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Each task will require an individual configuration, but the size classifications required are typically OCROV for most inspection tasks and MSROV for long-distance pipeline or tunnel penetrations. The environment is typically quite benign and the jobs are fairly straightforward.
21.4.11 Offshore
The offshore environment is by far the most taxing of all ROV assignments. Whereas the OCROV (and to a limited extent, the MSROV) rules in the inland environment, the MSROV and WCROV rule the waves for the offshore market. The extent of work scope is much too broad to cover with any justice in this short section. To ensure success, offshore operations should be properly planned with procedures agreed beforehand along with exacting scope of work and completion standards specified. Operations conducted offshore are typically expensive and risky. With the introduction of regulatory safety standards enacted in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, adher- ence to strict guidelines for personal safety and environmental considerations will become more focused as time goes by. ROV work in the offshore oil and gas industry is a rapidly expanding mar- ket. A career in this field is an exciting, profitable, and rewarding experience.
21.5 CONCLUSION
It is often said that “every operation has its own technique.” Each application for ROV services involves its own peculiar nuances. This chapter has outlined a few of the lighter usages for ROVs in a variety of tasks. The usage of this technology is limited only by the operator’s imagination, but all successful applications require a proficient operator employing well-maintained equipment in a structured and intelligent fashion in order to achieve proper mission results. In short, “Plan Your Dive, Then Dive Your Plan.”
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