The first production survey using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to assist surveyors was recently completed by classification society DNV GL (Hovik, Norway). The survey, which took place on the MV Apollo, a chemical tanker owned by Carl Biittner Shipmanagement GmbH in Bremerhaven, Germany, was completed in two and a half days by two DNV GL surveyors who used a UAV, also known as a drone, to help assess 14 cargo tanks.
展开▼
