DEVICE FOR THE TRANSFER OF PERSONS AND / OR GOODS BETWEEN offshore STRUCTURES.

摘要

A system for offshore transfer of persons and goods, between a supply vessel 14 and a fixed platform 4, comprises a rigid gangway 1 of which one end is pivotable about a vertical. The second end of the rigid gangway 1 is connected to one end of a collapsible bellowshaped gangway 10 where changes of the total length is approximately equalized between the various elements, and the second end of the gangway can be located on the vessel 14. When the bellowshaped gangway is in use it is supported by ropes, elastic rod(s) or similar supporting lines 7. Each supporting line 7 is fixed at one end and is connected to a winch 8 at the other end. The winch 8 can compensate the line tension when the fixing points are moving relative to each other. IMAGE