Evacuation system

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1993-06-04

1994-08-30

Avila, Stephen P.

Ships

Life craft handling device, apparatus, or implement

114371, 114373, B63B 2304

Patent

active

053417615

ABSTRACT:
A system for launching and retrieving boats from an offshore work platform, the system comprising a deployment arm adapted to be rotatably secured at one end thereof to superstructure of the platform for rotation between a first pre-launch position and a second post-launch position, means for controlling rotation of the arm between the first and second positions, and boat support means mounted adjacent an outer end of the arm, the support means comprising a spaced pair of support members each having thereon an open claw structure for receiving a support pin associated with a respective side of a boat.

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Conference paper entitled "An Offshore Evacuation System: A Safe Haven and an Emergency Control Centre" by B. Bengtsson and S. Thulin, presented at the 17th Annual Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas, May 6-9, 1985.

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