The Offshore Ocean Platform facility provides efficient access to the ocean at increasing depths in an environmentally sustainable manner. It offers its facilities for scientific and technological experimentation and research. Being on the edge of a continental shelf, it offers access to depths of up to about 600m, allowing for deep investigations and access to large water columns. On the other hand, by providing sleeping and living areas, it allows research to be carried out during a continuous 24/7/365 period.
Trials/tests can be carried out in three modes:
A service of:
Finally, it should be noted that the services described are mainly associated with one facility, which does not exclude the possibility of requesting a specific service in any of the five facilities of which the PLOCAN infrastructure is composed. The consortium provides logistical support to users: