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Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle Systems


AEL Category: 03. CBRNE Operational and Search and Rescue Equipment

AEL Title: Vehicles, Remotely Piloted

AEL Number: 03OE-07-RPVS

SAVER Project: Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle Systems

Remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) systems can be equipped with sonar and video technologies operating simultaneously for side-by-side acoustic and visual image display. These systems are used by responders in place of dive teams or with dive teams to conduct inspections of submerged structures or objects.

Please contact NUSTL@hq.dhs.gov regarding access to the following additional documents: Focus Group Report, Market Survey Report, and Assessment Report on Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle Systems.

Find this project in the FEMA Authorized Equipment List and InterAgency Board Interactive Standardized Equipment List.

Attachment Ext. Size Date
Remotely Operated Vehicles for Underwater Inspection Highlight (April 2010) PDF 302.13 KB
Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle Systems Summary (March 2012) PDF 650.61 KB
Underwater Hull Scanning with Remotely Operated Vehicles TechNote (September 2009) PDF 108.81 KB
Last Updated: 01/31/2023
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