EP0079404B1 - A single point mooring buoy with rigid arm - Google Patents

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EP0079404B1
EP0079404B1 EP81201274A EP81201274A EP0079404B1 EP 0079404 B1 EP0079404 B1 EP 0079404B1 EP 81201274 A EP81201274 A EP 81201274A EP 81201274 A EP81201274 A EP 81201274A EP 0079404 B1 EP0079404 B1 EP 0079404B1
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Priority to OA57840A priority patent/OA07247A/en
Priority to ES1982268488U priority patent/ES268488Y/en
Priority to DK507682A priority patent/DK154335C/en
Priority to BR8206620A priority patent/BR8206620A/en
Priority to PH28146A priority patent/PH21279A/en
Priority to NO823830A priority patent/NO154954C/en
Priority to JP57201788A priority patent/JPS5897585A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B22/00—Buoys
    • B63B22/02—Buoys specially adapted for mooring a vessel
    • B63B22/021—Buoys specially adapted for mooring a vessel and for transferring fluids, e.g. liquids
    • B63B22/025—Buoys specially adapted for mooring a vessel and for transferring fluids, e.g. liquids and comprising a restoring force in the mooring connection provided by means of weight, float or spring devices

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  • the invention relates to a mooring system for mooring a vessel on the surface of a body of water comprising a mooring point and a rigid arm structure, connected at one end to said mooring point and at the other end to the respective, ballasted, ends of two tension members, one on each side of the vessel hull.
  • Such a mooring system is known from French Patent FR-A-2.420.475, fig. 7 and 8.
  • the mooring point is a tower structure erected on the sea bed; the upper end of this tower supports by means of a horizontal pivot axis two rigid arms which are at their respective other ends via respective horizontal pivot axes connected to the vertical tension members of which the other ends are the bow of the vessel interconnected by a further horizontal axis.
  • Such a mooring system allows a limited movement in the longitudinal direction of the vessel and provides a restoring force when the vessel moves towards the mooring point and away from it.
  • this mooring system is in fact a rigid structure so that rolling movements of the moored vessel impart very severe bending moments on the entire structure resulting in a heavy loading of the various parts and pivots and a rapid wear thereof, the more so because they are constantly subjected to the corrosive influence of the seawater.
  • the invention aims to provide an improved mooring system of the abovementioned kind.
  • the mooring point is a floating buoy anchored to the floor of the body of water
  • the tension members are pivotable tension members such as chains of cables
  • the rigid arm structure is Y-shaped, each vessel end thereof being connected to a tension member, the arrangement between the mooring point and the vessel being such as to allow a rotational movement around the longitudinal axis of the Y-shaped structure.
  • the rotational movement around the longitudinal axis of Y-shaped structure can be allowed by a limited lateral stability of the buoy, the buoy simply rolling together with the rigid arm structure around the longitudinal axis thereof. Such rolling movements of the vessels are smoothed out by the up and down movements of the arms of the Y-shaped structure. Another, however far more impractical, solution would be to provide an axial rotational connection in the rigid arm.
  • the invention is elucidated on the hand of the drawing.
  • the figure shows the vessel 1 floating on a body of water 2, and moored by means of two pivotable tension members 6, 7, a rigid arm 15 and a floating mooring buoy 3 which is anchored by one of more anchor chains 5.
  • the single point mooring buoy 3 is of a type known as such and consists of a buoy body 4 on which the turntable 8 is free to rotate about the vertical axis A-A of the buoy body 4.
  • the buoy body 4 is attached to the floor of the body of water 2 by means of one or more anchor chains 5.
  • the rigid arm 15 is in this embodiment attached to the mooring buoy 3 by means of the hinges 9. These hinges 9 allow relative movement between the buoy 3 and the rigid arm 15 about the horizontal axis B-B. Furthermore, the arrangement allows rotational movement of the rigid arm 15 around its longitudinal axis by virtue of the limited lateral stability of the mooring buoy 3. A less practical solution would be to incorporate an.-axial rotational connection in the rigid arm 15 such as the one indicated with reference numeral 10.
  • the rigid arm 15 is Y-shaped and the two side arms 11-12 incorporate ballasting arrangements 13, 14. This implies that the two side arms 11, 12 can be ballasted or alternatively deballasted, in which case the rigid arm 15 can become independently buoyant.
  • Two pivotable tension members 6, 7 such as chain or cables connect the two side arms 11, 12 to the vessel 1. These tension members 6, 7 run from .the ballasting members 13, 14 upwards through hawses 19 to fixing points 22 on deck 21 of the vessel 1. Any rolling movement of the vessel 1 is thus smoothed out by the up-and-down movement of the side arms 11, 12 causing the midd!e teg of the Y-shaped rigid arm to oscillate about its axis.
  • a mooring hawser 18 connects the single point mooring buoy 3 to a fixing point 24 on deck of the vessel 1. This is not essential but provides both an additional mooring facility and a factor of safety in the mooring arrangement.
  • the product fluid is carried to the single point mooring buoy 3 by means of the submarine riser 16. It is then transported to the vessel 1 by means of the floating hose string 17.

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  • The invention relates to a mooring system for mooring a vessel on the surface of a body of water comprising a mooring point and a rigid arm structure, connected at one end to said mooring point and at the other end to the respective, ballasted, ends of two tension members, one on each side of the vessel hull.
  • Such a mooring system is known from French Patent FR-A-2.420.475, fig. 7 and 8. In this known mooring system the mooring point is a tower structure erected on the sea bed; the upper end of this tower supports by means of a horizontal pivot axis two rigid arms which are at their respective other ends via respective horizontal pivot axes connected to the vertical tension members of which the other ends are the bow of the vessel interconnected by a further horizontal axis.
  • Such a mooring system allows a limited movement in the longitudinal direction of the vessel and provides a restoring force when the vessel moves towards the mooring point and away from it. However, for rolling movements of the vessel this mooring system is in fact a rigid structure so that rolling movements of the moored vessel impart very severe bending moments on the entire structure resulting in a heavy loading of the various parts and pivots and a rapid wear thereof, the more so because they are constantly subjected to the corrosive influence of the seawater.
  • The invention aims to provide an improved mooring system of the abovementioned kind. To this end according to the invention the mooring point is a floating buoy anchored to the floor of the body of water, the tension members are pivotable tension members such as chains of cables and the rigid arm structure is Y-shaped, each vessel end thereof being connected to a tension member, the arrangement between the mooring point and the vessel being such as to allow a rotational movement around the longitudinal axis of the Y-shaped structure.
  • This results into a mooring system which has, as far as the counteracting of movements toward and away from the mooring point is concerned, the same advantages as the prior art mooring system but of which the structure is subjected to much smaller forces and loadings than in the prior art mooring system; moreover the whole has less pivot points and is considerable simpler. Rolling movements of the vessel do not result into heavy loading and the resultant wear and tear of the structure.
  • The rotational movement around the longitudinal axis of Y-shaped structure can be allowed by a limited lateral stability of the buoy, the buoy simply rolling together with the rigid arm structure around the longitudinal axis thereof. Such rolling movements of the vessels are smoothed out by the up and down movements of the arms of the Y-shaped structure. Another, however far more impractical, solution would be to provide an axial rotational connection in the rigid arm.
  • It is observed that mooring systems with a floating buoy are known in itself from the Dutch Patent Application 66.00321 and 72.07903. These known mooring systems not only lack the combination of the rigid arm and the ballasted tension members but furthermore the floating buoy has a considerable lateral stability so that the rigid arm is subjected by very heavy forces resulting from rolling movements of the vessel. Consequently this structure must have considerable inherent strength and stiffness and a heavy hinge structure at the end which is connected to the vessel to provide adequate strength and stability, resulting in an expensive construction.
  • The invention is elucidated on the hand of the drawing.
  • The figure shows the vessel 1 floating on a body of water 2, and moored by means of two pivotable tension members 6, 7, a rigid arm 15 and a floating mooring buoy 3 which is anchored by one of more anchor chains 5. The single point mooring buoy 3 is of a type known as such and consists of a buoy body 4 on which the turntable 8 is free to rotate about the vertical axis A-A of the buoy body 4. The buoy body 4 is attached to the floor of the body of water 2 by means of one or more anchor chains 5.
  • The rigid arm 15 is in this embodiment attached to the mooring buoy 3 by means of the hinges 9. These hinges 9 allow relative movement between the buoy 3 and the rigid arm 15 about the horizontal axis B-B. Furthermore, the arrangement allows rotational movement of the rigid arm 15 around its longitudinal axis by virtue of the limited lateral stability of the mooring buoy 3. A less practical solution would be to incorporate an.-axial rotational connection in the rigid arm 15 such as the one indicated with reference numeral 10.
  • The rigid arm 15 is Y-shaped and the two side arms 11-12 incorporate ballasting arrangements 13, 14. This implies that the two side arms 11, 12 can be ballasted or alternatively deballasted, in which case the rigid arm 15 can become independently buoyant. Two pivotable tension members 6, 7 such as chain or cables connect the two side arms 11, 12 to the vessel 1. These tension members 6, 7 run from .the ballasting members 13, 14 upwards through hawses 19 to fixing points 22 on deck 21 of the vessel 1. Any rolling movement of the vessel 1 is thus smoothed out by the up-and-down movement of the side arms 11, 12 causing the midd!e teg of the Y-shaped rigid arm to oscillate about its axis.
  • In addition, a mooring hawser 18 connects the single point mooring buoy 3 to a fixing point 24 on deck of the vessel 1. This is not essential but provides both an additional mooring facility and a factor of safety in the mooring arrangement.
  • The product fluid is carried to the single point mooring buoy 3 by means of the submarine riser 16. It is then transported to the vessel 1 by means of the floating hose string 17.

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1. Mooring system for mooring a vessel (1) on the surface of a body of water (2), comprising a mooring point (3) and a rigid arm structure (15, 11, 12) connected at one end to said mooring point (3) and at the other end to the respective, ballasted, ends of two tension members (6,7) one on each side of the vessel hull, characterised in that said mooring point (3) is a floating buoy (4) anchored to the floor of the body of water (2), the tension members (6, 7) are pivotable tension members such as chains or cables and the rigid arm structure (15, 11, 12) is Y-shaped, each vessel end (13, 14) thereof being connected to a tension member (6, 7), the arrangement between the mooring point and the vessel being such as to allow a rotational movement around the longitudinal axis of the Y-shaped structure.
2. Mooring system according to claim 1, characterised by an axial rotational connection (10) in the rigid arm (15).
EP81201274A 1981-11-17 1981-11-17 A single point mooring buoy with rigid arm Expired - Lifetime EP0079404B2 (en)

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DE8181201274T DE3174847D1 (en) 1981-11-17 1981-11-17 A single point mooring buoy with rigid arm
EP81201274A EP0079404B2 (en) 1981-11-17 1981-11-17 A single point mooring buoy with rigid arm
OA57840A OA07247A (en) 1981-11-17 1982-11-05 Single point anchor structure.
ES1982268488U ES268488Y (en) 1981-11-17 1982-11-15 SINGLE POINT MOORING STRUCTURE.
DK507682A DK154335C (en) 1981-11-17 1982-11-15 DEVICE FOR MOVING A VESSEL
PH28146A PH21279A (en) 1981-11-17 1982-11-16 Single-point mooring structure
BR8206620A BR8206620A (en) 1981-11-17 1982-11-16 ATTRACTION STRUCTURE TO ATTACH A VESSEL ON THE SURFACE OF A WATER MASS
NO823830A NO154954C (en) 1981-11-17 1982-11-16 FORTOEYNINGSKONSTRUKSJON.
JP57201788A JPS5897585A (en) 1981-11-17 1982-11-17 Mooring arrangement
SG313/88A SG31388G (en) 1981-11-17 1988-05-21 A single point mooring buoy with rigid arm

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ES268488U (en) 1983-05-16
OA07247A (en) 1984-08-31
SG31388G (en) 1993-01-29
DK154335C (en) 1989-06-12
NO154954B (en) 1986-10-13
DE3174847D1 (en) 1986-07-24
EP0079404A1 (en) 1983-05-25
EP0079404B2 (en) 1992-03-25
NO154954C (en) 1987-01-21
DK154335B (en) 1988-11-07
ES268488Y (en) 1983-12-01

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