Robotics and Survey Division (RSD)
Equipment and Services

RSD is equipped with state-of-the-art technology to conduct precise inspections and surveys, while offering a comprehensive range of services designed to support the lifecycle of various projects.

Types of Equipment

  • Swimming ROV Systems (Work Class/Inspection Class, Deep Water, Long Horizontal Travel)
  • Crawling ROV Systems (Long Horizontal Travel)
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • High Resolution Sonar
  • Laser Scanning
  • 3D Structural Assessment Scanning
  • 3D Modeling / Post Processing
  • Sub Bottom Profiling
  • Photogrammetry
  • HD Cameras

Services

  • Internal and External Pipe and Tunnel Surveys
  • Complete Infrastructure Inspections
  • Remotely Operated Dredging
  • Ultrasonic Thickness Gauging
  • Marine Growth Removal
  • Blanking / Plugging
  • Leak Detection
  • Hydrographic Surveys
  • Vessel / Structure Positioning, Locating, and Monitoring
  • Underwater Construction Tooling Packages (Cutting, Drilling, Shearing, etc.)

Full Services List

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Inspection and Survey

  • Mechanical and Structural Inspection
  • Scour Assessment
  • Inlet / Outlet Works, Penstock & Tunnel Inspection
  • Sonar-enhanced Inspection
  • Coating & Corrosion Inspection
  • Weld Inspection
  • Leak Detection
  • FERC Part 12 Inspection Support
  • Bridge Inspections
  • Scour Investigations
  • Bathymetric Surveys
  • ROV Services
  • Lock and Dam Inspections
  • Pipeline and Outfall Locating and Mapping
  • Cable Locating and Mapping
  • Non-Destructive Testing
  • Ultrasonic Inspections
  • Magnetic Particle Inspections
  • Port & Ferry Terminals
  • Tunnels and Aqueducts
  • Concrete, Steel & Wood Inspection
  • Ship Husbandry
  • ABS Class Inspections
  • Underwater Sediment Sampling
  • Color Closed Circuit HD Video
  • Color and B/W HD Photography
  • Land and Marine Surveying

Contaminated and Potable Water Diving

  • Raw Sewage / Clarifier
  • Biological / Chemical / Industrial Effluent
  • Nuclear Spent Fuel Pools / Reactors
  • Drinking Water Supply
  • Water Towers / Standpipes / Reservoirs

Construction, Maintenance and Repair

  • Debris and Sediment Removal
  • Concrete Repair and Leak Sealing
  • Epoxy and Chemical Grout Injection
  • Head Gate Adjustment and Repair
  • Certified Weld Repairs
  • Scour Protection and Remediation
  • Pumped or Tremie Concrete Placement
  • Erosion Control and Mitigation
  • Bulkhead, Pier and Pile Rehabilitation
  • Gate Rehabilitation and Installation
  • Boom and Barrier Installation
  • Trash Rack/Stop Log Removal and Replacement
  • Spillway Rehabilitation / Resurfacing
  • Intakes and Tunnels
  • Sediment Removal
  • Traveling Water Screens
  • Welding and Burning
  • Cooling Towers
  • Concrete Repair
  • Revetment Mats
  • CP Installation
  • Pipe and Cable Repair
  • Underwater Coating

Environmental and Remediation

  • Shoreline Erosion
  • Soil Retention and Stabilization
  • Stream Restoration
  • Habitat Restoration
  • Soil and Water Sampling
  • Waterbars-Diversionary Methods
  • Vibracore Services
  • Turbidity Curtains (Installation and Maintenance)

Hyperbaric

  • Formulating Project Hyperbaric Manual (Sir, Mixed Gas or Saturation Mode)
  • Obtaining Variances for Alternate Tables
  • Mixed Gas and Saturation Intervention Work
  • Data Analyses
  • Client Liaison
  • Occupational Health and Safety Implementation
  • Consultation on Airlock System Design
  • Audit/Appraisal
  • Environmental Controls
  • Training of Contractor Personnel
  • Hazard / Health and Safety Analysis
  • TBM Intervention
  • Working at Altitude
  • Construction in Compressed Air
  • Emergency and Confined Space Rescue
  • Compressed Air Workers
  • Manlock Attendants
  • Certified Welders
  • Intervention Supervisors
  • Hyperbaric Medics
  • Mixed Gas Workers
  • Intervention Projects Managers
  • Medical Lock Attendants
  • Physicians/Physicians’ Assistants
  • Mixed Gas Supervisors
  • Saturation Technicians / Workers
  • Hyperbaric Shuttle Attendants
  • Life Support Technicians for Saturation Operations
  • Saturation Supervisors
  • Special Bentonite Dive Tables
  • Jack Pack / Block Out Entry and Clean-Out
  • Installation of Rods into Lenton Fittings (Zero Visibility)
  • Dredging / Air Lifting
  • Tying Underwater Rebar, Install Rebar Mats for Tremie Plug
  • Installation of Water Stop Injection Tubing Around Perimeter of Shaft Prior to Installation of Tremie Plug
  • Underwater Video Inspection of Flooded Shafts and Tunnels
  • Sonar Inspection of Flooded Shafts and Tunnels
  • Pressure Grouting, Concrete Placement
  • Concrete Demolition
  • Erection of Structural Steel
  • Drilling and Blasting Overburden
  • Hyperbaric Training
  • Medical Support
  • Specialize TBM Hyperbaric Equipment & Related Tooling
  • SAT (Tunnel Specific – Saturation Diving Chambers)
  • 10 & 20-Man Tunnel Specific – Ready for Deployment
  • Medical Locks
  • Man Locks
  • Shuttles with Locks (Darts)
  • Hydraulic Tools for Breaking Rock and Sediment Removal
  • Hyperbaric Welding Equipment
  • Rail Mounted Grade D Breathing Air Compressor Package
  • Communication Systems
  • HD Video
  • Mixed Gas Integration into the TBM System
  • Compressors

Industrial

  • Access of Confined Spaces for Inspection and Repair
  • Dredging and Silt Removal
  • Wastewater System Maintenance and Repair
  • Pump House Maintenance and Repair
  • Traveling Screen Repairs
  • Invasive Species Remediation
  • Hazardous Waste Diving
  • Trash Rack Repair and Cleaning
  • Intake Crib Inspection, Construction and Repair
  • Intake Systems (Including traveling water screens, gates and water control structures)
  • Pipeline Inspection, Repair (internal and external) and Construction
  • Certified Underwater and Topside Welding
  • Marine Loading / Offloading Terminals
  • Clarifiers / Rakes
  • Aerators
  • Floating Turbidity Curtains
  • Cooling Ponds
  • Outfall Systems
  • Foul Air Duct and Piping
  • Chlorine, Bromide, and Air Diffuser Systems

Locks, Dams & Hydropower

  • Dams
  • Reservoirs / Forebay (impounded sediment and debris)
  • Low Level Outlets
  • Bulkheads and Stoplogs
  • Intake/Outfalls
  • Trash Rack / Grizzlies
  • Gates and Water Control Structures (stems, controls)
  • Pipelines / Penstocks
  • Locks
  • Siphons
  • Spillways

Low Level Outlet (LLO)

  • LLO Inspection & Rehabilitation
  • LLO Inspection & Rehabilitation
  • Gate / Gate Guide Inspection & Rehabilitation
  • Gated Dam Outlet Inspection & Rehabilitation
  • Water Control Structure Inspection & Rehabilitation

Underwater and Marine Construction

  • Certified Welding to AWS Standards
  • Underwater Exothermic Burning
  • Concrete, High-Pressure Grouting
  • Core Drilling, Track Sawing
  • Diamond Wire Sawing
  • Piling Repair – Wood, Steel, Concrete
  • Water Jetting and Dredging
  • Debris Removal
  • Zebra Mussel / Invasive Species Control
  • Pipeline, Installation and Locating
  • Pipeline Penetrations
  • Pipeline Pigging
  • Cable Installation and Locating
  • Diffuser Repair and Installation
  • Coffer / Limpet Dam Fabrication & Sealing
  • Cathodic Protection Engineering Services
  • Anodes / Cathodic Protection
  • Anode Manufacturing
  • Outfall Repair and Construction
  • Trash Rack Repair and Installation
  • Traveling Water Screen Repair
  • Sluice and Trunnion Gates
  • Circulating Water Pumps Intake Screens
  • Chemical and Air Diffusion Systems
  • Underwater Painting and Coatings
  • Pile Driving
  • Marine Crane Services
  • Ship Husbandry and Repairs
  • Vessel and Barge Rentals
  • Surface / Mixed Gas Diving 0-299 Feet
  • Saturation Diving 250-1200 Feet

Nuclear

  • Circulating Water Pumps
  • Concrete Repair and Placement
  • Concrete Decontamination Shaving/Scabbling
  • Cooling/Spray Pond, Tower Inspection, Cleaning
  • Cooling Water Pipes/Tunnels
  • Decommissioning
  • Environmental Maintenance
  • Erosion Control
  • Foreign Object Retrieval & FME Verifications
  • Gates and Water Control Structures
  • Hazardous Waste, Contaminated and Radiation Diving
  • Intake and Discharge Systems Maintenance and Repair
  • Mollusk Remediation Services
  • Storage Tanks (Water, Fuel, etc.)
  • Trash Rack and TWS Inspection and Repair
  • Traveling Water Screens
  • Underwater Concrete Surface “Lockdown Application”
  • Underground/Underwater Pipe Install and Replacement
  • Underwater Welding / Cold Cutting
  • Water Intake Systems

Plant Maintenance

  • Traveling Screen Rebuilds
  • Intake Cleaning
  • Trash Rack Cleaning
  • Log Boom Maintenance
  • ROV Inspections (Entire Length of Intake)
  • Collector Well Maintenance

Salvage & Marine Casualty

  • Salvage of Commercial Vessels (Tugs, Barges, Bulk Carriers, etc.)
  • Salvage of Recreational Vessels (Yachts, Houseboats, etc.)
  • Salvage of Aircraft
  • HAZMAT Services
  • Fuel and Cargo Lightering
  • In-house Naval Architect
  • Compartment and Confined-Space Entry Teams
  • Emergency and Rescue Towing
  • Emergency Upland and Marine Spill Response
  • Casualty Containment
  • Underwater Demolition
  • Refloating of Vessels
  • Environmental Mitigation
  • Underwater Repair
  • Barge and Vessel repair
  • Bubbler Curtain/Boom Installation
  • Sub-bottom Profiling/Hydrographic Surveys

Utility

  • Submarine Cable (High Voltage and Telecom)
  • River Cable Crossings
  • Conduits / Culverts
  • Reservoirs / Remote Inland Waterways
  • Oxygenation Systems
  • Desalination
  • Intake Structures and Screens
  • Pump Stations
  • Transmission and Distribution
  • Pipelines

Waterfront & Ports

  • Docks / Piers
  • Utility Systems
  • Piling Rehabilitation, Repair, and Installation – Wood, Steel, Concrete
  • Water Jetting and Dredging
  • Debris Removal
  • Zebra Mussel / Invasive Species Control
  • Cathodic Protection System and Engineering Services
  • Anodes / Cathodic Protection
  • Anode Manufacturing
  • Outfall Repair and Construction
  • Underwater Painting and Coatings
  • Pile Driving
  • Marine Crane Services
  • Scour Investigations
  • Bathymetric Surveys
  • Non-Destructive Testing
  • Ultrasonic Inspections
  • Magnetic Particle Inspections
  • Underwater Sediment Sampling
  • Impounded Sediment Removal
  • Shoreline Erosion
  • Soil Retention and Stabilization
  • Stream Restoration
  • Habitat Restoration
  • Soil and Water Sampling
  • Vibracore Services