CASE STUDY: Maersk Oil – using drone technology to conduct offshore maintenance inspections of cargo tanks
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Maersk Oil has 12 cargo tanks that require regular inspections to minimise operational downtime through preventative maintenance.
Through drone technology, inspection times have been reduced from five days (using a four-person rope and scaffolding access team) to one day (using one UAV expert pilot and one inspector), with analysis of inspections conducted in minutes onshore. This reduced human safety risks and saved GBP£5,000 per cargo tank inspection, without reducing the quality of the inspection.
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