TABLE 1.4 ROV PROBLEMS REPORTED 



Problem 

 Entanglement 

 Electrical Connectors 



Vehicle Disturbs Sediments, Obscures Visibility 

 Cable Ruptured by Abrasion 

 Electrical Interference in Cable 

 Support Ship Cannot Station-Keep 

 Compass Affected by Structure 

 Ship Power Surges Affect Vehicle Operations 

 Current Required Aborting Mission 

 Sea State Required Aborting Mission 

 Vehicle Damage During Launch/Retrieval 

 Vehicle Station-Keeping Inadequate 

 Manipulation Inadequate 

 Vehicle Payload Inadequate 

 Human Engineering Inadequate 

 Vehicle Lost Due to Low Surface Freeboard 

 Electrical Shocks Due to Inadequate Grounding 

 Vehicle Maneuverability Inadequate 

 Water Visibility Required Aborting Mission 

 Television Resolution Inadequate 



Number of Operations 

 18 

 12 

 11 

 10 



8 



6 



6 



5 



5 



5 



2 



2 



2 



2 



2 



1 



1 



1 



1 



1 



