GUIDE DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING AN UNDERWATER PIPELINE, LAYING RAMP COMPRISING SUCH A GUIDE DEVICE, LAYING VESSEL EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A LAYING RAMP, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN UNDERWATER- PIPELINE LAYING RAMP

摘要

A guide device (35), for supporting an underwater pipeline (2) along a feed path (Pl) as it is being laid, is fitted to a laying ramp (6), and has a cradle (36) housing the pipeline (2); a frame (37) fixed to the laying ramp (6); and a spacer mechanism (38) located between the frame (37) and the cradle (36) to selectively adjust the distance between the cradle (36) and the frame (37), and having a shock absorber (66) connected to the cradle (36).