Abstract: A system for mooring a ship or like floating vessel to an offshore structure and for transferring a fluid between duct means provided on said ship and structure, respectively, comprising at least one hawser and at least one fluid transferring hose pipe connected with one end thereof to duct means on one of the ship and the structure and with its opposite free end to one end of said hawser, wherein the improvement consists in that said hose pipe end is provided with connecting means which, in the stowage position, is normally connected to one of the ship and the structure, said means being adapted to be detached from said one of the ship and the structure, in order to be attached to the other one of said ship and structure whereas a tow-line is provided for at the same time drawings along the hawser towards its operative position, said hose pipe end being provided with pipe fittings for removable connection to duct means on the other one of said ship and structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to means of protection against the shocks of ships coming alongside, particularly for platforms of the off-shore type.Particularly in said platforms, where the height h of the deck above the level of the water is fairly large, the piles must be protected against the impact of ships or other obstacles which are drifting. For this purpose, according to the invention, are provided, mounted on the deck, or brackets integral therewith, protection means having possibilities of deformation and extending from the deck to the level of the water. Different embodiments of these protection means are indicated in the application. A net is provided for the impact of obstacles normally arriving on the corresponding side of the platform.Application: oil-rig platforms.