UNDERWATER INSPECTION


risers and flexible pipes in-situ, mooring lines and umbilicals. The MEC-FIT™ technique is capable of detecting cracking, pitting, corrosion, wire misalignment and gaps in the single wire and multiple wires in up to three metallic layers of the flexible risers and pipes.


To deploy the MEC-FIT™ technique onto the flexible risers and pipes at their working locations, the fleet of sophisticated self-crawling MEC-Hug Crawlers have been built to perform the inspection. The MEC-Hug Crawlers are capable of axial and circumferential scanning to accommodate the various degrees of wire angle structures of the flexible risers and pipes.


Underwater Inspection In-Lieu of Drydocking (UWILD)


To enable the Operators perform the hull cleaning and inspection of the marine assets such as vessels, FPSOs, FSOs, semi-submersible pontoons and drill risers at their working location without the need for dry docking, Innospection is currently developing a MEC-Combi Robot.


The MEC-Combi Robot is remote controlled, topside deployed robotic inspection system that is based on the next generation MEC


Left: Semi-automatic scanning ring for PECT inspection of concrete-coating subsea pipelines. Right: Flexible riser inspection with MEC-Hug Crawler V1.


NEW INVESTMENT INCREASES BRIGGS MARINE CONTRACTORS DIVING DIVISION CAPABILITIES


As part of its ongoing growth plans, Briggs Marine Contractors has made a six-figure investment into its diving division’s capabilities with the purchase of a dual basket diver Launch and Recovery System (LARS)


The system, which was manufactured by Submarine Manufacturing Products Ltd (SMP), comes as Briggs experiences increased demand for safe, high quality and compact diving solutions. It has been built and maintained to International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) guidelines and has been certified by Lloyds Register.


The SMP dual basket LARS allows the safe launch and recovery of up to two working divers and one rescue diver, in depths of up to 50m. The new system was immediately employed on an offshore renewables project, with teams of divers working around the clock in depths of up to 28m to facilitate replacement of an inter array cable.


Craig English, Operations Director – Subsea Services at Briggs Marine, said: “As a company which is committed


to providing safe, fit-for-purpose solutions, the LARS is a welcome addition to our fleet of equipment. Its compact nature allows for mobilisation on smaller, more cost-effective vessels, without compromising safety.


“The equipment enhances the modular dive spreads owned and operated by Briggs, and means that bespoke solutions can be rapidly prepared according to each client’s specific requirements; from quayside, nearshore or offshore solutions, domestically or abroad.”


Briggs Marine Contractors is headquartered in Burntisland on the Firth of Forth in Scotland, with marine diving bases in Aberdeen, Burntisland, Immingham, Liverpool, the Thames and the Solent. The company also has a footprint in the Falkland Islands, maintaining a diving capability complete with an IMCA compliant hyperbaric chamber, in a constant state of readiness. The dual basket LARS is available to the wider market for hire.


For more information, please contact Briggs Marine’s Diving Division on:


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+44 (0) 1592 872 939 or: divingservices@briggsmarine.co.uk


Below: Briggs Marine’s new LARS in action on an offshore renewables project.


technique with high detection sensitivity for internal and external corrosion and defects. It is also a smart inspection system aimed at replacing the need for diver activities in the UWILD inspections.


R&D Solutions As Innospection stands for Innovative Inspection,


a large in-house R&D team supports the company in the development of optimum inspection solutions and equipment to help Clients solve their niche inspection challenges and integrity targets of the splash zone and subsea assets.


info@innospection.com www.innospection.com


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