The Underwater Centre to deliver new ROV training course
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland -- The Underwater Centre, a subsea training and testing facility, has added the FMC Schilling TITAN 4 syllabus to its ROV training suite.
The course familiarizes candidates with all major components of the TITAN T4 manipulator and provides system operation and routine maintenance procedures.
The facility has adapted the course to offer extensive operational practice through specific activities designed to give candidates familiarity with the manipulator in use.
There will be multiple deliveries of the course throughout the year, and it is included in the center’s seven-week Premium ROV Course. The two-day course will be integrated into the ROV Tooling module and offered as a stand-alone option as well.
The FMC Schilling Manipulator was donated to the center by Fugro and upgraded by FMC Schilling Robotics from a TITAN 3 to a TITAN 4. The TITAN 4 represents the industry standard for position controlled manipulator operations used in work class ROV applications.
The development of this manipulator has featured extensively in the advancement in remote technology applications, in the harshest of marine environments, and deserves its reputation as the proven system of choice for all major ROV operators and their clients alike. This training provides a vital addition to the skill-set of any ROV pilot technician.
“What it means for industry is that there is now a second option for ROV personnel to train on the T4, in accordance with the official syllabus from FMC Schilling Robotics. The Underwater Centre is ideally placed to extend the workshop training to encompass real-world operational experience,” Steven Cullen, The Underwater Centre’s ROV operations manager, said. “For work class operations, the effective use of the T4 is as vital as piloting skills and traditionally has been over-looked as a requisite competency for effective operations.”
