Traditionally, the visual inspection of confined spaces has required the use of scaffolding, cranes, and appropriate additional safety equipment to ensure that inspections are undertaken safely and with as little hazard to the operatives as possible. As well as having to provide equipment for visual inspections, the time required to put the equipment together, often in space- restricted situations, is costly in both time and financially.
Using a drone in these scenarios overcomes many of these issues, and yet can provide the same quality results as a human visual inspection.