A METHOD OF DISMOUNTING A POD HOUSING FROM A SEATING PROVIDED IN A MARINE VESSEL OR INSTALLING SAID POD HOUSING IN SAID SEATING

摘要

A method of dismounting a pod housing (2) from a seating (6) provided in the marine vessel or installing said pod housing (2) in said seating (6), comprising the steps of: a) providing a first pair of lifting points (7), one on each side of an aft portion of said pod housing (2); b) providing a second, or a second pair of, lifting point/s ( 12), at a front portion of said pod housing (2); c) providing at least three wire ropes or groups of wire ropes (11, 19), d) anchoring an end of each of said wire ropes or groups of wire ropes ( 11, 19) to a fixed part (6) of the marine vessel or to the pod housing (2), each of said wire ropes or wire rope groups (11, 19) extending vertically through vertical passages (60) in said seating (6), e) providing at least three strand jacks (21), one on each wire rope or wire rope group (11, 19); f) connecting each strand jack (21 ) at least indirectly to an associated one of the lifting points (7, 12); g) using said strand jacks (21) to dismount and/or to install said pod unit (2).