FLOATING STANDOFF ASSEMBLY

摘要

A standoff system for keeping a containment boom or other floating barrie r device spaced at a desired standoff distance away from a structure. The sy stem includes an inner side member, an outer side member, and a plurality of compression members disposed between the side members. The system has a col lapsed configuration in which the distance between the inner and outer side members is less than the desired standoff distance, and a deployed configura tion in which the distance between the side members is greater than or subst antially equal to the desired standoff distance. Alternatively, the system c an be collapsed longitudinally by moving the adjacent compression members in to abutting relationship with each other. The system is towed into place in the collapsed configuration, and once in place, is transformed into the depl oyed configuration by applying tension to the side members. The system also may include one or more tension members attached diagonally between adjacent compression members to keep the system in the deployed configuration. The s tandoff system can be a separate, free-standing structure placed between a s hip and a boom or it can be integrated with a containment boom.