SAFETY LINK FOR SHIP TO SHORE-, SHORE TO SHIP- AND/OR SHIP TO SHIP-COMMUNICATIONS

摘要

Control module and safety link for ship to shore-, shore to ship- and/or ship to ship-communications comprising said control module or control modules to arrange for emergency shutdown ESD communication between an unloading storage facility for hazardous goods on either ship or shore and a loading storage facility for hazardous goods on either ship or shore, and comprising at least one of pneumatic -, electrical -, and/or fiber-optic - umbilical lines, wherein the control module is, or the control modules are provided with connectors for coupling the control module or control modules with said electrical -, and/or fiber-optic - umbilical lines, and preferably voice communication lines, wherein the said control modules to which said umbilical lines are coupled are designed for bidirectional communication on each umbilical line between a ship type control module and a shore type control module, wherein the control module is or the control modules are equipped with a transfer switch to switch the communication mode of the concerning control module between acting as a ship type control module and acting as a shore type control module.