Rov Pilot
A Rov (Remotely Operated Vehicle) Pilot is a technician specialised in flying remote-controlled underwater robots called ROV.
The ROV Pilot provides underwater tasks in many differents fields: from the off-shore oil and gas industry (oil pipelines and extraction of petroleum), to the installation of submarine cables, to archeology and scientific industry, to the research and restoration of plane and ship wrecks due to accidents and sometimes to the recovery of black boxes and corpses.
ROVs can vary in size, shape and configuration according to their use. They can use different instruments because they have manipulators, that are robotic arms useful to do different operations, for example to connect a submarine pipeline to a platform.
ROVs can be used in very deep waters where humans could not survive; some ROVs can work in water dephts up to 6000 metres.
ROVs can also be used in those activities that are dangerous for humans, or in intollerable environmental conditions such as pollution, very cold water temperature, strong current and other natural hazards.
The ROV Pilot, especially who works in the petroleum sector, operates the ROV aboard a vassel or platform, generally in international waters. From the navy unit, the Pilot can have the use of the controller and other types of instruments in order to control the ROV.
In addition, the ROV Pilot undertakes maintenance and repairs of the ROVs in case of electronics mechanical and hydraulic problems.
Finally, the ROV Pilot provides ongoing consultancy to producers for improving ROV systems and testing new components.
The ROV Pilot provides underwater tasks in many differents fields: from the off-shore oil and gas industry (oil pipelines and extraction of petroleum), to the installation of submarine cables, to archeology and scientific industry, to the research and restoration of plane and ship wrecks due to accidents and sometimes to the recovery of black boxes and corpses.
ROVs can vary in size, shape and configuration according to their use. They can use different instruments because they have manipulators, that are robotic arms useful to do different operations, for example to connect a submarine pipeline to a platform.
ROVs can be used in very deep waters where humans could not survive; some ROVs can work in water dephts up to 6000 metres.
ROVs can also be used in those activities that are dangerous for humans, or in intollerable environmental conditions such as pollution, very cold water temperature, strong current and other natural hazards.
The ROV Pilot, especially who works in the petroleum sector, operates the ROV aboard a vassel or platform, generally in international waters. From the navy unit, the Pilot can have the use of the controller and other types of instruments in order to control the ROV.
In addition, the ROV Pilot undertakes maintenance and repairs of the ROVs in case of electronics mechanical and hydraulic problems.
Finally, the ROV Pilot provides ongoing consultancy to producers for improving ROV systems and testing new components.
