EP3109148B1 - Lining and rescue float - Google Patents

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EP3109148B1
EP3109148B1 EP16162779.9A EP16162779A EP3109148B1 EP 3109148 B1 EP3109148 B1 EP 3109148B1 EP 16162779 A EP16162779 A EP 16162779A EP 3109148 B1 EP3109148 B1 EP 3109148B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B7/00—Collapsible, foldable, inflatable or like vessels
    • B63B7/06—Collapsible, foldable, inflatable or like vessels having parts of non-rigid material
    • B63B7/08—Inflatable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B27/00—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
    • B63B27/14—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers of ramps, gangways or outboard ladders ; Pilot lifts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B27/00—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
    • B63B27/30—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for transfer at sea between ships or between ships and off-shore structures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B27/00—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
    • B63B27/14—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers of ramps, gangways or outboard ladders ; Pilot lifts
    • B63B27/143—Ramps
    • B63B2027/145—Inflatable ramps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/02—Lifeboats, life-rafts or the like, specially adapted for life-saving
    • B63C9/04—Life-rafts
    • B63C2009/042—Life-rafts inflatable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/26—Cast or life lines; Attachments thereto; Containers therefor; Rescue nets or the like
    • B63C2009/265—Nets or sheet-like devices, e.g. for lifting persons on board or for facilitating climbing on board

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  • the present invention falls within the technical field of vessel access devices.
  • a lining and rescue float according to the preamble of independent claim 1 is described.
  • Such a lining and rescue float is installed in a vessel and allows the safe movement of people to said vessel and the lining to a second vessel.
  • Sea rescue operations are generally performed to rescue people who have fallen into the water from a vessel or for rescuing people who are in drifting vessels or in vessels such as canoes, dinghies, barges, rafts, etc.
  • a belt for rescuing shipwrecked people comprising an incorporated float that is inflated with CO 2 .
  • the float is disposed in a partitioned space of the belt and is inflated only in case of need when the person wearing it has fallen into the water.
  • the float When inflated, the float remains below the shipwrecked person's upper limbs and is secured thereto by means of tapes sewn together around their circumference and, at the same time, sewn internally to the belt.
  • It also comprises harnesses with folded tapes on its rear lower part for ensuring the proper use and safety function thereof. Therefore, it is a float for individual use and does not allow the rescue of various people at the same time.
  • a waterproof and thermally insulated life jacket that comprises an incorporated floatation system to prevent the person wearing it from drowning is also known.
  • This float in addition to being for individual use, is designed for a person to wear it while performing certain activities, but must be wearing it when he or she falls overboard or when he or she is performing said activities at sea.
  • a float In order to perform rescue operations involving a plurality of people, for example, a float is known, especially intended for use in small vessels such as fishing boats, sailboats, motorboats, speedboats, etc., which comprises a net incorporating a rope that the shipwrecked person grips in order to climb aboard the vessel.
  • a furled net is permanently disposed on the deck of the vessel so that whenever someone in the water or in another vessel must be rescued, he or she can climb up said net to the deck.
  • a major problem arising in the case of having to rescue people who are in other drifting vessels is that those people have often spent days exposed to the weather, without sleeping or eating, and are too weak to climb said net, even with the help of the rope.
  • Another technical problem of this solution is that it does not prevent collision between the vessels (rescue and rescued) during the ship-to-ship lining operation.
  • the vessels collide with each other and may cause injuries or cause some people to fall into the body of water. Additionally, in this case, the weaker vessel may also become damaged and even sink.
  • WO2015066451 discloses a ramp assembly with a buoyant support platform having a landing area for allowing swimmers to easily enter or exit the water.
  • US5301630 describes a rescue ramp for use by a watercraft. The ramp is connected to tube members so that when the rescue ramp is inflated and attached to the watercraft, a person may traverse from the water to the watercraft or from the watercraft to the water.
  • EP2772425 discloses a marine evacuation system for rapid evacuation of persons from an evacuation area of a vessel. It comprises a plurality of inflatable liferafts, a plurality of evacuation chutes and a bowsing system adapted to position the inflatable liferafts in relation to the vessel.
  • the present invention proposes a lining and rescue float especially intended for facilitating the movement of people between two vessels on a flat and horizontal face which remains substantially parallel to the surface of the body of water wherein said vessels are located.
  • the float described is quickly assembled and facilitates and improves ship-to-ship lining to make it safer. It also facilitates access to people or the rescue of shipwrecked people who are in the body of water or in another vessel, solving the aforementioned problems of the state of the art.
  • the float extends from the side of the vessel wherein it is installed and is configured to remain in contact with the second vessel (that being rescued), facilitating the movement of people between the vessels.
  • the upper side of the float is horizontal to allow the convenient movement of people. It preferably comprises inclined zones on the sides in the manner of a ramp, towards the body of water, to help the people who have fallen overboard to climb aboard the vessel.
  • the float which essentially comprises an inflatable body, remains in contact with the hulls of the two vessels, thereby preventing collisions therebetween.
  • the inflatable body When the float is not being used, the inflatable body is empty, folded and stored so that it does not occupy space or obstruct the navigation of the vessel.
  • the float When having to perform ship-to-ship lining or a rescue, the float is inflated and occupies its position, in contact with one of the sides of the vessel and with the upper side in a horizontal direction to allow the comfortable movement of people between the vessels.
  • the lower part of the inflatable body extends underneath the body of water to guarantee that, despite the possible adverse weather conditions, the inflatable body never falls on top of the second vessel, no matter how small it is. Likewise, since it extends towards the interior of the body of water, the inflatable body is prevented from falling on top of a shipwrecked person thus causing death from drowning.
  • the front side which is that destined to remain in contact with the second vessel, extends further towards the interior of the body of water than the rest of the inflatable cushion.
  • At least one part of the inflatable body may have an inclined configuration from the upper side of the inflatable body towards the body of water. This enables a person who has fallen overboard to climb up comfortably and secure a foothold with very little effort.
  • the float may additionally comprise a net on one of its sides or on all the sides wherethrough people can pass to facilitate their movement, providing them a firmer grip in case the surfaces are wet, in case the vessels are moving a lot, etc.
  • the float may have different dimensions in accordance with the size of the vessels and of the envisaged usage needs.
  • the float may be used by a single person, for example a shipwrecked person who has fallen overboard or for ship-to-ship lining and allow the passage of various crew members between the vessels.
  • the float is joined to the vessel in which it is installed, and can be stored in a receptacle, for better maintenance thereof, and so that it does not bother the crew members or bother during navigation.
  • the float of the present invention can be used in both small vessels and in large vessels.
  • a float having an inflatable body with sufficient height to reach the deck of the vessel in which it is installed may be used.
  • a float having an inflatable body of the same size as in the case of small vessels may also be used, completing the side of the vessel (from the end of the inflatable body to the deck of the vessel) with a larger net that reaches up to the deck.
  • the inflatable body comprises an upper side that extends in a horizontal direction from the vessel in which it is installed, constituting a horizontal surface for people to pass between the vessels, a rear side that remains in contact with the vessel and which is partially submerged in the body of water, a front side destined for remaining in contact with the second vessel, and which is partially submerged in the body of water, a lower side that joins the rear side and the front side from below, and lateral sides.
  • the lower part of the inflatable body is disposed in the interior of the body of water when it is fully inflated.
  • the lower side and lower part of the front side are submerged.
  • the front side is longer than the rear side or the float comprises front reinforcements that extend downwards from said front side to increase the surface of the front side. This guarantees that, even if the inflatable body moves, part of the front side will always be in contact with the second vessel so that the second vessel does not move underneath the float.
  • the fact that the inflatable body extends to the interior of the body of water makes it possible to guarantee that the people in the body of water can easily climb onto the float without having to jump or make a great effort for which they may not be prepared.
  • the float can comprise lateral reinforcements that extend from the lateral sides or are the lateral sides themselves of the inflatable body. These reinforcements make it possible to cover the entire lateral surface of the vessel hull in which the float is installed to prevent the vessels from colliding in the zones not covered by the inflatable body of the float. In this manner, the protection is extended.
  • these lateral protections in the event of having the previously described ramp configuration, act as part of the inflatable body to enable people accessing the vessel therethrough.
  • the inflatable body is preferably inflated using compressed air cylinders that may be installed, for example, inside the receptacle.
  • ballast is used, as for example water, which is introduced in the interior of the inflatable body in the zone to be kept submerged.
  • the float may comprise joining means for joining to the second vessel. This ensures that the float is properly joined to the two vessels and that possible separation problems with respect to the second vessel during the movement of people are avoided.
  • the height of the float can be regulated by controlling, for example, the height of immersion of the lower part of the float. In this manner, the float can be submerged more or less so that the upper part thereof remains more or less close to the second vessel. This allows people to pass from the second vessel, or directly from the body of water, more comfortably to the first vessel.
  • the lining and rescue float of the present invention is installed in a vessel (2) which is located in a body of water and which enables people to access the vessel (2) from the body of water or from a second vessel (6).
  • the float comprises at least one inflatable body (1) and fixing means for fixing said inflatable body (1) to the vessel (2).
  • These fixing means must guarantee the proper fixation between the float and the vessel (2), even in adverse weather conditions and/or heavy swell.
  • the key of the float of the present invention is that it has at least one upper side (3) that extends in a horizontal direction from the vessel (2) wherein it is installed, constituting a horizontal surface for the passage of people in order to allow them to comfortably access the vessel.
  • the preferred application of the invention will be the rescue of drifting vessels, canoes, etc., due to which the float is generally used as a passageway for people between a second vessel (6) and the vessel (2) wherein it is installed.
  • the float comprises a rear side (4) that remains in contact with the vessel (2) and which is partially submerged in the body of water, a front side (5) destined for being in contact with the second vessel (6) and which is partially submerged in the body of water, a lower side (10) that joins the rear side (4) and the front side (5) underneath, and lateral sides (11).
  • the configuration of the float is polygonal and, preferably, is a rectangular prism.
  • the float may comprise joining means for joining to the second vessel such as, for example, ropes, shackles, etc.
  • the float additionally comprises front reinforcements (7), also inflatable, that emerge from the inflatable body (1) in a vertical direction as an extension of the front side (5) in the interior of the body of water.
  • the float may also comprise additional reinforcements (8) that emerge from the lower side (10) of the inflatable body (1) and extend up to the front reinforcements (7) configured to push said front reinforcements (7) and prevent them from folding.
  • the front reinforcements (7) are submerged in the body of the water to prevent the float from becoming separated from said body of water, due to heavy swell or strong wind, and falling on top of the second vessel or on top of people who have fallen into the body of water.
  • the additional reinforcements (8) are added, it is guaranteed that, additionally, the front reinforcements (7) will maintain their vertical orientation and will not fold.
  • the front reinforcements (7) may be a plurality of columns which are connected to the interior of the inflatable body (1) and the additional reinforcements (8) may also be connected to the interior of the inflatable body (1).
  • the inflatable body (1), front reinforcements (7) and additional reinforcements (8) are interconnected.
  • the float does not comprise front reinforcements (7), but the inflatable body itself causes the aforementioned effect.
  • the front side (5) has a greater length than the rear side (4) and the lower side (10) is inclined from the rear side (4) to the front side (5). In this manner, the front side (5) submerges further into the body of water and prevents it from falling out due to unwanted movements. Additionally, since the lower side (10) is inclined from the rear side (4) (which rests upon the vessel hull (2)), the inflatable body itself (1) against the vessel hull (2) acts as a reinforcement to maintain the proper position of the front side (5).
  • the float may comprise a net (9), as can be observed in any of the figures, disposed at least on the upper side (3) and also preferably on the front side (5) and also on the front reinforcements (7) if any.
  • the net (9) enables people who pass through the float to hold on if they need to in order to avoid slipping or falling, or simply for comfort.
  • the net (9) may comprise ballast weights (13), as can be observed, for example, in figures 1b , 2b and 3b , destined for remaining submerged in the body of water to ensure the position of the net (9) with respect to the inflatable body (1).
  • the float may also comprise ballast weights on the inflatable body to keep it partially submerged.
  • the ballast of the inflatable body is water that is introduced inside the inflatable body when wanting to control the height of immersion of the body and that can be removed afterwards when the float is not in use and is stored.
  • an inflatable protection (12) that extends from said lateral side (11) to prevent collisions between the vessels (2, 6).
  • the inflatable protections (12) are cylindrical and extend practically perpendicular to the lateral sides (11) to increase the surface area of the vessel hull (2), which is protected against possible collisions between it and the second vessel (6) to be lined.
  • the inflatable protection (12) has a ramp configuration that extends from the upper side (3) towards the body of water and remains at least partially submerged in said body of water.
  • This embodiment is specially designed to facilitate access to the vessel (2) by people who are in the body of water, i.e. people who have fallen into the water or who, for some reason, have had to jump into the water. Due to that inclination, the people access directly from the water without having to climb up the front side (5).
  • the inflatable protections (12) may also be covered by the net (9) to facilitate the passage of people.
  • Figures 3a, 3b and 3c show another possible embodiment of the invention wherein the inflatable protections (12) are configured in the manner of a staircase having a plurality of inflatable steps. That is, the inflatable protection (12) has a staircase configuration that extends from the upper side (3) to the body of water and is at least partially submerged in said body of water.
  • This embodiment enables shipwrecked people who are in the body of water or people who are in the vessels to be rescued to climb up the stairs comfortably and easily. It enables them to access the upper side (3) of the inflatable body (1) in a manner familiar to everyone.
  • this embodiment enables people in the first vessel to climb down the stairs to approach the second vessel, in order to fix the position of the inflatable body by means of the joining means to the second vessel, etc. It also enables the people in the first vessel to comfortably reach the body of water in the event that it is necessary to pick up something that has fallen into the body of water or help the people who are in said body of water to climb on board the first vessel.
  • the float also comprises tubular projections that extend from the sides of the inflatable protections.
  • the tubular projections extend perpendicular to the stairs at the height of the body of water, towards the second vessel.
  • These tubular projections (which could also have a cross-section whose geometry is different to that of the tubular geometry with which they have been defined) are grips aimed at helping the people who have fallen overboard in their attempt to pass from one vessel to the other to finally reach the rescue vessel.

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