To connect a cable from one landing point to another is no mean feat, and one that is made more difficult due to the plethora of obstacles and challenges presented, not only by the marine environment, but by human hands too. Careful consideration of all the external factors which could have a detrimental impact on the safety and integrity of new subsea cable routes falls into the capable hands of highly-trained route engineering teams worldwide.
OceanIQ’s Marketing Manager Mike Bird, sat down with the company’s Route Engineering and Survey Manager, Stuart Wilson to get his insight into the role that route engineers play in planning the safest cable routes for proposed subsea cable systems. What are the many factors which come into play when fulfilling their duties to ensure the success of these networks?
Mike Bird: What is route engineering?
