Flooded Member Detector

A Flooded Member Detector identifies water ingress inside subsea structural members – flooding that, without regular flooded member detection, would often remain completely undetected after extreme weather or impact. Cygnus Instruments developed the Ultrasonic Flooded Member Detector (FMD) system as an alternative to the gamma radiation FMI technique, drawing on its long experience in ultrasonic testing equipment. The system can be used by a diver or mounted onto a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and is deployed quickly by an on-platform dive team or ROV pilot, requiring little specialist expertise.