Offshore Energy · Inspection
Examination techniques that prove compliance and asset integrity
Pulse Echo Inspection Ltd delivers inspection, test and certification management across all offshore installations — jack-ups, semi-subs, platforms, drillships and their machinery — onshore facilities, and the renewables fleet, through rope access and industry approved NDT techniques.
LEEA Member
Lifting Equipment Engineers Assoc.
IRATA
Rope access technicians
PCN Level II/III
Certified NDT technicians
Multi-discipline
Scopes per mobilisation
What we deliver
Inspection services
Conventional and advanced non-destructive testing via rope access are key tools in our inspection process — identifying issues early, informing maintenance and monitoring ageing over time.
- 01Special periodical surveys (SPS)
- 02Structural inspections and repair
- 03Crane and mechanical handling equipment
- 04Drilling and subsea tools
- 05Life enhancement studies
- 06High and low pressure piping surveys
- 07Lifting equipment inspections
- 08LGI (lifting gear) inspections
- 09Pressure vessel inspection
- 10Development of procedures / SOPs
- 11QA/QC surveys
- 12Vendor and pre-shipment inspection
- 13GWO wind turbine inspections
Conventional NDT
Preventing failure by identifying and evaluating flaws — from construction through to decommissioning, detecting anomalies that may need specialist follow-up or remediation.
Advanced NDT
Specialist inspection for complex concerns: manufacture and construction defects through to process-induced integrity issues on in-service assets.
Vendor inspection
We act as your interface with suppliers, verifying requirements and quality standards are fully satisfied before a product is dispatched — vendor audits to shipping inspections.
Crane & lifting qualification
Inspection, third-party verification and certification of cranes and lifting equipment, including compliance evaluation and risk analysis.
Technique
Non-destructive testing
NDT establishes the condition of structures including individual bolts, pins and welds — particularly valuable for hull integrity, offshore platforms and drillships. All NDT technicians are PCN qualified. Parts requiring change-out can be replaced through non-intrusive work.
Phased array is an advanced ultrasonic technique requiring minimal dismantling for access — ideal where down-time must be minimised.
VI
Close visual inspection
MPI
Magnetic particle inspection
LPI
Liquid penetrant inspection
UT
Ultrasonic inspection
EC
Eddy current inspection
PAUT
Phased array ultrasonics
DROPS
Dropped object surveys
Access solutions
Rope access inspection
Industrial rope access lets our technicians reach complex onshore and offshore structures quickly and safely, with minimal scaffolding or downtime. It is ideal for stacked installations, flare booms, underdecks, tanks and confined areas where conventional access is slow or impractical.
- IRATA-trained technicians
- Ultrasonic and visual inspection at height
- Lifting equipment and crane examinations
- Dropped object surveys in hard-to-reach areas
- Rigging, rescue and standby cover
Safe
Twin-rope systems with redundant fall protection.
Fast
Rapid deployment without heavy scaffold builds.
Versatile
Flares, towers, hulls, nacelles and subsea bridges.
Certified
IRATA and offshore medical credentials maintained.
Safety critical
Lifting equipment inspection
We go further than basic inspection — our clients must have full confidence in the integrity of safety critical lifting equipment. Critical crane areas we inspect include the pedestal, slew ring, boom, gantry, hook blocks, machine house, A-frame and wire ropes.
- Thorough examinations
- Advice on improving use of your lifting equipment
- Streamlined management of certification packages
- Assistance with training of client personnel
- Audits and audit processes
DROPS
Dropped objects prevention
Our team scans an area at height for potential falling hazards, from lost fittings and pipe clamps to ladders and hand rails, checking all primary and secondary securings for static and dynamic dropped object risk. A DROPS study can run standalone or alongside any workscope.
Renewable energy
GWO inspections for the renewable sector
Our technicians hold Global Wind Organisation (GWO) certification, allowing us to deliver inspection and lifting scopes on onshore and offshore wind assets — turbine towers, nacelles, service lifts, davit cranes, hoists and fall arrest systems — under the same quality management applied to our oil and gas work.
Turbine structural NDT
Weld, bolt and flange inspection inside tower and nacelle.
Lifting & LOLER
Service lifts, davits, hoists, slings and below-the-hook equipment.
Dropped object surveys
DROPS scans at height across turbine internals and externals.
Certification management
Digital registers and inspection packages for every asset.
Why Pulse Echo
Assured, independent, paper-free
Accredited quality
Robust inspection quality management with verified competent inspectors, demonstrating impartiality and independence in service delivery.
Cost efficient
Multi-disciplined inspectors complete multiple scopes per mobilisation, reducing offshore bed space and vessel time.
Digital reporting
A paper-free service with all reports delivered online and inspectors equipped with tablets to speed up the reporting process.
Get in touch
Request an inspection scope
Tell us about your asset, location and required scope and our inspection team will respond with a proposal and mobilisation plan.
- Contact
- Ian Sutton
- Address
- 7 Eaton Way, Poulton, FY6 8DS
- Telephone
- 07580 003066
Memberships & Accreditations
Affiliated with the bodies that set the standard
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