Patent ID: 11878773
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 15:
16. A method for operating a deployable platform for a marine vessel, comprising:
providing a platform at a side of the marine vessel in a raised position in which the platform is vertically oriented, wherein in the raised position the platform has a portion that is an uppermost point;
lowering the platform to a first lowered position in which the uppermost point of the platform in the raised position becomes an outermost point, wherein lowering the platform to the first lowered position is performed using a first actuator that is coupled to a first linkage, the first linkage being operably coupled between the marine vessel and the platform; and
lowering at least a portion of the platform to a second lowered position in which the at least a portion of the platform is in a horizontal orientation and below the first lowered position, wherein lowering the at least a portion of the platform to the second lowered position is performed using a second actuator that is coupled to a second linkage, the second linkage being operably coupled between the marine vessel and the at least a portion of the platform.