Offshore Structure Platform Design - Offshore Structures: Design, Construction and Maintenance - page 180

3.9 BOAT LANDING DESIGN
The boat landing is designed for an impact load from a vessel or boat to the off-
shore structure. To absorb the impact load, there is usually a fender attached to
the boat landing; the fender can be a car tire or a special tire. The connection
between the boat landing frame structure and the platform jacket will be through
a shock absorber, such as a piston. Figure 3.44 shows the general configuration
for the boat landing and its main components and Figure 3.45 shows the boat
Recall shock
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FIGURE 3.44 Boat landing support.