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(43) Date of publication: 15.12.2021 Bulletin 2021/50 (21) Application number: 20705465.1 (22) Date of filing: 03.02.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63B 81/00(2020.01) B63B 13/00(2006.01) B63G 8/00(2006.01) B63B 17/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B63B 81/00; B63B 17/0018; B63G 8/001; B63B 2013/005 (86) International application number: PCT/GB2020/050245 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/161479 (13.08.2020 Gazette 2020/33)

(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 Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 04.02.2019 GB 201901539 (71) Applicant: E M & I (Maritime) Limited St Helier JE4 2QP (GB)	(72) Inventor: CONSTANTINIS, Daniel Naxxar NXR 2280 (MT) (74) Representative: HGF  1 City Walk Leeds LS11 9DX Leeds LS11 9DX (GB)