FAST-EVOLVING ACCESS SYSTEMS HAVE LIFTING CAPABILITY AND PROVIDE CONTINUOUS CONNECTION

摘要

First-generation offshore access systems were designed purely to safely transfer personnel, but as they have evolved, so they have become capable of transferring personnel and equipment and, more recently, acting as cranes, lifting loads onto offshore platforms. They have also evolved to be able to provide continuous transfer capability rather than regularly needing to disconnect, interrupting transfer operations, and to be able to operate in more and more challenging conditions.