丹麦专利DK201470782A1 Handling loads in offshore environments

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A method of overboarding and lowering a load from a vessel comprises using a vessel- mounted crane to lift the load from a deck of the vessel, to move the load off the deck into an outboard over-water position and to lower the load from the outboard position into the water. The method further comprises placing at least one guide member acting in compression between the load and an upstanding supporting structure of the crane to restrain horizontal movement of the load relative to a boom of the crane; and lowering the guide member to continue restraining horizontal movement of the load while lowering the load from the outboard position into the water. A related guide apparatus comprises at least one guide member that is movably connected to a mount for movement relative to the mount around and parallel to a slewing axis of the crane.
公开号:DK201470782A1
申请号:DK201470782
申请日:2014-12-15
公开日:2015-02-16
发明作者:Tore Jacobsen；Arun Prahash Kalyana Sundaram；Jarle Havn；Andrew Lewis；Sigbjorn Daasvatn
申请人:Subsea 7 Norway As；
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Handling loads In offshore environments
This invention relates to handling loads in offshore environments, for example as experienced in the subsea oil and gas industry.
Whilst this specification will refer to handling structures used in the oil and gas industry to exemplify the invention: the invention may be used in the movement or construction of other offshore structures such as wind turbines or tidal turbines used for harvesting renewable energy.
During the construction and development of a subsea oil or gas field, it is necessary to lower many large and heavy discrete loads from construction vessels to the seabed. Examples of such loads include templates, manifolds and other structures associated with a subsea production system, such as spools. Some such loads may weigh well over 100 tonnes, as a non-limiting example, and some may require a bulky spreader structure to be lifted with: them.
The lowering operation can be played Into four phases, namely: overboarding, where a load Is lifted Item storage on the deck of a construction vessel and moved horizontally above the sea; the passage through the splash zone where the load is lowered down through the waves at the sea surface; lowering to depth, where the load descends from the surface to near the seabed: and landing, where the load is finally put down onto the seabed at the desired location.
This invention is concerned with the first two phases of the lowering operation, where the load is subject to various forces that challenge the effective control of Its lateral movement. While suspended In the air during overboarding, the load acts as a free pendulum and is subject to wind gusts and vessel movement. The natural period of this pendulous system varies with the length of the lifting tackle and the amplitude of lateral movement may increase due to vessel movement especially. In Hie second phase, namely entry Into the splash zone, waves generate high hydrodynamic forces that drive movement of the load in various directions.
By way of example, the Applicant's deepwater construction vessel Seven Borealis is fitted with an offshore mast crane, The crane comprises a steel mast having a pedestal or base portion rising from the working deck of the vessel. The pedestal Is fixed
In relation to the hull and Is surmounted by a rotating slew platform and mast head.
The slew platform supports a main boom that can slew about a vertical axis of the mast and that can pivot about a horizontal axis with respect to the mast. The mast head follows the slew motion of the boom so that a boom hoist tackle running from the top of the mast head to the top of the boom can control the Inclination of the boom and hence the lifting radius.
Figure 1 shows another example of a construction vessel used in the subsea oil and gas industry, namely the Applicants vessel Skandi Seven. That vessel 10 has a wide working deck 12 on which large and heavy objects such as templates can be carried to an offshore installation site. Modular ioad-handling apparatus such as winches can also be secured to the deck 12 In various positions as may be required. A large deck-mounted main crane 14 offset to one side of the deck 1: 2 is used for lifting objects outboard from the deck 12 when at the installation site, and for lowering them to the seabed. The crane 14: is rated to handle loads of up to 250 tonnes in this example. The crane 14 may also be used for loading such objects onto the deck 12 when the vessel 10 is docked at a quay, although a quayside crane may of course be used for loading instead if one is available. In this typical example, the crane 14 has a boom 18 that pivots or slews about a fixed pedestal 18 rising from the deck 12, the boom 16 slews with respect to the deck 12 and the pedestal 18 to carry an object from the deck 12 into an outboard position from the side of the vessel 10, from which position that object may be lowered into the sea.
The boom 16 of the'crane · 14 is an articulated knuckle boom, shown in Figure 1 in a compact-stewed position to lower its center of gravity during'transit A knuckle boom has advantages including shortening the length of trie lifting tackie hanging between the crane 14 and a load when in use. This makes it easier to control the load by resisting its tendency to swing.
Further to improve lateral control of a load, the crane 14 of the construction vessel 10 is typically supplemented by two or more deck-mounted or crane-mounted tugger winches during overPoarding and lowering of Sarge and heavy objects. Tugger winches apply tension to respective wires attached to different locations on an object to control its lateral movement with respect to the boom 16 of the crane 14, For example, synchronized movement of tugger winches may turn the object with the crane 14 as the crane 14 slews relative to deck 12 into the outboard position. Tugger winches also help keep the object steady as the vessel 10 pitches and rails; similarly, they steady the object against disturbance by gusts, of wind when suspended in the air and by waves and currents when it transits the splash zone upon being lowered into the sea.
Tugger winches represent: only a partial solution to the problem of stabilizing a load and they suffer from some disadvantages. For example, tugger winches and their wires occupy deck space on a construction vessel, where they may hinder some operations. Also, tugger winches can only apply puffing forces to a load, which compromises their ability to control the load. in more demanding applications, tugger winches may only be used to assist overboarding and lowering of large and heavy objects in favorable sea states, with a significant wave height of less than 1.5m. Indeed, lugger winches are potentially dangerous if used in higher sea states with a significant-wave height of 2.0m or more. There is a risk that a winch wire will go slack and then suddenly taut if a load swings, which imparts high transient shock loads to the wire and could lead to its failure.
Whilst larger tugger winches may be rented and fitted to the deck of the vessel to handle unusually large loads and more such winches may be used where necessary, more and larger winches are not a solution in high sea states and they tend to further clutter the deck space.
With exploitation of oil and gas fields In even-harsher marine environments, the inability to use tugger winches in high sea states is a major problem. Delays while wasting on weather can be hugely expensive, tying up marine assets that cost hundreds of millions of US dollars to acquire and that cost hundreds of thousands of US dollars per day to operate. There is also a risk that construction operations must be abandoned if sea conditions deteriorate before those operations are complete. In some offshore locations, soa states are typically high for long periods, with significant wave heights of 2.0m to 3.0m being the norm rather than the exception. This makes it difficult, or even wholly impractical, to propose subsea construction techniques using tugger winches at all. Although there has previously been no practical alternative to the use of tugger winches, this problem hinders the effective exploitation of some subsea fields, US 2805781 discloses an early example of a load-stabilized crane for offshore use, with outrsgger stabilizing wires acting; on the lifting tackle. Such an arrangement cannot provide adequate control of larger structures used in subsea production systems. US 3850306 discloses another approach to stabilizing a load carried by a marine crane. This involves damping movement of a load by permitting movement into two separate planes and by braking movement In each of those planes. This approach is not useful for the purposes of the present invention.
Whilst offshore load handling is uniquely challenging, control of large loads is not just a problem suffered by offshore topics. For example, US 3831770 discloses a mobile rotary crane with a luffing jib, adapted to place factory-built housing units onto their foundations. As such, housing units must be placed exactly where required but are susceptible to the influence of wind gusts during placement, the crane in US 3831770 is fitted with a snubbing frame fixed to the pivoting cab of the crane to turn with the jib during slewing. The snubbing frame engages a spreader, through which the crane supports the load. The spreader can slide vertically relative to the jib on guide posts forming part of the snubbing frame. Meanwhile, the engagement between the snubbing frame and the spreader prevents the spreader, and hence the load, moving horizontally relative to the jib.
None of the above prior art proposals provide an appropriate solution in the demanding context of use of the present invention, in particular, the snubbing frame structure proposed in US 3831770 would be unsuitable for offshore use in guiding a massive load from a deck to an outboard position and from there down to the surface of the sea and into the splash zone. Whilst the US 3831770 snubbing frame is designed for much lighter duty and for a far less dynamic situation than is contemplated by the present Invention, this is not merely a matter of scale but also a matter of structure.
For example, the US 3831770 snubbing frame cannot accommodate movement of the load away from the crane's slewing axis during a lift. Also, while downward extensions may be added to the guide posts to cater for low-level foundations, the snubbing frame cannot handle downward movement of a massive load substantially below the pivot joint of the crane during a lift it is also notable that a pedestal crane as shown in Figure 1 could not carry a snubbing frame of the type proposed in US 3831770 because the pedestal does not turn relative to the deck. Replacing the entire crane is not a desirable or practical option, WO 83/03815 and DE 3216051 disclose a cursor to guide the cable of an ROV during overboarding by a hoisting structure. A horizontally extending arm is connected to a vertically-moving carriage by an articulated joint. The arm guides the cable and Is not connected to the load, The arm can slew with the crane but only when the carriage is at its. uppermost position, so this arrangement would not be capable of guiding the load effectively while the crane slews to lift the load from the deck and then to overboard the load- EP 0877703 discloses a crane for launching and recovering a boat from and to a larger vessel . A stabilizing arm acts as a lever between the boat and the cantilever tip part of the boom of a crane to damp swing the boat. Such a system would have to be huge and very heavy, to the detriment of cost and vessel stability if it were scaled up to stabilize loads of size contemplated by the present invention, US 3850306 discloses apparatus for controlling swinging movement of a load as the load is lifted off the deck, overboarded and lowered. It comprises a tubular retainer at the end of an articulated boom of a crane, Into which a connector attached to the load may be engaged. Effectively the toad is docked stiffly with the boom of the crane whenever the lead is out of the water. The tip of the boom is lowered close to the water before the connector is disengaged from the retainer to transfer the load to the wire and to lower the load Into the sea. This is of no use for sim loads contemplated by the present Invention. JP 2003192274 discloses a vertically-expanding stabilizing structure between a load and the boom of a crane that suspends the load. This is not apt to resist lateral loads and is of no use for the purposes of the invention, JP 55059089 discloses apparatus for overboarding a load comprising upright rails on the hull of the vessel, -along which wheels attached to the load run to guide the load mio ih s sea, The sppeteus i® e dsvit rather tha «S mm® sad It hes« o facility far slewing. Similarly, EP 231075S, JP 03004595, US 200W01WST, KR 1020120033584 and DE 10821312 to Sehwera da «ot diados® stewing cranes or, therefore, any facility for controlling s load such an ocean slews,
In WQ 2011/034422, s trolley sliding loses along s hotsting structure does rso guide tte load but only guides a wire effected to the load, The trolley Is used for teavs carøpensatrø and so Controls only vertical motion. M the load con still swing, this does «of solving the problem addressed by the present invention. OS 2012238 and NO 140530 disdose s «arrangement for launching or recovering m object such as a boat from a body of water, A Seating deck is suspended from a croxn fo float cm the waterier recovering or releasing tee object The desk is held between she erenc end a submesged tower beam with upper and lower wires acting h tension. Term! Ones Wires provide ineffective lateral control of a heavy lead and tears is no pro vision for slewing. US 431827 dtedoses a cerpterensfer apparatus * in 'which a trolley is movable along an ilrsbsge to move s hoist tins along the linkage while the Sine changes length. In this way, cargo connected to tea theist line con be moved along too Mtsg®. However, if load can swing below the trolley than the linkage, this does not solve the problem addressed by the present invention · US 2008/0281052 arid NO 3293B3 relate to deepwater deployment npsretiam in which a tugger In® I® used to money ® and t® transfer a lead. The disdosora is of use when everboarding a lead or during the passage of a load through the splash.
Against the background of the invention, the invention resides in a method of everbeasbing a load team of a waterborne vessel using a vesad-mounted slewing crane and lowering that load into the water. The method comprises placing first and second crane-mounted guide members between respective spaced locations. ® in the load and tbs crane, specifically an upstanding supporting structure of the crane suite as a pedestal or mast which structure is preferably tod relative to a hull of tee vessel and in that case supports a slewing mechanism that datres a slewing axis of tee owe, Then, while the guiding members act I «compression to restrain hortesntoi movement ef tee load towards tee slowing ards, tee method further comprises: using the crane to lift the toad above a dock of tte vessel; slewing a boom of the crane to move tee toed from above the deck into an outboard over-water position while moving the guide members With tee boom; extending tbs guide members differentially to eontroi © dentation of tee load relative to the boom of tbs © race; and using the © rens to lower toe iced from the outboard position into tea water while lowering the guide members with the load.
For optimum control of the toad, the guide members are preferably lowered to a ievei below the stock while touring the toad from fee outboard position Into the water. Indeed, the guide members may be lowered with the toed Soto the wafer. However, it is otherwise possible for fee toad to move downward relative to fee guide members while the gold® members continue to restrain horizontal movement of the load relative to the boom of the crane. For example, the guide members may be shaped to engage a complementary formation of fee toad, with a varfeally-extendlog channel for guiding downward movement of the ioad wife's respect to the guide members.
Advantageously, the guide members also act in tension between the load and the crane.
It is preferred that the guide members may be extended to accommodate movement of fee load away from the slewing of fea crane and / or geometric requirements While lowering the load from the outboard position Into the water.
The guide members may be placed next to the load as a barrier to restrain horizontal movement of fee load, optionally engaging a complementary formation © f the load to resist relative horizontal movement between the guide members and the load.
Elegantly, the guide members may be moving in synchronization with the crane, for example being movable around and relative to a supporting pedestal or mast of fee crane in synchronization with movement of the boom of fee crane. A control system for moving fee guide members may be synchronized with the crane control system so that an © ran® driver can move the gold® member® together with the crane, for example In a slaved relationship. Alternatively, separate control system ecssiSd should be used for the guide members. Synchronization with th® crane is preferred as it eases control and avoids involving additional personnel.
The invention also extends to a method of conveying and lowering a toad to a vessel in an offshore environment using a vessel-mounted slewing crane. The method includes placing at least one crane-mounted guide member between the load and a fixed pedestal or mast of the crane rising above a deck © f the vessel. Then, while the guide member sits in compression to restrain horizontal movement of the load towards a slewing wheel of the crane, tbs method further comprises: using the crone to lilt the load above She deck; slewing a boom of the crane to move She toad from above fee deck Into m outboard over-wafer position while moving fee guide member around and relative to the pedestal or mast, wife the boom; and using the crane to lower the load from the outboard position into fee water while towering the guide member wife the ioad.
Til® inventive concept also otnbraGes s orarto-rnountahla guide apparatus for assisting s vessel · mounted slewing crane to unvoiced sod tower a toad from a vcosel into water, the separate composing first amd second guide members that cars are positioned between the toad end m upstanding supporting strustore of the crane, while the guide members are capable of acting to compress to restrain horizontal movement of the toad towards a stewing axis of the crane, and are movably connected to a mount to move with th «load relative to the mount as the crane Ilte tf® topped above a deck of the vsssei, as a boom of to® crane stem to move tos load currently above the desk info an outboard over-water position and as the crane towers to® load from the outboard position Into the water .
To carry out preferred operations of the method of the invention, the guide members are differentially C & tondsbto In length from th® mount towards the load to contract! orientation of to® toad relative «to ths boom of Ih® crane. Similarly, it is preferred that the guide members are otherwise capable of acting in tension between the load and the crane. In another aspect, the present Invention provides a crane mounts to gold apparatus tor «seating h vessel-mounted stowing crane to overboard and lower a toad for a vassal into water. The apparatus comprises an Isast orse guide member that can be positioned between the load and a ted pedestal or mast of ths crane upManding ahmr® a deck of th® vessel, Ths guide member in @ capable of outing In compression to restrain horizons! movement of the load towards ® slewing arris of to® crane and la movahly connected to a mount to move with the load relative to th® mount as the erg lifts to® load above a deck of th® Vassal, as a boom of toe erane stows to move the load tram above the deck Into an outboard over-water position end as th® © ran® Sower® the load from the outboard position into the water. Th® mount to arranged to embrace th® pedestal or meet end Is arranged such that th® guide member arm turn around the pedestal or roast
The guide member is preferably driven by the mount around the pedestal or meat,
Ths guide member suitably comprises an arm that to plvotabi® with respect to® mount, The gurd® member may comprise a frame that is movsbiy conmsctsd to toe mount and Shat ears are towered relative® to th® mount Sued a fram® may to intorshangeabiy removable from the mount to suit different toads, and may be easily connected to toe mount via ® linkage to comprise® at least on® arm which swings downward to lower the frame with too load,
Th® gold® member may comprise an element such ® a pad that is movable downward with the load with respect to too frame.
The inventive concept further includes a method of adapting a vessel-mounted crane to assist with overhearing and lowering a load from a vessel into water, which method includes attaching a guide apparatus of the invention to an upright supporting structure of the crane via the mount of that apparatus.
The inventive concept extends to a crane operating in accordance with the method of the invention or fitted with the guide apparatus of the invention, for example comprising a fixed pedestal, mast or other upright supporting structure to which the mount is attached. The inventive concept extends to a vessel operating in accordance with the method of the invention, or filled with the guide apparatus or the crane of the invention,
The guide member need not be absolutely rigid but it is preferably sufficiently rigid to work in tension, flexion and compression, unlike a tugger wire that can only work in tension as it has no rigidity in flexion nor in compression. The guide member can comprise, or be supported by, at least one beam, bar, rod or extending cylinder.
The Invention provides a multi-purpose transverse load damper for ease of overboarding and lowering of large modules over the side of an Installation vessel when using a crane, and that is suitable to be supported by the crane itself. The invention increases the weather limits for the overboarding and lowering operation and makes the operation safer.
Reference has already been made to Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, which is a perspective view from above the stern of Shand Seven as an example of a construction vessel with which the Invention may be used, in order that the Invention may be more readily understood , reference will now be made, by way of example ,, to the remainder of the drawings in which:
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a pedestal of a main crane of a construction vessel, adapted by the addition of a guide apparatus in accordance with the invention, shown here guiding a load in the form of a tempiate / manlfold module held temporarily in an elevated outboard position;
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the guide apparatus shown in Figure 2 but in isolation:
Figure 4 Is a side view of the guide apparatus shown in Figure 3;
Figure 5 is a top plan view of the guide apparatus sh own in Figures 3 and 4;
Figures 6 to 8 together form a sequence of perspective views of the guide apparatus of Figures 3 to 5 mounted to the pedestal of the main crane white moving a load from the deck of the vessel to an outboard position;
Figures · 9 to 11 together form a sequence of enlarged perspective views showing movement of the guide apparatus as the load is being lowered by the crane into the sea from the elevated outboard position shown in Figure 2.
Figure 12 is a perspective view showing a pedestal of a main crane of a construction vessel, adapted by the addition of another guide apparatus in accordance with the invention, shown here again guiding a load in the form of an iemptete / msmfold module;
Figure 13 corresponds to Figure 12 but shows the pedestal from another side, with the load and the guide apparatus turned about the pedestal into an outboard position;
Figures 14 and 15 are enlarged perspective views showing details of support and drive arrangements prior to the guide apparatus shown in Figures 12 and 13, which may also be applied to the guide apparatus shown in Figures 2 to 11;
Figures 1-8 to 19 together form a sequence of perspective views of the crane and guide apparatus of Figures 12 and 13 while moving the load from the deck to an outboard position: and
Figures' 20 to 23 together form a sequence of enlarged perspective view showing movement of the guide apparatus as the load is being lowered by the crane into the sea from the outboard position.
Referring first to Figure 2, this shows: the circular section, cylindrical fixed pedestal 18 of a crane 14 rising from a deck 12 of a construction vessel, that crane 14 having a boom 16 that is not visible in Figure 2 bulls shown in Figure 0.1; a load 20 supported by the crane 14 via the boom 16, the load 20 being a template / manifold module In this example, having integral suction piles 22; and a guide apparatus 24 in accordance with the invention disposed between the pedestal 18 and the load 20, being mounted to the pedestal 18 and being attached * o the load 20 to restrain horizontal movement of the load 20 relative to the boom 16 of the crane 14th
As best shown in: Figures 3 to 5, the guide apparatus 24 comprises; a mount arrangement 26 which mounts the guide apparatus 24 to the pedestal 18; and a support mechanism 28 extending between the mount arrangement 26 and a pair of suction piles 22 at one side of the load 20 to track and drive radial and vertical movement of the load 20 with respect to the pedestal 18.
The circular mount arrangement 28 provides for, and drives, angular circumferential movement of the support: mechanism 28 around the pedestal 18, and hence with respect to the deck 12 of the vessel 10, to correspond with slewing movement of the boom 18. Conversely, the support mechanism 28 accommodates movement of the load 20 vertically and radially; optionally the support mechanism 28 also drives movement of the load 20 with respect to the mount arrangement 26 and hence with respect to the pedestal 18 and the deck 1.2, For example, the support mechanism 28 can turn the load 20 about the lifting tackle that suspends the load 20 from the boom 18 of the crane 14, in general, movement of the support mechanism 28 is preferably slaved to movement of the boom 18 and the lifting tackle of the crane 14.
The support mechanism 28 comprises two arms 30. 32. At its inner end. each arm 30. 32 is pivotably attached to a carriage 34 supported by the mount arrangement 28. At its outer end, each arm 30, 32 is pivotably and removably attached to the load 20, in this instance to respective suction piles 22 of the load 20. The arms 30, 32 are shown in Figure 2 in an elevated position, consistent with the load 20 being supported by the crane 14 in an elevated outboard position before being lowered Into the sea.
The arms 30, 32 are extensible, for example by being telescopic as shown, to vary their length independently or in unison to move the load 20, or an attached part of the load 20, radially with respect to the pedestal 18. Specifically, each arm 30.32 comprises an inner female section 30 32 'and an outer male section 30 ", 32". which can slide within the associated female section 30', 32 '.
By varying their length independently, the arms 30, 32 can turn the load 20 about the lifting tackle which suspends the load 20. Conversely, the arms 30, 32 can maintain orientation of the load 20 with respect to the hull of the vessel as the : load 20 translates during; slewing of the crane 14 or extension of the boom 16, The provision to vary · the length of the arms 30,32 may also help the arms 30,32 to absorb radial-inward shock loads If the load: 20 should swing away from and back to pedestal 18 In use.
The pivotable attachment between the arms 30, 32 and the load 20 is effected by a known remote controlled latch mechanism 38 at the free end of each arm 30,32. The latch mechanism 36 comprises a movable release hook that loosely engages a padeye 38 welded to a suction pile 22 of the load 20, such that the: arm 30, 32 can pivot relative to the padeye 38 in more than one plane. The hook of the latch mechanism 36 can be disengaged from the padeye 38 to release the load 20 when the load 20 has been lowered into the sea, as will be explained.
The carriage 34 comprises a vertically extending plate 40, the inner side of which is concave-curved in plan view to seat against the convex-curved pedestal 18 of the crane 14, The carriage 34 further comprises an outrigger frame 42 attached to the plate 40. which frame 42 is diamond-shaped in plan view to define opposed pairs of triangular upper and lower outriggers 44,46.
The outriggers 44, 46 extend laterally in parallel from plate 40 in respective vertically-spaced horizontal planes to upper and lower pivots 48.50, The pivots 48, 50 are near-dlametrically opposed to the circular mount arrangement 26 with respect to their counterparts on the opposite outriggers 44, 46, Each arm 30 «32 is pivotably attached at its inner end to a respective one of the lower pivots 50 on the lower outriggers 46,
The opposite arrangement of the lower outriggers 46 which places the lower pivots 50 In opposition to the mount arrangement 26 Is advantageous as this feeds loads from the arms 30 «32 circumferentially Into the tubular pedestal 18 of the crane 14,
Vertical movement of the arms 30, 32 is controlled by hydraulic cylinders 52 which extend in a vertical plane to a respective arm 30, 32 from a respective one of the upper pivots 48 on the upper outriggers 44, The hydraulic cylinders 52 are passive dampers In this embodiment, however, they could instead be actuators capable of moving the arms 30 »32 vertically. · For example, actuators could impart active damping or heave-compensating forces to the arms 30, 32» or they could lift the arms 30, 32 in a raised position after load 20 has been overboarded and detached from arms 30, 32 to be lowered toward the seabed.
Horizontal movement of the arms 30, 3.2 is controlled by different measures for each ami 30, 32, Specifically, one arm 32 has an extensible strut 54 which extends from a central pivot 56 between the lower outriggers 46 of the outrigger frame 42 to an outer pivot 58 near the outer end of the female section 32 '. The strut 54 is telescopic, comprising an inner female section 54 'and an outer male section 54 "and is an actuator that extends and retracts to pivot the arm 32 horizontally with respect to.the carriage 34. A further hydraulic cylinder 6: 0 extends to the other arm 30 from an inner pivot 62 on the associated lower outrigger 46, Again, the hydraulic cylinder 60 could be an actuator capable of moving the arm 30 horizontally but in this example it is a passive damper. arm: 3.0 when attached to load 2: 0 therefore passively follows horizontal movement of arm 32 when also attached to load 20, as drivers by strut 54.
In a similar manner to the second embodiment as shown most clearly in Figures 14 and 15 of the drawings, the mount arrangement .26 supports the plate 40 of the carriage 34 on a pair of support rings 64 which encircle the pedestal 18 in vertically-spaced horizontal planes. Each support ring 64 is fixed to the pedestal 18, preferably
by'welding, and has: a T-section received as a sliding fit by a complementary O section channel 66 on the inner side of plate 40 «
The mount arrangement 26 further includes a drive mechanism comprising a rack ring 68 encircling the pedestal 18 in a horizontal plane just above the uppermost support ring 64. Again, the rack ring 68 is fixed to the pedestal 16, preferably by welding. The rack ring 68 has a toothed outer face engaged by vertical-axis pinion gears 70, The pinion gears 70 are driven by respective motors 72 which are supported by upper flanges 74 integral with the plate 40 of the carriage 34, The motors 72 may be hydraulic or electric motors.
The motors 72 drive the pinion gears 70 around the rack ring 68, hence driving the carriage 34 and trie remainder of the guide apparatus 24 around the pedestal 18 to correspond with slewing movement of the boom 16. Preferably, the motors 72 are controlled by a control system that is integrated with or responsive to a control system of the crane 14 itself. In that way, the guide apparatus 24 can move around the. pedestal 18 in angular alignment with the boom 16, in a manner that is automatically synchronized with the boom movement of the boom 16. This simplifies operation of the system and improves safety by avoiding the need for additional personnel cm deck 12 'during an overboarding spirit. lowering operation, which would also present the additional challenge or effective communication between such personnel.
Automatic synchronization between the guide apparatus 24 and the crane 14 may also allow the arms 30, 32: to move up or down in response to any heavy compensation movements of the crane 14 or its lifting tackle during lifting, in principle, trie mount arrangement 26 allows the guide apparatus 24 to assist the crane; 14 in handling equipment placed anywhere on the deck 12 in a 360 "arc around the pedestal 18,
Trie mount arrangement 26 allows the guide apparatus 24 to be attached to an existing crane installation with minimal modification, although it may be decided to reinforce the pedestal 18 to withstand cross-axial forces that may be exerted by the load 20 through the guide apparatus 24 .
Turning now to the sequence of views in Figures 6 to 8 of the drawings, these show how the crane 14 and the guide apparatus .24 work together as the boom 18 of the crane 14 slews to move a load 20 from deck 12 to a position outboard of the vessel 10.
Figure 6 shows boom 16 having lifted load 20 slightly above deck 12. Next, boom 16 of crane 14 slides through the intermediate position shown in Figure 7 with respect to the stationary pedestal 18 of crane 14. The guide apparatus 24 slews around the pedestal 18 In unison with the boom 16, hence remaining aligned with the load 20 to maintain control of its horizontal position with respect to the boom 18. Finally, the boom 16 projects orthogonally from the side of the vessel 10 as the load 20 reaches the fully outboard position shown in Figure 8, The load 20 is now ready to be lowered into the sea, as will be explained with reference 'to the next sequence of views in Figures 9 to 11,
Figures 9 to 11 show how the guide apparatus 24.continues guiding the load 20 as the load 20 is lowered into the sea while the boom 16 of the crane 14 remains in the fully outboard position.
Figure 9 shows the load 20 and the guide apparatus 24 slightly lowered from the elevated outboard position shown in Figure 2. As the crane 14 starts to lower the load 20 into the sea as shown in Figure 10 and the load Is Immersed further as shown in Figure 11, the arms 30,32 swing down slowly to follow the load 20. The arms 30, 32 extend as they swing down to maintain the same radial spacing between the load 20 and the pivot axis of the crane 14. Alternatively, if there is is enough clearance between the load 20 and the hull of the vessel 10, the boom 18 of the crane 14 can be pulled back slightly as the load 20 is lowered, to compensate for downward swinging of the arms 30, 32 by reducing the radial spacing between the pivot axis and the load 20.
When the load 20 has been lowered as far as the arms 30, 32 allow, the latch mechanisms 36 are operated remotely to release the hooks from the padeyes 38 on the load 20. The load 20 is then free to be lowered quickly by the crane 14 away from the splash zone towards the seabed. Once the load 20 has landed on the seabed and detached from the lifting tackle, the boom 16 of the crane 14 can be slewed back inboard, with the arms 30,32 raised if necessary, the guide apparatus 24 can be turned back around the pedestal 18 of the crane 14 to track the inboard stewing of the boom 18.
Moving on now to a second embodiment: of the invention shown in Figures 12 to 23 of the drawings, again a crane 14 of a -construction vessel has a cylindrical fixed pedestal 18 of circular section upstanding from a deck 12. A ioad 120 is supported by the crane 14 via a boom 18, the load 120 in this example again being a template / manifold module having integral suction piles 122, Again, a guide apparatus 124 mounted to the pedestal 18 is disposed between the pedestal 18 and the load 120. The guide apparatus 124 bears against a side of the load 120 as a barrier to restrain horizontal movement of the load 120 relative to the boom 16 of the crane 14.
As best shown in: Figures 12 and 13, the guide apparatus 124 comprises: a mount arrangement 128 which mounts the guide apparatus 124 to the pedestal 18; a rigid handling frame 128 that In this example, bears against a pair of suction: plies 122 at one side of the load 120; and a linkage 130 that movably connects the handling frame 128 to the mount arrangement 126 to track radial and vertical movement of the load 120 with respect to the pedestal 18.
The mount arrangement 128 provides for, and drives, angular circumferential movement of the linkage 130 and the handling frame 128 around the pedestal 18 and hence with respect to the deck 12 of the vessel 10, Conversely, the linkage 130 provides for movement of the handle frame 128 vertically and optionally also radially with respect to mount arrangement 128 and hence.with respect to pedestal 18 and deck 12,
The handling frame 128 comprises parallel vertically-spaced horizontal beams 132 joined by uprights 134 at each end. The uprights 134 support guide members in the form of pads 138 In horizontally-spaced positions that align with respective suction piles 122 of the load 120, The pads 136 are concave-curved in plan view to seat against, and hence engage laterally with, the convex sides of the suction piles 122. in this example, the pads. 138 are movable vertically along the uprights 134 of the handling frame 128, to follow downward movement of the load 120. The pads 138 are preferably driven down along the uprights 134 by a suitable drive mechanism; alternatively: the pads 136 can simply be unlatched at a suitable time during an overboarding and lowering operation to drop under gravity relative to the uprights 134,
When the pads 136 are lowered, they extend the vertical range of guided 'movement provided by the guide apparatus 124 to the load 120, So, only some of that vertical range of guided movement is due to downward movement of the handling frame 128 via the linkage 130 as will .be explained; the rest of the vertical range of guided movement is due to downward movement of the pads 136 with respect to the handling frame 128.
The linkage 130 which connects the handling frame 128 to the mount arrangement 126 is a parallelogram linkage comprising parallel upper and lower arms 138, 140. The linkage 130 is shown here holding the handling frame 1.28 In a raised position consistent with handling the load 123 when the load 120 is above the deck 12 and is moved into the outboard position, shown in Figure 13.
Each arm 138 ,: 140 of the linkage 130 is pivotably attached at its outer end to a respective horizontal beam 132 of the handling frame 128. At its inner end, each arm 138,140 is pivotably attached to a carriage 142 supported by the mount arrangement 128. The carriage 142 comprises a vertically extending plate 144, the inner side of which is concave-curved in plan view to seat against the convex-curved pedestal 18 of the crane 14.
The arms 138,140 are optionally extensible., For example, by being telescopic with male and female sections as shown, to vary their length in unison to move the handling frame 128 radially with respect to pedestal 18. Again, the provision to vary the length of The arms 138,140 may also help the arms 138,140 to absorb radially-inward shock loads if the load 120 should swing away from and back against the handling frame 128 in use. A fully rotating hinge function at the connection points where the arms 138,140 connect to the handling frame 128 avoids force components being imparted from the load 120 to the arms 138,1: 40 due to pitching and roiling movements.
An hydraulic cylinder 146 extends from the lower arm 140 to the plate 144 of the carriage 142 to control vertical movement of the handling frame 128 with respect to the pedestal 18, The hydraulic cylinder 148 may be a passive damper but is preferably an actuator that is capable of imparting active damping or heave-compensating forces, and of lifting the handling frame 128 into the raised position after the load 120 has been overboarded and Is being lowered into the sea.
Moving on now in addition to the detailed views of Figures 14 and 15, the mount arrangement 128 supports the plate 144 of the carriage 142 on an array of support rings 148 that encircle the pedestal 18 in vertically-spaced horizontal planes. As before, each support ring 148 Is fixed to the pedestal 18, preferably by welding. The enlarged pari-sectiona! view 'of Figure 15 shows that each support ring 148 has a T-section: which is received as a sliding fit by a complementary C-secilon channel 180 on the inner side of plate 146.
Figure 15 also shows the drive mechanism of the mount arrangement 126, comprising a rack ring 152 encircling: the pedestal 18 in a horizontal plane just above the uppermost support ring 148, Again, the rack ring 152 is fixed to the pedestal 18, preferably by welding and has a toothed outer face engaged by vertical-axis pinion gears 154, The pinion gears 154 are driven by respective hydraulic or electric motors 156 which are supported by an upper flange 158 Integral with the plate 144 of the carriage 142, The motors 156 drive the pinion gears 1.54 around the rack ring 152 to drive the carriage 142 and the remainder of the guide apparatus 124 around the pedestal IS to correspond with slewing movement of the boom 16.
As before, the motors 156 are suitably controlled by a control system that is integrated with or responsive to a control system oi the crane 14 itself. In that way, the guide apparatus 124 moves around the pedestal 18 in synchronization with the boom 18, simplifying the system's operation and improving safety. Automatic synchronization between the guide apparatus 124 and the crane 14 may also allow the guide apparatus 124 to move up or down In response to any heavy compensation movements of the crane 14 or its lifting tackle during lifting.
Turning now to the sequence of views in Figures I S to 19, these show how the crane 14 and the guide apparatus 124 work together as the boom 16 of the crane 14 slews to move a load; 120 from deck 12 to a position outboard of vessel 10.
Figure 16 shows boom 16 having lifted load 12.0 slightly above deck 12, while load 120 remains above deck 12, pads 136 of the handling frame 128 bear against suction piles 122 to one side of load 120. This engagement resists horizontal movement of load 120 with respect to boom 16.
Next, the boom 16 of the crane 14 slews through either of the intermediate positions shown in Figure 17 or Figure 18 with respect to the stationary pedestal 18 of the crane 14. The guide apparatus 124 slews · around Ih'a pedestal 18 in unison with the boom 16., hence remaining aligned with the load 120 to maintain control of its horizontal position with respect to the boom 18. Finally, the boom: 18 projects orthogonally from the side of the vessel 10 as the toad 120 reaches the fully outboard position shown in Figure 18. The load 120 is now ready to be · lowered info the sea, as will be explained With reference to the final sequence of views In Figures 20 to 23.
Referring finally then to the sequence of views In Figures 20 to 23, these show how the guide apparatus 124 reconfigures to continue guiding the · load 120 as the load 120 is lowered`Into the sea while the boom 16 of the crane 14 remains in the fully outboard position.
Figure 20 shows the guide apparatus 124 with the handling frame 128 in the raised position to match the still-raised 'position of the load 120, As the crane 14 starts to lower the load 120 towards the sea as shown in Figure 21, the arms 138,140 of the parallelogram linkage 130 swing down slowly as the hydraulic cylinder 146 extends, to lower the handling frame 128 with the load 120. The handling frame 128 tracks downward movement of the load 120 as far as · the linkage 130 will allow but as Figure 21 shows, the load 120 can continue thereafter to slide downward relative to the pads 136 carried by the handling frame 128. In this respect, it will be noted that the suction piles 122 of the load 120 remain engaged with the concave pads 136 to resist horizontal movement of the load 120, as well as the load 120 moves · vertically with respect to the pads 138.
Optionally, although not shown in Figure 21, the arms 138,140 can extend as they swing down to maintain the same radial spacing between the handling frame 128 and the pivot axis of the crane 14, to keep the pads 138 of the handling frame 128 firmly against The load 120, If not, the boom 16 of the crane 14 can instead be pulled back slightly as the load 120 is lowered, to reduce the radial spacing between the pivot axis and the load 120 and hence to keep the load 120 firmly against the pads 136 of the handling frame 128,
Eventually, as will be apparent from Figure 21 the load 120 cannot slide further relative to the pads 138 without starting to disengage from the pads 136, Figure 22 shows that the pads 136 may then be released or driven to move downward along the uprights 134 of the handling frame 128 as the load 1.20 continues to be lowered Into the water, As the pads 136 move from the raised position shown in Figure 21 into the lowered position shown in Figure 22, they track downward movement of the load 120. It will be noted that the pads 138 may be at least partially submerged when in their lowered position to provide continued guidance to the load 120 all the way down into the water.
Even when the pads 136 have reached their lowest position relative to the handling frame 128 as shown in Figure 22, the toad 120 can continue to be guided by the pads 136 as ills lowered further into the sea. In this respect. Figure 23 shows how the load may again slide downward relative to the pads 136 while the suction piles 122 of the load 120 remain · partially engaged with the pads 136 to resist horizontal movement of the load 120 as the load 120 slides vertically with respect to the pads 136 pads 136.
Eventually the load 120 will slide fully past the pads 136 of the handling frame 128,
The load 120 is then lowered quickly through the remainder of the splash zone, the guide apparatus 124 having completed its Job. The pads 138 are then raised relative to the handling frame 128 and the handling frame 128 Is raised by the linkage 130 back to the raised position, whereupon the guide apparatus 124 can be turned back around the pedestal 18 of the crane 14 to track inboard slewing of the boom 16 after the load 120 has been landed.
It will be appreciated that the guide apparatus of the invention continues to guide a load even as the load submerges In the sea. whereupon wind gusts and vessel motion cease to have a significant effect on horizontal movement of the load. That guidance continues as the load begins to traverse the splash zone as the load remains secured to the guide apparatus beneath the surface, hence resisting uncontrolled movements of the load in the splash zone. Consequently, by virtue of the Invention, the weather limits for the overboarding and lowering operation are higher and the operation is safer.
Some possible variations have been described above; other variations are possible without departing from the Inventive concept .. For example, a handling frame may be arranged to suit a particular shape and size of load but: a crane will need to handle many different loads. Consequently, a handling frame can be removed and swapped for another handling frame tailored for another type of load. It would of course be possible to move the guide apparatus around the pedestal of a crane by a control system separate from that of the crane, which system could be controlled manually. In any event, there should be provision for manual override, for example for smaller loads where the boom needs to slew but there is no need for the guide apparatus to move with the boom to guide the load.
If the sequences shown in Figures 6 to S and 16 to 19 are reversed, it will be appreciated that a crane and the guide apparatus of the invention can also work together to lift a load onto the deck of a vessel from a position outboard of the vessel, for example from a supply barge or from a quay.

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Claims (21)
[1] 22
[2] 1. A method of øverbosrding and lowering a bad from a vassal In an offshore S ©nvlranment using a vessel-mounted stewing crane, wherein the method comprises piecing first and second orane-mounted guide members between respective spaced locations on the load and a supporting structure of the crane upstanding above a dock of the vassal end, white tbs guide members act in compression to restrain horfeontal movement of the load toward a ©tewing axis of the crane: 10 using the crane to lift tbs toed above the deck; stowing a boom of the crane to move the toad from above the deck into an outboard even-water position while moving the guide members with the boom: 15 extending the guide member® differentially to control orientation of the load relative to the boom of the crane; and using the owns to lower toe toad from the outboard position into the water while 20 towering toe guide members with the load.
[3] 2, The method of Claim 1, comprising lowering the guide member® to a levet below the deck while lowering the load from the outboard position into toe water. 25 3. The method of any preceding claim, wherein each guide member also sets In tension between the toad end toe crane.
[4] 4. The method of any preceding claim, comprising extending the guide members to accommodate movement of the toad sway from the slewing axis of the crane, 30
[5] 5. The method of any preceding claim, comprising extending the guide members while lowering toe toad from the outboard position into toe wafer, e„ The method of any preceding claim, comprising piecing toe guide members beside 35 toe load as a barrier to restrain horisonts! movement of toe load, 23 „ The method of Claim it, therein each guide member engages a csmpterrsendsry fbmtstion of the load to resist relativ® horizontal movement between tha galde member and the load» 5 B. The method of any presiding claim, comprising towering the guide member« into the water with the load.
[6] 9. The method of any preceding claim, wherein too load moves downwardly relative to 10 the guide members while the guide members amdrsu® to restrain horizontal movement of the load toward the slewing axis of the crane.
[7] 10. The method of any preceding cktm, wherein each guide member is moved in synchronisation with h© boom of toe crane. 1S
[8] 11. The method of any preceding skim, wherein each guide member moves relativ© to the crone to cor· tom® restraining horizontal movement of toe load while the boom of toe crane slews during Sitting or lowering of to® load, 2Q 12. A method of overbcerdlng and lowering a lead fmm a vessel In an offshore environment using a vessel-mounted slewing crane, wherein Ilia method comprises placing at ieaat one crane-mounted guide member between toe load and a fixed pedestal or most of the crane upstanding above & deck of too vessel and, while toe guide member acta In compression to restrain horizontal movement of toe load toward 25 a slewing avis of the crane: using to® crane to lift to® bad above to® deck; slowing ® boom of the crane lo move the load from above toe deck Into art 3d outboard over-water position while moving toe guide member around and relative to toe pedestal or meat, with the boom; and using the crane to Sower toe bad from to® outboard position Info toe water while towering to® guide member with the toad, 35 24
[9] 13. A crane-mountable guide apparatus for assisting a vessel-mounted slewing crane to overboard and lower a toad from a vessel Info water, the apparatus comprising first and second guide members that can be positioned between the toad and a supporting structure of the eras© upstanding above a desk of toe vessel, wherein the guide $ members are capable of acting In compression to restrain horizontal movement of the load toward a slewing axis of to® crane, and are movabfy connected to a mount to move with toe toad relative to toe mount m toe crane Ilte the load above a deck of the vessel, as a boom of tea crane stews to move the toed from above tha deck into an outboard over-water position and os the crane lower® tha load from the outboard 10 position Into the water, end wherein toe first and second gold© member© are differentially extendable in length from the mount toward the load to control oriersteton of toe load relativ® to the boom of toe crane.
[10] 14. Tha apparatus of Cislm 13, wherein too guide members ere also capable of acting 15 in tension between to® load end th® crane.
[11] 15. A crane-mountable guide apparatus for assisting a vessel-mounted slewing crane to overboard and tower a load from a vessel into water, the apparatus comprising at least one guide member that can be positioned between toe lead and a fixed pedestef 20 or mast of toe crane upstanding above a deck of to© vessel, wherein: toe guide member Is capable of acting in compression to restrain horizontal movement of toe load toward a slewing teds of toe crane and is rnovably connected to a mount to move with the load relative to tha mount as tb® crane 2S lifts th© load above a deck of the vssssi, a© a boom of toe crane etows to move toe toad from above th© deck into an outboard over-water position end as the crane lowers the load from the outboard position into to© water; and th© mount to arranged to embrace the pedestal or mast and Is arranged such SO tost th© guide member can tom around the pedestal or mast.
[12] 18. The apparatus of Claim 1i, wherein lb® mount is arranged to drive the guide member around th© pedestal or mast. 26
[13] 17, His apparatus of Claim 15 Of Claim 16, wherein tha guld® members comprise s fem® that Is movsbly connected to ths mount and thal «an be towered relative to the mount. S 1S, The apparatus of Claim 17, wherein the frame Is interchangeably removable from the mount. 1§. The apparatus of Claim 17 or Claim 18, wherein the frame Is movabiy oomneotod to the mount via a linkage that comprises at least one asm that swings downwardly to 10 lower the frame uvlth the lead.
[14] 20. The apparatus of Claim 1§, «herein the arm of the linkage is of variable length,
[15] 21. The apparatus of any of Claims 15 to 20, wherein the guide member comprises m 16 element that is movable downwardly with the toed with respect to the feme.
[16] 22. The apparatus of any of Claims 1 § to 21, wherein the guide member is shaped to engage a complementary formation ef the load. 20 23, Ths apparatus of Claim 22, whereto the gulds member to shaped to define a varhcsily-eKtendteg channel for guiding downward movement, of the load with rasped; to the guide member. ·
[17] 24. The apparatus of any of Claims 13 to 23, wherein the or each guide member SB comprises m aim that Is pivotable with respect to the mount
[18] 25. Ths apparatus of any of Claims 13 to 24 wherein the or each guide member to movable to continue to restrain hohaontol movement of ths load if the boom of the crane Is slewed during lifting or lowering of tee load, so
[19] 28, A crane operating in accordance with She method of any of Claims 1 to 12, or feed with the guide apparatus of any of Claims 13 to 26.
[20] 27, A vessel operating in accordance with the method of any of Claims 1 to 12, or Med 35 with the guld® apparatus of any of Claims 13 to 25, or fitted with the crane of Claim 28, 28
[21] 28, A method of adapting a vessel-mounted ©ran© ts assist with overfcoardsng and iowaring a load from a vessel into water, the method comprising attaching § guide apparatus as defined In any ©f Claims 13 to 251© a pedestal, mast or other upstanding supporting stmotur® of the crane via the mount of that apparatus, 6

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