Deep precision deployment and heavy package recoveries by the ROPOS ROV system

Author

Shepherd, Keith ; Wallace, Kim

Author_Institution

Canadian Sci. Submersible Facility, Inst. of Ocean Sci., Sidney, BC, Canada

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

1100

Abstract

The Remotely Operated Platform for Ocean Science (ROPOS), a 5000 meter system operated by the Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility (CSSF), is one of the leading scientific ROVs in the world. The Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility has, over many years of operating ROPOS, developed techniques and procedures for the precise deployment and recovery of large, heavy equipment packages to and from the sea floor. These capabilities greatly enhance the service we can offer to our clients, and increase the efficiency of the overall operation. This presentation highlights the advantages of precise equipment placement and heavy lift capability

Keywords

oceanographic equipment; remotely operated vehicles; telerobotics; underwater vehicles; 5 km; ROPOS; ROV system; Remotely Operated Platform for Ocean Science; deep precision deployment; heavy lift capability; heavy package recoveries; heavy package recovery; precise equipment placement; Accidents; Cameras; Containers; Instruments; Oceans; Packaging machines; Remotely operated vehicles; Sea floor; Underwater vehicles; Winches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS, 2001. MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-933957-28-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2001.968269

Filename

968269