I found this on the B.P. website. Food for thourght for the rookie corner may be.
A tether or ‘umbilical’ links the ROVs ROV to the surface control rooms cabin where the operators or ‘pilots’ control or ‘fly’ these highly manoeuvrable machines. According to subsea manager John Hughes, flying isn’t the hard part of the role of ROV pilot “it’s the maintenance.” Nothing would have happened subsea without these vehicles, so it was key that they were well looked after, which is difficult when working with electronics
“ROVs need very smart people to maintain them. They have a lot of electronics and hydraulics and fibre optics for the high-quality video,” Hughes said.
The use of full stops (periods) in the above posts indicates an abbreviation which no longer exists. I must say though that I did enjoy the "Big Pansy" epithet when the company was re-branded.
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