Patent ID: 8590472

Claim:
Installation for transferring a fluid between a transport vessel and a fluid reservoir on a fixed structure, of the type comprising: a transport conduit which is for transporting the fluid towards the fixed structure ( 18 ) and which is at least partially submerged in a body of water; a conveying device which is for conveying fluid between the vessel and the transport conduit and which is connected to a connection end of the transport conduit; and a floating platform which is for securing the vessel and which is positioned beside the connection end and which is locally movable in the body of water, the floating platform comprising: a carrier structure extending longitudinally between opposing ends, said carrier structure configured to be partially submerged in the body of water, the carrier structure comprising an open-work trellis which delimits internal spaces which are for circulation of water and which are intended to open in the body of water; flexible lines connected proximate said opposing ends, wherein each flexible line is anchored at the bottom of the body of water; means for fixing lines for securing the vessel to the carrier structure; wherein the ratio of the volume of the internal spaces to the total of the volume of the open-work trellis and the volume of the internal spaces is greater than 0.9, wherein when the flexible lines are in a relaxed state the flexible lines are capable of being linearly tensioned and the carrier structure is at a rest position capable of movement, wherein when the carrier structure is moved from its rest position the flexible lines are linearly tensioned, and wherein the flexible lines return the carrier structure to the rest position when the flexible lines return to their relaxed state from their tensioned state.