Function
Specialist vessels are used to carry out geophysical surveys of the sea bed.
Who supplies them
Fugro, Gardline, Horizon Geosciences and MMT.
Key facts
Geophysical vessels are typically about 30 to 70 m in length. The vessels must provide a stable platform even in unfavourable sea and weather conditions.
Multiple crews, including highly specialised equipment operators, are used and the vessel has sleeping berths and living quarters to allow the vessel to have an operational endurance of up to a month.
Crew work 12-hour shifts with rotations month by month to enable a constant flow of data collection, processing, and interpreting.
A specialist geophysical survey vessel carrying out animal survey out in the sea (Fugro). Image courtesy of Fugro. All rights reserved.
What’s in it
- Specialist crew
- Survey and analysis equipment