approach to remote surveys,” claimed Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, Chief Executive Officer of DNV GL–Maritime “DNV GL has been carrying out remote surveys since 2018, so this service is an extension of a broad suite of remote services that are already available.”

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Ørbeck-Nilssen included: “Naturally, the pandemic has pushed us to scale up the intensity of remote service delivery and we are fortunate that our longstanding commitment to digital advancement has meant we are well positioned to respond to the needs of our customers during this difficult time.”
Survey preparation as well as testimonial of hull illustrations were finished the day before the study, consequently enhancing the level of study guarantee. During the assessment, the land surveyor made use of VUVI’s finder modern technology to check the vessel’s base in order to find the hull devices, such as resemble sounder sensing units; rate log sensing units as well as sea upper bodies, while all at once examining the basic problem of the hull.
Seamless connection was made sure throughout the study many thanks to making use of an effective router. The in-water study was ended in a comparable duration to typical studies, i.e. two-and-a-half hrs, accomplishing the very same degree of guarantee as an in-person study. DNV GL’s electronic sector system Veracity was made use of by VUVI AS, DNV GL as well as Wilson ASA to guarantee safe and secure information transfer when conserving as well as sharing the video clip stream from the remote study.
“Working in a modern world, with technologies allowing us carry out a bottom-survey without deviation or off-hire, we are really enabling a huge potential for efficiency and environmentally friendly solutions,” claimed Thorbj ørn Dals øren, General Director ofWilson Ship Management “We trust this will be adapted to several more of our operations, taking advantage of digital solutions.”
“VUVI AS has since the company was founded in 2013 focused on in-water survey of vessels as one of the company’s core services,” claimed VUVI Chief Executive Officer, Frode Rødølen. “We became DNV GL certified to perform in-water inspections in 2017, and re-audited earlier this year. We are proud to have become a trusted partner by DNV GL to perform inspections with our ROV teams, and we are inspired by the fact the we contribute in the shaping of the inspection-services for the future,” proceededMr Rødølen.
Statutory as well as course policies need 2 lower studies of a vessel within a five-year duration, with a period of much less than 36 months in between. The qualification of VUVI AS was performed based on Class Programme DNV GL-CP0484 for in-water examinations.
DNV GL has actually taped a 33% uplift in the once a week variety of remote studies performed contrasted to pre-pandemic degrees. In complete, DNV GL has actually currently performed an approximated 17,400 remote studies worldwide given that 2018 with usually 300 remote studies being executed weekly.
Reference: dnvgl.com