AUV Audit Guidance

AUV has started to play a prominent role in the execution of offshore surveys in recent years.  Surveyors use them for such tasks as pipeline inspection, bathymetry, and mapping of the sea floor.  IMCA's ‘AUV Audit Guidance Document’ (IMCA S 028) has been developed by members of the Offshore Survey Division Management Committee with a view to promote a common approach to the auditing of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) and their associated support systems. 

In this podcast, Nick Hough, IMCA’s Technical Adviser – Offshore Survey explains the intended purpose of this document as a framework for offshore contractors to form their own AUV audit document.  

IMCA S 028 is available for members to download free of charge on the IMCA website.