Loading arrangement for shuttle tankers
AssigneeMaritime Pusnes AS
InventorLars Aaness
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Abstract
A bow loading arrangement for shuttle tankers where the mooring winch drum and hose handling winch drum are operated both together and independently of each other by the same drive unit. The winch may be placed on the main deck, and by using guide pulleys both the hose handling rope and the mooring hawser can be guided to the respective drums.
Claims4
A loading arrangement for shuttle tankers having a main deck and a platform deck above the main deck, comprising a mooring winch drum (13) for a mooring hawser (1) and a hose handling winch drum (9) for a hose handling rope (15) wherein the mooring hawser (1) and the hose handling rope (15) are arranged to be pulled in on the platform deck and the main deck, respectively, and wherein the mooring winch drum (13) and the hose handling winch drum (9) are arranged for installation on one and the same of said decks and have a common drive unit (14) to which they can be coupled or uncoupled independently of each other.
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