Deck arrangement on a vessel or platform for performing subsea operations
First Claim
1. An offshore vessel or platform configured for performing subsea operations and having a main deck, a drilling module with a drill floor, and at least one of either a BOP deck, a riser storage compartment or a pipe deck, and one or more deck plates, wherein said one or more deck plates are arranged at an elevation above the main deck and at an elevation where upper surfaces of each of said one or more deck plates and the upper surface of the drill floor are on the same, or substantially same, level, and said one or more deck plates straddle above one or more of either the BOP deck, the riser storage compartment or the pipe deck, and each of said one or more deck plates comprises a motive mechanism arranged for movably supporting the respective deck plate in a horizontal plane on corresponding supports, said one or more deck plates being arranged to be moved horizontally on the corresponding support thereby providing access to the BOP deck, the riser storage compartment or the pipe deck.
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Abstract
A deck arrangement for a vessel or platform (1) configured for performing subsea operations, the vessel or platform having a main deck (2) and a working station (4a) and facilities (9b, 6; 28) for supporting activities in the working station, the working station further comprising a working area (4b). One or more deck elements (14a,b, 15) are arranged at an elevation different from than of the main deck (2) and at an elevation where upper surfaces of the deck elements (14a,b, 15) and the upper surface of the working area (4b) are on the same, or substantially same, level. Preferably, the deck elements are arranged above the main deck (2) and above one or more of the facilities (9b, 6, 28). The facilities may be a riser storage compartment, a BOP area and/or a pipe deck.
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16 Claims
- 1. An offshore vessel or platform configured for performing subsea operations and having a main deck, a drilling module with a drill floor, and at least one of either a BOP deck, a riser storage compartment or a pipe deck, and one or more deck plates, wherein said one or more deck plates are arranged at an elevation above the main deck and at an elevation where upper surfaces of each of said one or more deck plates and the upper surface of the drill floor are on the same, or substantially same, level, and said one or more deck plates straddle above one or more of either the BOP deck, the riser storage compartment or the pipe deck, and each of said one or more deck plates comprises a motive mechanism arranged for movably supporting the respective deck plate in a horizontal plane on corresponding supports, said one or more deck plates being arranged to be moved horizontally on the corresponding support thereby providing access to the BOP deck, the riser storage compartment or the pipe deck.
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