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===Survey=== [[File:ROV in mussel farming.webm|thumb|Tim Renson explains the use of a ROV for inspecting mussel farms]] Survey or inspection ROVs are generally smaller than work class ROVs and are often sub-classified as either Class I: Observation Only or Class II Observation with payload.<ref>{{cite web|title=World-Wide ROV Stats for 2014|url=http://www.imca-int.com/news/2015/8/7/imca-publishes-world-wide-rov-stats-for-2014.aspx|website=IMCA|date= 7 August 2015|author=Staff|access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> They are used to assist with hydrographic survey, i.e. the location and positioning of subsea structures, and also for inspection work for example pipeline surveys, jacket inspections and marine hull inspection of vessels. Survey ROVs (also known as "eyeballs"), although smaller than workclass, often have comparable performance with regard to the ability to hold position in currents, and often carry similar tools and equipment - lighting, cameras, sonar, [[ultra-short baseline]] (USBL) beacon, [[Raman spectrometer]],<ref>{{cite conference |title=Underwater Spectroscopic Techniques for In-situ Nuclear Waste Characterisation |last1=Teague |first1=Jonathan |last2=Megson-Smith |first2=David |last3=Verbelen |first3=Yannick |last4=Scott |first4=Thomas |location=Phoenix, AZ |book-title=Proceedings of WM2022 |conference=Nuclear Waste Management (WM2022) |date=6 March 2022 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359471865}}</ref> and strobe flasher depending on the payload capability of the vehicle and the needs of the user.
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