| 摘要 |
<p>A mooring system (m) for connecting a vessel (v) having an opening (60d) in its bow, to a fixed non-compliant offshore structure (s) allows the moored vessel (v) to weathervane 360 degrees around the structure while it is being loaded or while it transfers fluids back to the production structure (s). The mooring system (m) includes an outer boom (B) pivotally mounted to the structure and an inner boom (I) slidably mounted to the outer boom. The assembly of the inner and outer boom is articulated so that it may be placed in contact with a mooring receptacle (60d) of the vessel (v) so that an opening (40i) in the inner boom is adjacent to the mooring receptacle (60d) of the vessel. An elongated mating link (E) is retained by the inner boom (I) and extends through the aligned openings in the inner boom and in the bow of the vessel. A shock absorbtion system (C) mounted with the inner and outer boom resists tensile and compressive forces in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inner boom exerted by the vessel (v) on the inner boom.</p> |
