The invention relates to the technical field of underwater robots, and particularly relates to a deep ocean work-type modular ROV control system, which comprises a remote communication system, a motion planning processor, a gesture detection system, a manipulator motion control system, a propeller control system, a video acquisition system, an underwater light control system, a hydraulic control system, and an underwater monitoring system, wherein the remote communication system is used for receiving an order sent by a water surface controller, acquiring data of each underwater subsystem and uploading the data; and the motion planning processor carries out integrated judgment and reasonably plans ROV motion control according to the current system state and the order sent by the water surface controller. The problem that the system is low in automation is solved; a correction and automatic judgment ability is strong; when each sub part of the system is wrong, other sub parts can cooperate mutually, safety work or recovery of the system can be ensured, and intelligence is high, and the fault tolerance ability is high.