EP 1781536 B1 20081112 - ACCESS METHOD BETWEEN MARINE STRUCTURES AND APPARATUS
Title (en)
ACCESS METHOD BETWEEN MARINE STRUCTURES AND APPARATUS
Title (de)
ZUGANGSVERFAHREN ZWISCHEN SCHIFFSKONSTRUKTIONEN UND GERÄT
Title (fr)
PROCEDE D'ACCES ENTRE DES STRUCTURE MARINES ET APPAREIL ASSOCIE
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 2005003010 W 20050801
- GB 0417279 A 20040803
- GB 2004004716 W 20041109
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2006013342A1] Access means are provided for accessing a fixed offshore structure (70) such as a wind turbine, larger vessel or the like form a smaller vessel (50), or for providing for transfer between vessels. One or more guide wires (12) are connected from the vessel (50) to the fixed structure (70) or second vessel and placed in tension such as by directing the vessel away from the fixed structure. In one embodiment, inflatable members (14) are suspendable from the guide wires and inflation of the inflatable members causes them to extend along the guide wires to form an access surface across which personnel may walk to access the fixed structure or second vessel from the first vessel. Mounting means are also provided which accommodate relative rotational, translational and pitching movement of the apparatus and vessel, caused by wave motion. In another embodiment, a bridge member is retained on a runway of the first vessel and deployed using said guide wires.
IPC 8 full level
B63B 27/14 (2006.01); B63B 27/18 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B63B 21/00 (2013.01); B63B 27/143 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2006013342 A1 20060209; EP 1781536 A1 20070509; EP 1781536 B1 20081112
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 2005003010 W 20050801; EP 05769434 A 20050801