Inspection Challenges
Offshore wind structures are exposed to salt, UV, immersion, splash-zone conditions, mechanical damage, and operational access limits.
Inspection plans need to account for vessel availability, weather windows, safety controls, documentation requirements, and the need to gather enough evidence in a short site window.
Common Inspection Areas
Typical areas include transition pieces, boat landings, J-tubes, external platforms, secondary steel, fasteners, welds, drainage points, and coating damage around access routes.
Where coating deterioration suggests possible section loss, corrosion surveys or ultrasonic thickness checks can support maintenance decisions.
How Inspection Supports Maintenance
A structured coating and corrosion report helps teams prioritise repairs, plan access, define remedial scopes, and separate cosmetic defects from defects that threaten protection performance.