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(43) Date of publication: 04.05.2016 Bulletin 2016/18 (21) Application number: 14817906.2 (22) Date of filing: 23.06.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63B 35/03(2006.01) B63B 35/04(2006.01) F16L 1/20(2006.01) B63B 35/00(2006.01) F16L 1/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/NO2014/050111 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/209129 (31.12.2014 Gazette 2014/53)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 24.06.2013 NO 20130875 (71) Applicant: Global Maritime AS 4067 Stavanger (NO)	(72) Inventor: VATSVÅG, Jan N-4019 Stavanger (NO) (74) Representative: Heggstad, Jon Dagson  Bryn Aarflot AS P.O. Box 449 Sentrum 0104 Oslo 0104 Oslo (NO)