Patent ID: 8807872
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to be mounted on a vessel for laying a pipeline having accessories on at least one of an end of the pipeline and one or more intermediate locations along the pipeline, said apparatus comprising: A pipeline launch ramp having a pipeline guide for guiding and controlling the movement of the pipeline along a pipeline firing line in the direction of a seabed, A pipeline clamp downstream of the pipeline guide for selectively clamping and supporting the launched pipeline, Wherein said pipeline launch ramp is provided with an opening downstream of said pipeline guide and upstream of said pipeline clamp for passage of an accessory between a storage position and an installation location in the pipeline firing line to allow the accessory to be connected to an end of the pipeline supported by the pipeline clamp, and Wherein the pipeline launch ramp is pivotally mountable on the vessel to permit variation of an angle of inclination of the pipeline launch ramp to vary a water entry angle of the pipeline, and further comprising: