Survey Inspection Services

Survey & Inspection
McLachlan Marine have a wealth of experience with inshore, pipeline, cable lay multibeam surveys, we work closely with local survey rental and survey companies so can provide a turn key option if required for dredging support, cable lay surveys, windfarm surveys and UXO survey.

McLachlan Marine has 4 dedicated survey boats
(True North 11m "Moon pool pole system" catamaran)
(Ocean Predator 12m "Moon pool pole system" catamaran & Veripos LD5 GPS)
(Ocean Titan 26m Offshore Survey "swing pole mount system with 1.2m draft")

With continued investment in moon pool systems, new offshore capable vessels and shallow water "road transportable survey boats" this makes us the ideal partner for projects of all sizes.

We are always happy to team up with our clients chosen surveyors and can offer a variety of vessels on single day rates to complement the job.

Survey & Inspection Services

Side Scan / Magnetometer
Grab Sampling
Commercial Dive Team
ROV VideoRay Inspection
Drone Aerial Inspection

Hydrographic & Geophysical

Multibeam Bathymetric
Side Scan Sonar
Magnetometer
Sub bottom Profiler
Dive Teams
Grab Sampling / Corers

Recent Projects

ROV Outfall Location Inspection
We undertook the challenging inspection of an area to the South of Aberdeen, the client was looking to obtain tide range, seabed profile and check for obstructions.

Location & recovery of lost tidal monitor
We were tasked to locate and recover the tidal monitor that had been damaged by a recent storm and its acoustic release has failed.
We supplied our vessel True North, GPS, Sonar, Dive Team and quayside HIAB Crane

Side Scan Inspection for lost equipment
Simple inspection to locate lost equipment at Aberdeen Anchorage, equipment located using our vessel True North and Klein Side Scan and Veripos GPS.

River Flood Damage Survey Support
We were approached by the local authority to provide a solution to give their surveyors safe access to 16 miles of river to inspect the 2014 flood damage.
We had a 5 man team working with small boats, two 4x4s and rescue equipment, additional safe guards were put inplace down stream of each operating area to protect the workforce.