Cargo vessel hull inspections, $1 million saved.
C-Bird used the Flyability Elios 3 to inspect a 250 m cargo vessel without the complex scaffolding traditionally required for upper cargo-oil-tank access.
Sector:
- Marine
- Oil & Gas
- Asset Integrity & Inspection
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A 250 m tanker surveyed without scaffolding or rafting.
A 20-year-old vessel entered its No. 4 Special periodical survey with a clear objective: inspect upper cargo-oil-tank structures while reducing risk, logistics and access cost.
~$1M
Scaffolding Cost Avoided
~10,000
Hours at Height Avoided
Zero
Human Cargo-Tank Entries
Zero
Rafting Water to Treat or Dispose Of
45°C
Inspection Environment
250 m
Vessel Length
Outcome: Remote capture reduced exposure and created a localised digital inspection record.
Hardware
Elios 3
Live LiDAR mapping in a dark, GPS-denied tank.
A collision-tolerant drone with live LiDAR mapping and 4K capture. C-Bird CEO Malcolm Connolly piloted it inside the cargo oil tank, navigating by the real-time 3D map.
The Stack
Platform
Flyability Elios 3
Sensor · LiDAR
Live LiDAR Mapping
Sensor · UT
Ultrasonic Thickness Payload (trialled)
Software
Flyability Inspector 4
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