Patent ID: 7490670

Claim:
A subsea oil and/or gas exploitation device, comprising: at least one projecting guide member comprising a plurality of generally vertically extending projections arranged about a central axis, each projection having a radially sloped upper edge; and at least one receiving guide member comprising a receiving structure, each receiving structure having an inner surface defining a truncated cone that is radially sloped in a similar direction to the upper edges of the projections, the truncated cone at a wider end extending further from the central axis than the projections, each receiving structure being operative to engage the plurality of projections on the at least one projecting guide member, each receiving structure comprising a plurality of recesses extending through the inner surface of the receiving structure, each recess engaging and surrounding one of the projections, such that each projection extends throughout and vertically above each corresponding recess, wherein said receiving guide member itself is operatively arranged to guide subsea equipment that is to be landed and connected to said device into a connecting position in relation to said device.