EP 3921226 A1 20211215 - INSPECTION AND/OR MAINTENANCE METHOD AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS
Title (en)
INSPECTION AND/OR MAINTENANCE METHOD AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR INSPEKTION UND/ODER WARTUNG UND ZUGEHÖRIGE VORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ D'INSPECTION ET/OU DE MAINTENANCE ET APPAREIL ASSOCIÉ
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 201901539 A 20190204
- GB 2020050245 W 20200203
Abstract (en)
[origin: GB2581146A] A method of isolating a sea chest of a marine vessel. The method comprises sealing an inlet (12, Fig 4) to the sea chest with an isolation apparatus 20. The isolation apparatus is both transported through a body of water adjacent the vessel and positioned to cover the inlet using a diverless operation. The method may further comprise transporting the isolation apparatus through the body of water by lowering it on an elongate member (19, Fig 6) to a depth corresponding to the inlet and positioning the isolation apparatus to cover the inlet using an ROV 50. An isolation apparatus comprising a blanking plate and configured for use in the method is also disclosed.
IPC 8 full level
B63B 81/00 (2020.01); B63B 13/00 (2006.01); B63B 17/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB)
B63B 13/00 (2013.01 - GB); B63B 17/0018 (2013.01 - GB); B63B 81/00 (2020.01 - EP GB); B63C 11/52 (2013.01 - GB); B63G 8/001 (2013.01 - EP); B63B 17/0018 (2013.01 - EP); B63B 2013/005 (2013.01 - EP GB); B63B 2231/30 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 201901539 D0 20190327; GB 2581146 A 20200812; GB 2581146 B 20210915; BR 112021015371 A2 20210928; EP 3921226 A1 20211215; WO 2020161479 A1 20200813
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 201901539 A 20190204; BR 112021015371 A 20200203; EP 20705465 A 20200203; GB 2020050245 W 20200203