ROV Workshop

Nov 24, 2022

After the test dive, the remotely operated vehicle MARUM-SQUID returns to the surface. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp

Dives with remotely operated vehicles (ROV) are technically very demanding. At the same time, pilots must also be able to meet the requirements of the scientific community. The EurofleetsPlus ROV Lab, currently being held at MARUM, addresses this in a workshop with eight participants.

The workshop is aimed at ROV technicians and pilots who want to deepen their experience and knowledge, but also at participants with no previous experience. The contents of the course include practical exercises with remotely operated underwater vehicles in the MARUM-QUEST simulator and in the diving pool with ROV MARUM-SQUID as well as theoretical parts, for example on expedition and dive preparation as well as mobilization of the ROV.

The workshop is organized within the framework of the EurofleetsPlus project funded by the European Commission. Marine research institutes and, for example, operators of research vessels have formed an alliance for this purpose, including the University of Bremen.

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Participants train with the manipulator.

Training with the manipulator of the remotely overated vehicle.

Introduction to the operation of the ROV MARUM-SQUID.

Work on the ocean floor is also practiced in the simulation container. Photos: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp