DIVING FREE-LOCK RESCUE DEVICE, ESPECIALLY FOR SEA FACILITIES OPERATED UNDER HARD WEATHER CONDITIONS

摘要

A fee fall submersible life saving device, particularly intended for offshore structures, working in extremely heavy weather conditions. It is fitted with a spherical capsule (1), which has access means such as at least one manhole (11) closed with a cover (12) and glands (13) for electric cables, hydraulic piping and mechanical drive which are placed in an outer casing (2) which contains a lifting lug (14). …??A frame is secured to the lower part (4) of the casing (2), where a windlass (5) with automatic control of the tension in an anchor rope, and anchor (6) and ballast (7) are placed. The anchor (6), which is secured by at least one holder (9), is connected to the windlass (5) by means of a wire rope. The device is placed on a catapult (15) fixed to the offshore structure by a tilting frame (16), on which a grating and a railing (35) are arranged and a gangway to the deck of the offshore structure.