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New Authorized Service Center Agreement
to," said CapRock CEO Peter Shaper. "With the same CapRock infrastructure in place on every rig, Transocean does not have to start over or re-learn a new communications system, meaning they will save time and money as they focus on doing what they do best." Under the terms of the new agreement, CapRock Communications will consolidate Transocean's different VSAT systems and services across its geographically dispersed fleet and shore base facilities into one network. This common network will support Transocean's rigs moving seamlessly from one region to the next, providing true global mobility without the burden of changing satellite equipment or dispatching field service personnel. CapRock will leverage its strategically located teleports and regional support centers around the globe and will tap its large pool of trained global field personnel to provide worldwide service and response. an instructor is able to monitor student ROVs in a virtual 3D display and trigger any combination of environmental changes or system casualties. The system comes configured with a selection of pre-built, realistic missions for a variety of tasks including tunnel/pipe/tank inspection, marine biologics research and sampling, human remains/crime scene investigation and recovery, ship's hull inspection, harbor security, and marine archaeological research and recovery.
MacArtney's courses give operators and supervisors a thorough understanding of how to use and maintain the machinery correctly.
User's Conference Returns to San Diego
Teledyne RD Instruments (RDI) will host its next ADCPs in Action Users' Conference in San Diego, on October 5-7, 2009. Teledyne RDI's users' conference was designed to bring the oceanographic community together for a lively exchange of information between Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) users, industry experts, and third party manufacturers. Each year, ADCPs in Action continues to grow in popularity, attracting industry experts from around the globe who share their experience and address the topics deemed most important to today's ADCP/DVL users. Teledyne RDI's 2009 event will once again be comprised of three simultaneous tracks including: water resources flow measurement applications; coastal/oceanographic current profiling/waves measurement applications; and precision navigation applications. For full information, visit
www.rdinstruments.com/adcps_action/ January/February 2009
The MacArtney Underwater Technology Group said that MacArtney A/S in Denmark is now an authorized service center. Service and repair of EdgeTech equipment can now be performed in continental Europe, making servicing, repair and spare parts delivery faster and more cost-efficient. The new agreement is designed to make repairing and servicing of EdgeTech equipment faster and easier
Vietnamese ROV Training Facility Pics ROVsim Pro
Marine Simulation recently teamed with Cabaco Marine to sell two ROVsim Pro training systems to Seahorse Services to be used in its new ROV pilot training facility in Vung Tao, Vietnam. ROVsim Pro is designed as a physics accurate, visually realistic and highly configurable Remotely Operated (submerged) Vehicle (ROV) simulator intended for undersea and marine professionals. The complete ROVsim Pro training system consists of an instructor's control system, a number of student pilot systems and connected SONAR displays. Through the control system,
Transocean Inks VSAT Deal
As CapRock Communications begins transitioning Transocean's offshore rig fleet into its global satellite network, it marks the official beginning of the world's largest global deployment of such services for a single drilling contractor, according to the company. "With this agreement, Transocean will receive the same reliable satellite communication service, regardless of what part of the world a rig is in or what part of the world it is moving
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