Sentinel

Keeping watch over Offshore Assets, Sentinel is a simple and effective solution for monitoring offshore vessels working within a windfarm close to critical assets or transiting over subsea infrastructure. All data is stored in the cloud and authorised users can monitor activities and administer the data through a web site hosted on a secure shore based server. The system is primarily used to monitor vessels that may encroach or approach an un-manned offshore sub-station or other asset. The software can display or transmit alerts to the asset Owner or the O&M providers and store records of all vessels entering set exclusion zone(s). Monitoring all traffic around the assets provides site specific data which can provide some useful benefits when assessing cable integrity, for example export or array cable threats and risks from anchors or fishing activity. Should an export or array cable fail then an early check could be to determine if there was any external aggression that may have contributed to the failure. The historic tracks of vessels operating or moving within the windfarm can easily be replayed and analysed as part of the fault investigation process.

The historical data opens up the potential to realistically classify areas based on their likely risk exposure to potential damage. This can aid more appropriate mitigation steps being taken and even provide evidence when negotiating better insurance deals. Adding anemometer and/or wave height data inputs is straightforward and gives the abilty to also view this online. Doing this can help you better ascertain site conditions prior to and during a planned site visit.