Patent ID: 9422032
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B63B

Claim Text:
1. A line-handling apparatus for use in assembling a line being deployed from a vessel, that line comprising at least two sections in longitudinal sequence, wherein the apparatus comprises a hang-off carriage mounted to an outrigger platform that is movable along the hull of the vessel, the hang off carriage being movable on or relative to the platform and having at least one line support adapted to support the line, the line support being capable of supporting a length of line hanging from the carriage via that support, the carriage being movable in two horizontal orthogonal axes by movement of the carriage on or relative to the platform and movement of the platform along the hull of the vessel such that the carriage is movable around a horizontal area located beneath separate line deployment locations on the vessel spaced horizontally from each other, to align the line support with each line deployment location, and to move the supported length of line between the line deployment locations for connection of subsequent sections of the line.