The main advantages of FRP for marine applications are:

• Enhanced environmental resistance, i.e. removal of rotting and corrosion reduces through life maintenance costs
• Ability to mould complex shaped structures to add aesthetics to publically accessible structures or combine complex parts to reduce installation risks
• Ability to tailor strength to suit severe environmental loading conditions
• At a third the weight of steel FRP complements projects located on complex sites far away from any laydown/delivery area, in populated areas or difficult to reach locations
• Composites high strength to weight ratio makes it perfect for:

• Service platforms, walkways and handrails
• Towers
• Radomes
• Tanks
• Access covers
• Impact panels subsea
• Production structures

Subsea Applications

• FRP in Subsea applications have mostly been used for low velocity modular impact protection for subsea production equipment and piping
• The weight saving advantage of composites can provide substantial economical benifits by requiring smaller lifting vessels
• The cost of manufacture is competitive with that of conventional steel and removes the requirement for large anodes
• The removal of large cathodic protection systems allow better use of the overall design envelope and lifting vessel utilisation
• Recently composites have been used for production structures to reduce cost and installation risks