Drones Allow Surveys Without Scaffolds
DNV GL has completed several tests using drones to support hull surveys of vessels. Using drones to visually check the condition of remote structural components has the potential to significantly reduce survey times and staging costs, while at the same time improving safety for the surveyors. The tests used a camera-equipped drone to visually evaluate structural components through video streamed to a tablet.
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(As published in the January 2016 edition of Marine News - http://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeNews)
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Content
- MarineNews Editor's Note page: 6
- Interview: Dave Anderson, President, Passenger Vessel Association page: 12
- Interferry: Aiming High in the Cause of Common Sense page: 18
- Ferries: An Economic Driving Force page: 20
- Searching for a Better Way page: 22
- SailSafe: A SEA Change for the Better page: 24
- Maritime Training: Keeping it Close to Home page: 28
- Rough Waters for Washington State Ferries page: 32
- Driving the Inland Waterways page: 38
- Interior Outfitting: Water & Air page: 44
- AlphaEye Allows Real-time Audio Visual Support page: 56
- Join Schedule 80 Carbon Steel Pipe Without Hotwork page: 56
- BlueTide Releases App to Manage Wireless Networks page: 56
- Drones Allow Surveys Without Scaffolds page: 56
- Commercial Vessel Medical Kits – Coastal & Offshore page: 56
- Sherwin Williams Heat-Flex Protects, Insulates page: 56
