METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A TANKER AT SEA

摘要

A method and device for connecting a tanker (1) at a loading facility (2) at sea, in which, after having positioned itself at the loading facility (2), the tanker (1) is connected to a loading hose (4) for fluid to be transferred from the loading facility (2) to the tanker (1), and in which the stern (20) of the tanker (1) is turned towards the loading facility (2), the tanker (1) being provided, at its stern (20), with propulsion machinery (16) steerable in the horizontal plane, and in which the loading hose (4) is then connected to a cargo manifold (10) positioned at the stern (20) of the tanker (1).