HOSE DEPLOYMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

An apparatus and method for deployment and retrieval of a hose from an offshore structure or vessel are described. The apparatus comprises a mechanism configured to receive a hose and a flexible load-bearing element, which are coupled together to form a supported hose assembly as the hose and the load-bearing element are fed to the apparatus. In a launching mode of operation, the coupling-decoupling apparatus is receives a hose from the first storage device and a flexible load-bearing element from the second storage device, and couples them to form a supported hose assembly. In a retrieval mode of operation, the coupling-decoupling apparatus receives a supported hose assembly consisting of a hose and a flexible load-bearing element, and decouples them to separate the hose and the load-bearing element before they are stored.