Trans RINA, Vol 154, Part A2, Intl J Maritime Eng, Apr-Jun 2012 A series of physical conducted to investigate the differences


scale model experiments were in relative


motions of the feeder vessel when moored inside the FHT well dock compared to a more conventional side- by-side mooring arrangement. The well dock configuration was found to significantly reduce the motions of the feeder vessel. In some cases, such as with pitch and roll, the motions of the feeder vessel were reduced by an order of magnitude by locating the feeder inside the aft well dock. It was also found that both the pitch and roll motions of the feeder, when moored inside the FHT well dock, were very similar to the motions of the FHT itself.


7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


The authors thank Albert Sedlmeyer and James Keegan at Sea Transport Corporation and Peter Tomic, Kirk Meyer and


Liam Honeychurch


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