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CALM Buoy
orwell offshore’s Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring (CALM) Buoy offers a reliable state-of-the-art solution for loading and offloading crude oil, refined petroleum products and other fluids while providing for a safe on-board working environment.
the turret buoy design facilitates the provision of a deckhouse structure that allows protection of all mechanical parts and easy access for operation and maintenance.
CALM Buoy
• Deckhouseprovideseasyandsafemaintenanceaccessandprotectscriticalmechanicalequipment
• Flat,unobstructeddecksurroundedwithhandrailingsforpersonnelsafety
• Singleanddoubleproductswivelsavailable
• 6watertightcompartments
Key features include:• 25-yeardesignlife(basedoncontinuousservice)reducingoverallcostofownership
• Hexagonalbuoybodyapproximatesacylinderwhileprovidingtheadvantagesofflat-plateconstruction
• Hexagonaldeckhousestructuretiesintotheframingofthebuoyhull
• Turret-basedSPMdesignallowsvesselstoweathervanefreely
• Circularskirtprotectsbuoyanddeflectsvesselsintheeventoftanker‘kissing’
• Articulatedandself-lockingchainstopperspreventchainwearandreduceinstallationtime
• Davitonboatlandingplatformformaterialhandling
• MeetsallClassicationSocietiesrequirementsandapplicableinternationalguidelinessuchasOCIMF
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SwivelwithExpansionJoint ChainTableconfiguration
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Technical Features:
Deckhouseroofprovidesamplespacefornavigationaidssuchaslight,radarreflector,foghorn,aswellassolarpanelsandbatterybox
Expansionjointsintheproductpipingcompensateforpipeexpansionandminorconcentricmisalignment
Deckhouseprotectsallmechanicalpartsfromtheenvironmentandprovidesforasecure,dryandaccessibleturretinterior
Large-diameterthree-racerollerbearingconnectstheturrettothebuoybodyandallowsthetankertoweathervane
Machinedbearingsupportsenablesteel-to-steelfittingofthebearing
Availablewithsingleordoublepathproductswivel
Doublesealarrangementprotectsthemainbearing.Ahollowcentrecanbeprovidedforconnectionsofhydraulicandelectricalpathstoasubseacontrolumbilicalviaslipringassemblyandhydraulicswivelifrequired
Chaintablecongurablefordifferentmooringarrangements
Articulatedself-lockingchainstoppersabsorbangularmotionandprotectchainlinksfromwearduetobuoyexcursion
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Operation and Maintenance Features:
Davitontheboatlandingplatformprovidesfortransferofitemstoandfromsupportvessels
Manhole(onepercompartment)allowsforinspection
SoundingPipe(onepercompartment)
Trolleybeaminthedeckhouseenableseasyequipmenttransferbetweendeckanddeckhouse
Multiplelugsinthedeckhousefacilitateinstallationandmaintenanceactivities
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Safety Features:
Handrailingsprovidethreepointsofcontact
Unobstructeddeckeliminateshazards
Liferings(two)
Longboatlandinggrantseasyandsafeaccesstothebuoyandfeaturesverticalrubberfendersforprotection
Twolouversinoppositedeckhousewallsallowfornaturalventilation
Deckhouseaccessdoors(2doors)
Framingprotectsoverboardproductpipingincaseofcollision
Circularskirtprotectsbuoyfromtanker‘kissing’
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Installation Features:
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Winchinthedeckhousefacilitatesinstallationactivitiesincludingchainpull-in,installationofsubmarineandfloatinghosestringsandhawser(winch not shown)
Diverplatformfacilitatesinstallationofthefloatinghosestrings
Chainpull-intubes(two)usedforchaininstallation
Guidesinsidechainfairleadtopreventtwistingoftheanchorchainduringinstallation
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Mooringluganduni-jointwithoptionalloadmonitoringpin
Articulatedandself-lockingchainstoppers
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