RESOURCES - Phoenix II - Cable Maintenance System
The Phoenix 2 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) is a reliable maintenance system, capable of post-lay inspection and burial cable cutting and retrieval and other required underwater manipulation tasks up to 2,000 m w.d.
The system consists of 125 horsepower ROV, steel armoured umbilical cable, topside support systems (including crane handling system, hydraulic power unit, diesel electric generator, navigation system, Marisat Communications link and operations and maintenance vans).
Phoenix 2 is outfitted with a state-of-the-art INNOVATUM ULTRA Cable Location and Tracking System to enable the ROV to locate and track cable during PLIB and cable maintenance activities.
The ULTRA System employs four combination gradiometers and triaxal magnetometer sensors with HP 382 computer, high resolution graphics, and data storage.
| MAIN CHARACTERISTICS |
| Depth | | 2,000 meters |
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| Payload | | 200 kg (without additional foam) |
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| Propulsion (Thrusters) | | 4 Axial,4 Vertical,2 Lateral |
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| Forward Speed | | 3 Kts. |
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| Hydraulic Power Units | |
125 HP (Twin 62.5 HP) |
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| Length | | 4.80 m |
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| Width | | 2.08 m |
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| Height | | 2.60 m |
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| Weight (in air) | | 6,820 kg |
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| Cable/pipeline tracking system | | Innovatum Ultra System model |
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| Manipulators | |
1 – RSI 7-Function Manipulator
1 – RSI 5-Function Manipulator |
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| Burial | | Max burial depth 150cm
Speed from 50 to 400 m/h |
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| Jetting spacing | | from 12.5 to 50 cm gap |
