Abstract: In a method of loading a suction dredger in which a suspension of sand and ater is pumped into the hold an effluent device is intermittently passed to lower and lower levels in dependence upon the weight of the load in the hold to an extent such that the suction dredger remains loaded substantially up to its maximum permissible carrying capacity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 11, 1978
Date of Patent:
January 20, 1981
Assignees:
Ingenieursbureau voor Systemen en Octrooien "Spanstaal" B. V., Ballast-Nedam Groep N.V., Amsterdamse Ballast Bagger en Grond (Amsterdam Ballast Dredging) B. V., Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek "De Liesbosch" B.V.