Reducing operational costs through enabling remote inspections and verification surveys
Increased demand for costly offshore inspections and verification
The inevitable ageing of installations, together with new regulations such as the offshore safety directive are increasing the demand for offshore inspections and verification.
Currently, the most common approach to performing offshore inspections and verifications is to send a surveyor offshore, introducing significant operational costs associated with (helicopter) travel and time. This underlines the necessity for cost-effective mobile solutions.
Remote inspections and verification surveys
Driven by the need for cost reduction, organizations are investigating and providing alternative ways to perform offshore inspections and verification surveys. A tested solution is the introduction of remote inspections and verification surveys for which no time and money intensive offshore travel is needed. To perform a remote inspection or verification survey, onsite technicians are equipped with the latest ecom ATEX certified 4G/LTE Smart-Ex® smartphones and Tab-Ex® 02 industrial tablets. Integrated cameras and video conferencing software enables a surveyor to give remote and real-time support and guidance to execute the independent verification survey. As the surveyor remains at land significant cost and time savings are being realized.
At a glance:
- Enabling remote inspections and verification surveys reduces operational costs.
- A Private LTE network offers mobility without the need for portable radios and allows the implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
- With the ATEX certified 4G/LTE Smart-Ex® Android smartphones and Tab-Ex® industrial tablets staff members can easily access remote information and support, make data available online in real time and thus collaborate more flexibly from any location.