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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 27AC-CESS Co UK LtdTyrebagger Works, Clinterty, Kinellar, Aberdeen, AB21 0TT, UK Tel: +44 (0)1224 790100 Fax: +44 (0)1224 790111www.ac-cess.com Managing Director: Brian Abel Business Development Manager: Callum MageeWorkshop Manager: Stuart Sangster Accounts Manager: Karen Stevenson Testing Capabilities: Multiple test tanks, pressure pot AC-CESS manufactures remotely operated vehicles (ROV) and under- water inspection systems and prod- ucts for the remote visual inspection (RVI) of open and confined spaces. It delivers underwater inspection solu- tions to the global subsea, oil and gas,military, marine and research indus- tries. Based in Aberdeen, Scotland, AC-CESS is a subsidiary of All Oceans Engineering Ltd. Technology Profile: The C-ROVC 100 Underwater Inspection System features a full five degrees of freedom and a depth of 100 meters. It was designed to be deployed in under three minutes offshore, onshore, or down pipes, making it a quick tool for underwater inspection. It was also designed to be controlled with one hand, leaving the other free to tether. C-ROVC 100 has a fly through size of 190 mm and a drop through size of 210 mm. Marginally larger at 200 mm, AC-ROV 3000 Fly Out System is intended for operations in busy, congested, or high-risk operatingenvironments. The vehicle is garaged on the host ROV and is deployed and recovered by an electric Tether Management System (TMS). It features a 500w single phase auto ranging power interface, an RS232 control interface, and ROV and TMS cameras.