BRIEF REVIEW OF CANADIAN TECHNOLOGY IN DEEP-SEA AUTOMATICALLY-MOORED BUOY SYSTEMS

A two-stage system with a taut lower mooring cable and a slack upper mooring cable is considered to offer better over-all environmental performance and reliability than simple single-cable moored-buoy systems, either taut or slack. It is possible to arrange the two-member structure, so that each part is better matched to the conditions of its own local environment. The concept of automatic mooring is defined as the process of establishing without special manual adjustment such factors as precise length of mooring cable, compensation for cable extension under stress, and any detailed human involvements with the exact sequence of buoy deployment. Thus the buoy can be made to moor itself without special modifications regardless of ocean location and depth. The broad design principles and the salient technical features of this buoy system are described.

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  Marine Technology Society

  5565 Sterrett Place, Suite 108
  Columbia, MD  United States  21044
• Authors:
  • WATSON, A S
• Publication Date: 1970-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 47-52
• Serial:
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Marine Technology Society
  • ISSN: 0025-3324
  • Serial URL: http://ingentaconnect.com/content/mts/mtsj

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Offshore terminals; Petroleum; Petroleum terminals; Single point moorings
• Old TRIS Terms: Spm description and plans
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056648
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM