Personnel evacuation apparatus for an offshore platform
US4660677A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 1986 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA62B1/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Personnel evacuation apparatus for use with an offshore platform. A launching ramp that is mounted to the platform by a gimbal is stowed in a vertical position with a survival vessel secured in the entry end of the ramp. A release mechanism activatable from the deck of the platform enables flotation members secured to the exit end of the ramp, to pivot the ramp about the gimbal to its deployed position. The gimbal further permits the ramp to maintain a usable orientation in spite of inclination of the deck of the platform by 25.degree. due to pitch, roll or yaw. The exit end will pivot under wave action so as to gravity launch the survival vessel downwind and, upon release of the boat securement, carry the vessel safely away from the platform.
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