METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING DISTRIBUTED BUOYANCY MODULES ON RIGID PIPELINE

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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING DISTRIBUTED BUOYANCY MODULES ON A RIGID PIPELINE 5 AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A BUOYANCY MODULE ONTO A RIGID PIPE HAVING A CLAMP MEANS. IN ONE EMBODIMENT THE CLAMP MEANS INCLUDES PADS (2) FOR CLAMPING ONTO THE OUTER SURFACE OR COATING OF THE RIGID PIPE, THE PADS (2) HAVING A TEETH OR SERRATIONS (3) FORMED THEREON FOR GRIPPING THE OUTER SURFACE OF 10 THE PIPE. IN A SECOND EMBODIMENT, THE CLAMP MEANS COMPRISES ONE OR MORE COIL SPRINGS FORMED FROM A RESILIENT MATERIAL ADAPTED TO BE WOUND AROUND THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE PIPE. THE METHOD FOR MOUNTING A BUOYANCY MODULE ONTO A RIGID PIPE COMPRISES THE STEPS OF REDUCING THE OUTER DIAMETER OF THE PIPE AT A LOCATION OF THE PIPE TO WHICH A BUOYANCY MODULE IS TO BE ATTACHED AND 15 SUBSEQUENTLY MOUNTING A BUOYANCY MODULE AT SUCH LOCATION.