GUIDE DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING AN UNDERWATER PIPELINE, LAYING RAMP COMPRISING SUCH A GUIDE DEVICE, LAYING VESSEL EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A LAYING RAMP, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN UNDERWATER-PIPELINE LAYING RAMP

摘要

A guide device for supporting an underwater pipeline along a feed path as it is being laid. The device is fitted to a laying ramp and has a cradle housing the pipeline; a frame fixed to the laying ramp; and a spacer mechanism located between the frame and the cradle to selectively adjust the distance between the cradle and frame. The device further includes a shock absorber connected to the cradle. The invention includes a method for using the device.