Safe access to platforms at sea

Ship&Offshore | Issue 02/2011

Safe access to platforms at sea

February 2011 | Editor

AUTOMATION | An innovative Offshore Access System (OAS) has been engineered by the Dutch company Offshore Solutions, a joint venture of the two offshore specialists AMEC and Fabricom Oil and Gas, to permit a safe transition for service and operating. The OAS is a movable ship-mounted bridge that securely connects a ship and a rigid platform, e.g. an oil or gas rig even under rough sea conditions.

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