2025 XL Work-Class ROV System

2025 XL WORK-CLASS ROV SYSTEM

(2025 New Control System)

2000 MSW Rated • Full Technical Specification

1. Basic Vehicle Specification

  • Manufacturer: Control system – 2025 upgrade. 125 hp upgrade.
  • Dimensions (incl. manipulator work package):
    Length: 3,500 mm | Width: 1,600 mm | Height: 2,005 mm
  • Weight: 3,400 kg (including 200 kg payload)
  • Depth Rating: 2,500 metre for pressure vessels; buoyancy 2000 MSW
  • Buoyancy: 2000 MSW rated syntactic foam (easily removable & expandable)
  • Payload: 200 kg
  • Vehicle Frame: High strength aluminium alloy (no sealed hollow sections), stainless steel fasteners
  • Through Frame Lift: 2,000 kg
  • Hydraulic Power: 125 HP nominal
  • Thrusters: 7 total (4 horizontal Curvetech 45°, 3 vertical Innerspace)
  • Bollard Pull: 500 kgf forward / aft / lateral
  • Speed at Depth: 3.0 kn forward | 2.25 kn lateral | 2.0 kn vertical

Manipulator Tray: 1 × Conan 7-function (Right Hand) complete with Centurion intelligent proportional controller.
1 × Schilling Rigmaster five-function grabber manipulator.

2. Vehicle Manipulator and Sensor Fit

  • 6 video real-time transmission via wave division multiplexed fibres + 6×6 video switcher
  • 8 × DeepSea LED Sealites 120 Vac, 5000 Lumens (dimmable in pairs)
  • Impact Subsea ISD 4000 – Heading / Depth / Pitch & Roll
  • Impact Subsea Altimeter
  • Auto Functions: Heading ±1°, Depth ±75 mm, Altitude ±100 mm
  • Tritech Sonar 4000 m rated V7 Ethernet
  • Cameras: 2 × Insite Pegasus 4K Colour Zoom, 1 × Insite Mercury 3k low light, 1 × DeepSea Power & Light B&W inspection

3. Tether Management System & Tether

"Top hat" Style TMS with Winch and level wind

Diameter: 197 cm
Height: 250 cm
Weight (±10%)
In Air (without Tether): 2,614 kg
In Water (without Tether): 1,864 kg
In Air with Tether: Approx. 2,955 kg

Tether: 150 HP capacity, 35 mm, Nexans, 225 Metres usable length

4. Surface Control Van

8 × 8 × 20 Ft ISO Control Van, DNV 2.7.1 Rated, Non Zone II

Workshop

Length 4500 mm | Width 2400 mm | Height 2600 mm | Weight 8000 kg

A-Frame - LAWSONS

SWL Luffing: 12,000 kg
SWL Overboard: 12,000 kg
Overboard Reach: 4,000 mm

Winch

Dynacon 421 system, fitted with 900 m umbilical and hydraulic power pack

Deck Pack

15 hp deck pack – 440 volt/60 Hz