Method for handling a faired cable towed by a vessel
US10457356B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66D1/48
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for handling a cable that is faired by means of a fairing, the cable towed by a ship on board which there is a winch allowing the faired cable to be wound in and paid out through a faired-cable guide device, the method comprises: a first step of monitoring the cable, making it possible to detect whether the fairing is experiencing a double twist around the cable comprising an immersed full twist and an airborne full twist, and, when a double twist is detected, a first step of hauling in the faired cable, during which step the faired cable is hauled in, the first hauling step being carried out in such a way that the immersed full twist at least partially leaves the water and does not enter the guide device.
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