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(43) Date of publication: 12.06.2013 Bulletin 2013/24 (21) Application number: 11813959.1 (22) Date of filing: 05.08.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63B 1/12(2006.01) B63B 11/04(2006.01) B63H 21/14(2006.01) B63B 3/70(2006.01) B63B 17/00(2006.01) B63H 21/20(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/AU2011/000996 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/016295 (09.02.2012 Gazette 2012/06)

(84) Designated Contracting States: 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 (30) Priority: 06.08.2010 AU 2010903520 (71) Applicant: Austal Ships Pty Ltd Henderson, Western Australia 6166 (AU)	(72) Inventors: ARMSTRONG, Neville Anthony Coogee, Western Australia, 6166 (AU) BENNETT, James Nicholas Andrew Henderson W.A. 6166 (AU) DREVERMAN, Richard James Henderson W.A. 6166 (AU) (74) Representative: Schabath, Heidi  Dehmel & Bettenhausen Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Herzogspitalstraße 11 80331 München 80331 München (DE)