Offshore Transfer System

The OTS is a patented lightweight walkway which has been developed for benign water locations (to 1.5mHs) to allow safe access from a fast crew boat to a fixed offshore structure. The fast deploying walkway slews, luffs and extends to provide a safe, efficient and cost effective solution for transferring personnel offshore. The OTS can be installed onboard any suitable vessel, whilst all that is required on the offshore structure is a vertical pole to provide a connection point.

The walkway is simple to operate and does not rely on a controlled heave compensation system. The coupling arm is extended from under the walkway once the OTS is moved from its stowed position into its 'approach' position. The latch hook at the end of the coupling arm is then manoeuvred around the vertical pole on the fixed structure. Once connected, the crew boat then applies forward thrust which is counteracted by a variable tension hydraulic spring. The inner walkway is then extended and secured in the 'operating' position to allow the safe transfer of personnel to commence.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• offshore
• transfer
• system
• 1mHs
• benign
• OTS
• gangway
• walkway

[vaio786]

must cost the wind turbine maker to install the walkway on the turbine for the OTS to connect on better solution amplemann saves time and money