ROV Training

 Marine Solutions offers a standard three week ROV Pilot / Technician course that is based on the IMCA syllabus.

Upon successful completion of this course, the newly qualified Pilot / Technician II will have the skills and knowledge required for a successful career as a pilot.

Principle objectives of the course:

To provide knowledge of the ROV industry, as required by Pilot / Technicians, with due emphasis on safety, operational conditions, piloting skills and technical ability.

ROV Training

This course will cover all aspects of an offshore ROV operation including:

– Seamanship and offshore safety
– Types of ROV’s and their applications
– Offshore platforms and structures
– Electrical systems
– Mechanical systems
– Hydraulic systems
– Servicing, maintenance and fault finding
– Mobilization and Demobilization
– Pre and post dive checks
– Piloting principles
– Tether management
– Buoyancy & drag
– Navigation, observation and communications
– Underwater cameras, video systems
– Sonar principles and operation

Marine Solutions currently own / co-own 5 ROV’s ranging from a VideoRay Pro 3XE GTO through to a Cougar XT complete with TMS and a Launch & recovery system.

The training facilities include a fully equipped lecture room and a comprehensive engineering workshop.

The practical and operational training is carried out on actual ROV equipment.

The in water ROV training will be conducted in either an operational harbour or a dive site containing underwater structures, with depths up to 60 meters.