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Lloyd’s Register (LR) is a global professional services company, specialising in providing classification and compliance services to the marine and offshore industries. Harvest engaged LR to conduct the annual survey of its DP2 offshore support vessel “VOS Shine”.
LR is a world-leading class society with a global network of specialists and surveyors who provide trusted advice to ensure ships are built to the highest standards, operate safely, and comply with strict maritime and environmental regulations.
Due to the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and delayed offshore projects, the “VOS Shine” was on standby. Unable to secure sufficient berth space in Western Australia, the vessel transited to Adelaide, South Australia.
The “VOS Shine” was due for its annual survey in April 2020, while it was alongside in Adelaide. Typically, an annual survey is carried out by classification society
appointed surveyor(s) who physically attend the vessel for 2-3 days. Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, the LR Senior Surveyor assigned to the “VOS Shine” was not able to travel from Perth to Adelaide.
Without a completed survey by the due date, the vessel would be deemed unseaworthy and thus unfit for any future project work.
Harvest proposed an innovative solution that would enable LR to conduct a remote survey trial using livestreaming technology.
This trial was supervised by an Adelaide based LR Surveyor and included a number of scenarios from the annual survey. Onboard the “VOS Shine” the vessel manager conducted the physical component of the inspection wearing a Wearwolf™ headset with the local LR Surveyor present. This was streamed to a Senior Surveyor in Perth via a NSM™ video decoder, for instruction and comment. The Vessel Manager and Remote Surveyor were able to communicate live and respond to video cues to confirm equipment condition and demonstrate functionality.
Wearwolf™ is an encoding software application that delivers reliable video and audio communications over satellite at ultra-low bandwidth. The headset is voice- activated and settings are adjustable on-the-fly. The NSM™ decoder received the video and audio and allowed for audio to be transmitted back to the Wearwolf™ headset in real-time.
Additionally, the video stream was distributed via Harvest’s AVRLive™ web platform so that other LR personnel could watch the survey securely online from their own device.
LR found that Wearwolf™ provided high-quality video at a range of different bandwidths, camera zoom levels, lighting and noise-cancelling functionalities for remote inspection.
As a result, DOF Subsea and Esso Australia have gained reliable situational awareness of the “Skandi Darwin” operations without having to travel to the vessel and remain onboard for the duration of operations, or rely on manual reporting or communications.
The customisability of the AVR2™ system allows bandwidth to be adjusted on-the-fly according to the specific use case. This solution enabled DOF Subsea to work smarter and safer, making decisions based on real-time information while enhancing its ability to remotely monitor its operations. By leveraging technology to support the decommissioning project, DOF Subsea reduced the number of personnel required onboard the vessel, resulting in cost savings, decreased HSE exposure, further reducing unplanned downtime and minimising environmental impact.
Live situational awareness – 24/7 eyes on the job
Remote monitoring of critical operations
Multicast livestreaming to key project stakeholders and end-client
Compliance with end-client requirements
Reduction in project personnel and crew required on the vessel
CUSTOMER Subsea engineering services provider LOCATION APAC SECTOR Energy SOLUTION Remote expert
CUSTOMER Lloyd’s Register LOCATION Australia SECTOR Maritime + Offshore SOLUTION Remote inspection
CUSTOMER Vallianz Holdings LOCATION APAC SECTOR Maritime + Energy SOLUTION Situational awareness
CUSTOMER Oil + Gas operator LOCATION APAC SECTOR Energy SOLUTION Subsea monitoring
CUSTOMER DOF Subsea LOCATION APAC SECTOR Energy SOLUTION Situational awareness monitoring VERTICAL
