VIDEO: Turbine Access System’s Sea Trials

A joint development between BMT Nigel Gee and Houlder, Turbine Access System, is a hydraulically controlled motion-compensated gangway that provides safe personnel transfer between workboats and offshore wind turbine platforms. It improves Operation and Maintenance capability in higher sea states than current solutions. Here, we bring a video of sea trials, performed on the 14-20th September 2012, of the Turbine Access System at Rhyl Flats:

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Offshore WIND Staff, February 11, 2013; Image: HoulderLtd