EP 0824447 A4 20000301 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOORING A VESSEL
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOORING A VESSEL
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUR VERTAUUNG EINES SCHIFFES
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR AMARRER UN VAISSEAU
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9506694 W 19950525
- US 43900895 A 19950511
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9635608A1] A mooring system for a vessel (30) including a mooring area (33) on a bottom surface thereof, includes a mooring element (10) coupled to the sea floor by a plurality of mooring tethers (11) which resides, when not in use, in a storage position a preselected depth below the surface. An upper surface of the mooring element includes a sealing surface (17) surrounding a target area to be coupled within the mooring area. The system includes apparatus (12) for raising the mooring element from the storage position into a mooring position in which the sealing surface is in contact with the bottom surface of the vessel so that mooring area is sealed between the bottom surface of the vessel and the target area and a pump (31) for lowering the pressure between the bottom surface of the vessel and the target area of the upper surface of the mooring element to a first level for immobilizing the mooring element with respect to the bottom surface of the vessel and a second level so that the mooring element is maintained in sliding contact with the bottom surface of the vessel. The system also includes a device for detecting a displacement of the mooring element from a desired position of the mooring element within the mooring area.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B63B 22/02 (2006.01); B63B 27/34 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B63B 22/023 (2013.01); B63B 22/026 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- No further relevant documents disclosed
- See references of WO 9635608A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DK ES FR GB GR IE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9635608 A1 19961114; AU 2762795 A 19961129; AU 711751 B2 19991021; CA 2190637 A1 19961114; CN 1072150 C 20011003; CN 1148835 A 19970430; EP 0824447 A1 19980225; EP 0824447 A4 20000301; NO 964969 D0 19961122; NO 964969 L 19961122; NZ 288410 A 19980924; RU 2145933 C1 20000227
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9506694 W 19950525; AU 2762795 A 19950525; CA 2190637 A 19950525; CN 95193207 A 19950525; EP 95922899 A 19950525; NO 964969 A 19961122; NZ 28841095 A 19950525; RU 96124366 A 19950525