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(b)
FIGURE 23.6
(1)
ROV places vehicle on mooring/riser
(2)
Crawler vehicle is commanded to travel
downline
Control umbilical
(3)
Vehicle docks with docking station for battery recharge as well as data upload
Vehicle docks with docking station
(a)
(3) Vehicle stops and changes direction
Control umbilical
Vehicle undocks then crawls lines for inspection
(2) Continuing inspection
(1) Vehicle begins inspection toward surface
(a) The crawler is installed on the rope or riser and then is mated with the docking station. Then (b) it performs inspection.
