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INNOVATION TASTM DELIVERS SAFE ACCESS
A detailed review of each aspect of the design, operation and construction has been undertaken including comprehensive HAZID and HAZOP assessments with wind farm operators, developers and regulators. Operation outside safe working envelope is impossible as motion control keeps the TAS within its design specifications, safely shutting down if required.
User safety features include traffic light and audio operator warning system, two control systems, anti-slip gangway and a defined safety gap from the turbine ladder. TASTM has been designed for existing Wind Farm Crew Transfer vessels. The TAS has been designed to be retro fitted on to workboats in excess of 18m with a deck footprint available of 3.0.m by 4.5m. The 150 bar hydraulic supply can be taken from the vessel or a self-contained diesel unit.
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION
Development started in 2011 and the initial concept won the Seawork Innovation of the Year that year. Houlder was accountable for the engineering of the gangway – given its expertise in marine handling systems and deck equipment. BMT Nigel Gee brought their experience of workboats in support – including dampening of vessel motions via an integrated bow roller system.
CARBON TRUST’S OFFSHORE WIND ACCELERATOR (OWA) ACCESS COMPETITION TAS received further development as part of the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) Access competition. Judged by nine major wind farm developers in a joint industry project, the competition has the aim of reducing the cost of offshore wind by 10% by 2015.
The finished gangway was presented in 2012 and the first unit was deployed spring 2013 by Turbine Transfer Limited. The system is now in full production with more units due for delivery in 2014.
HOULDER – A TRACK RECORD OF INNOVATION The name Houlder has been associated with the marine environment since the 1850s when it began as the Houlder Brothers’ Shipping Line where it was at the forefront of developing trade routes with Australia and South America.
REPUTATION The company’s reputation for innovation the energy sector began in the 1960s when it developed a fleet of liquefied gas tankers. It soon became renowned for owning and operating some of the most ingeniously designed equipment in the North Sea including the Uncle John semi-submersible dive support vessel which set records. Since becoming independent twenty-five years ago, the business has expanded its capability and continues to deliver innovative solutions across the oil & gas, marine and renewables markets.
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