Patent ID: 6457908
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: B63B,F16G

Abstract:
A method for deployment of a mooring system having mooring lines for a buoyant marine structure and for connecting the mooring lines of te mooring system to the mooring lines of the buoyant marine structure, comprising:(a) providing an anchor handling vessel having at least one mooring anchor thereon having a deployment connection for deployment of said mooring anchor and having a mooring connection for connecting said mooring anchor with a mooring line of the buoyant marine structure, said anchor handling vessel having an anchor deployment mechanism incorporating an anchor handling line having a quick-disconnect connector for accomplishing deployment movement of said mooring anchor from said anchor handling vessel for anchor handling line deployment of said mooring anchor to the sea bottom; and (b) after deploymnent of said mooring anchor, disconnecting said quick-disconnect connector of said anchor handling line from said deployment connection and moving said anchor handling line from said deployment connection to said mooring connection; (c) connecting said quick-disconnect connector of said anchor handling line with said mooring connection; and (d) selectively deploying said anchor handling line as a mooring line for connection with said mooring line of said buoyant marine structure.