Key:seamark:platform:category
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| Classification of an offshore raised structure. |
| Group: Marine |
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| Status: de facto |
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Classification of an offshore raised structure.
Categories
| Category (CATOFP) | seamark:platform:category | Definition |
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| Oil derrick/rig | oil | A temporary mobile structure, either fixed or floating, used in the exploration stages of oil and gas fields. |
| Production platform | production | A term used to mean any permanent offshore structure equipped to control the flow of oil, gas, or electricity. |
| Observation/research platform | observation | A platform from which one's surroundings or events can be observed, noted or recorded such as for scientific study. |
| Articulated loading platform (ALP) | alp | A metal lattice tower, buoyant at one end and attached at the other by a universal joint to a concrete filled base on the sea bed. The platform may be fitted with a helicopter platform, emergency accommodation and hawser/hose retrieval. |
| Single anchor leg mooring (SALM) | salm | A rigid frame or tube with a buoyancy device at its upper end , secured at its lower end to a universal joint on a large steel or concrete base resting on the sea bed, and at its upper end to a mooring buoy by a chain or wire. |
| Mooring tower | mooring | A platform secured to the sea bed and surmounted by a turntable to which ships moor. |
| Artificial island | artificial_island | A man-made structure usually built for the exploration or exploitation of marine resources, marine scientific research, tidal observations, etc. |
| Floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) | fpso | An offshore oil/gas facility consisting of a moored tanker/barge by which the product is extracted, stored and exported. |
| Accommodation platform | accommodation | A platform used primarily for eating, sleeping and recreation purposes. |
| Navigation, communication and control buoy (NCCB) | nccb | A floating structure with control room, power and storage facilities, attached to the sea bed by a flexible pipeline and cables. |
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