IC-Inspection

IC-Inspection is an on-line eventing software application optimised for use in the offshore environment. IC-Inspection is built around a Microsoft SQL Server relational database with events (items of inspection) referenced to positional data and assets.

Offshore Deployment

In the majority of cases, IC-Inspection is set up in an offshore environment.

IC-Inspection is typically installed on a computer or laptop, which can then be configured to interface with the following:

• Survey systems, showing time, date, and ROV position

• ROV video inputs, enabling image and video sequence references to events

• Digital video recorders, such as IC-Recorder

• Other computers/laptops with NEXUS IC installed for offline data review

• Instruments, such as CP Probes, FMD, providing automatic data input of results

• Other digital input devices, through customisation of the software to suit the input string

For more information about setting up IC-Inspection in an offshore environment, see Offshore Deployment.

Using IC-Inspection

The IC-Inspection package is teamed with IC-Recorder to provide a digital recording package for real-time based online eventing. Multi-camera, sonar and profiling data can be recorded digitally with positional data displayed by IC-Recorder. NEXUS Integrity Centre (NEXUS IC) is used to configure the database, event definitions and other relationships used within IC-Inspection. It is also used to perform offline inspection and anomaly management after inspection has been completed in IC-Inspection.

See the image below for information about the whole inspection process using NEXUS IC, IC-Inspection and IC-Recorder:

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To perform inspection, you use IC-Inspection together with NEXUS IC and IC-Recorder as follows:

1. NEXUS IC Configuration:

   Set up and configure the NEXUS IC database, including assets, event types, workpacks and optionally tasks, drawings and anomaly triggers.

2. IC-Inspection Setup and Configuration:

   • Connect IC-Inspection to the same NEXUS IC database.

   • Configure IC-Inspection settings, including desktops, devices, survey fields and optionally event templates.

3. Online Inspection in IC-Inspection:

   • Use the task list or the drawings to drive the inspection, completing tasks until none remain (see Create Event from Task).

   • Launch ad hoc events when necessary (see Create Ad Hoc Event).

   • Fill out event forms in IC-Inspection, optionally attaching still images from digital video recorders (see Attach Multimedia to Event).

   • If needed, raise findings from the events (see Create Findings).

4. Offline Review in NEXUS IC:

   Perform an offline review of inspection data (see Inspection) and, if required, trigger an anomaly management process (see Anomaly Management).

A training manual, showing how to use IC-Inspection for offshore eventing and NEXUS IC for offshore review, is available.