Selantic As

Viking Life Saving Equipment

Lars Bjoland

Eldar Lien

Bjørn T Akselsen

Magne K Oen

Steinar Arefjord

The invention relates to a method for maintaining or replacing a tether line () anchoring a buoyancy unit to an underwater or seabed anchoring installation, characterized in that a pull down line () is connected to the buoyancy unit and the line is guided through a block () fixed to the lower anchoring installation, and then the buoyancy unit is pulled down to slacken the tether line (), and the sufficient maintenance or replacement is performed. A device is also disclosed.

Method and a device for maintaining or replacing a tether line

There is disclosed a device of an evacuation system, in particular a foldable evacuation means which is arranged to be lowered from a parked folded up position on the vessel to be evacuated to stretched out position on a rescue device, the bottom section of which including a weight device to keep the evacuation means sufficient extended in use position, an including a set of one or more cables/wires connected to a winch arrangement for lowering and lifting the evacuation means. The evacuation device is characterized in that the weight device is arranged to be positioned on the rescue device, and the system includes means to compensate for varying distances between the vessel to be evacuated and the rescue vessel.

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Ågotnes, Norway

Lars Bjoland