| 摘要 |
A loading arrangement for loading fluids onto a ship at sea comprises a coupling manifold on board said ship. A pulling line which is connected with a winch on board said ship and comprises a loading fork with two diverging parts which at a respective end are connected with coupling head, may be guided on board and towards said winch, via a guide pulley which is mounted on board said ship to be movable in a controlled manner in the direction of pulling line towards and away from said winch. Coupling manifold is mounted to be slewable about a horizontal axis, so that it may be slewed towards and away from the loading fork. Coupling manifold has a guiding means in the shape of a curved screen, which in vertical elevation has a trapezoid shape adapted to the triangular area of loading fork between the two parts. When loading fork is brought into a position outside coupling manifold by the aid of winch, the coupling manifold may be slewed in a direction towards the loading fork so that the guiding means, i.e. curved screen, contacts loading fork and fixes the latter in the fork plane. Cooperation between screen and fork is facilitated by the fact that guide pulley is, as mentioned, displaceable in the direction of the pulling line, towards and away from the winch.
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