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Specification Guide
Valid from 2014
Guide to Monobuoys
This basic guide has been designed by The Monobuoy Company to help
terminal operators tailor and specify their CALM Buoy System requirements Table of Contents
quickly and logically.
The various choices and options are grouped into two categories:
Basic configuration 4
Buoy options 14
BASIC CONFIGURATION
Anchoring Options 17
and
Piping Options 18
OPTIONS
Systems Options 22
Mechanical Options 29
The Monobuoy Company Ltd can also provide full packages for Offshore
Terminal Systems. More specifically we offer the following “Terminal to Summary 35
Tanker” packages:
Typical Buoy Performance 37
The Monobuoy Company offers buoys with different Basic Configurations such as
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BASIC CONFIGURATION – Hull Size
The Monobuoy Company offers three hull diameters, 12m, 10m and
8m and a variety of hull heights.
The Monobuoy Company offers buoys with different diameters and heights to suit a wide variety of locations
and operating criteria.
Standard hull diameters available are 8m, 10m and 12m versions with standard heights from 3.5m up to 5.5m.
The diameter is usually selected based upon the tanker size and weather conditions (i.e. expected mooring
force) while the height is selected based upon the water depth (the deeper water required more anchor chain
and hence more displacement to support the weight). The following table summarises the buoy diameter and
height.
Hull Diameter
8m 10m 12m
Mooring Force 100T 250T 400T
Skirt Diameter 11m 14m 16m
Specialist locations, Inshore, tankers Offshore, up to
Typical Uses
tankers <DWT 50,000 <DWT 100,000 DWT 350,000 VLCC
Hull Height (m) Water Depth (m)
5.5 ● ● >50
5.0 ● >40 20 - 50
4.5 >40 15-40 <20
4.0 10-40 <15 ●
3.5 <10 ● ◊
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BASIC CONFIGURATION – Anchoring Chain Leg Configuration
3 × 2 LEG PLAN
12 LEG PLAN
Can be installed
Can be installed on an anchor
on either an 8 pattern of 3 pairs
anchor pattern of chains, often
or equally on a 6 used by other
anchor pattern. manufacturers
turret buoys.
8 LEG PLAN
6 LEG PLAN
Can be installed
Can be installed on an 8 anchor
on a 6 anchor pattern. This was
pattern. This is used extensively
the most usual in the past with
configuration the older type
today. lower grade
chain
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BASIC CONFIGURATION – Anchoring Chain Leg Configuration
The most common pattern today, and the one recommended by Monobuoy is one of 6 chains evenly spaced.
Older buoys were often moored with 8 evenly spaced chains.
Some buoys are moored with 6 chains grouped into 3 pairs with each pair at 120° spacing.
Finally, it is possible to supply a buoy with 12 chain attachment points to allow the buoy to be installed on
either a 4, 6 or 8 chain pattern (equally spaced).
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BASIC CONFIGURATION – Piping
DESIGN PRESSURE
For the low pressure systems the design pressure can either be 19.7 bar (ANSI
150# flanges) or 50.7 bar (ANSI 300# flanges) The 50.7 bar system allows for
surge pressures to be accommodated. Note a standard hose with a Working
Pressure of 300 psi (21 bar) can absorb a surge pressure of 31.5 bar.
FLUID PATHS
The buoy can accommodate several discrete fluid paths to enable the transfer
of different fluids in any direction.
The buoy is fitted with a fluid swivel to pass the fluids between the
piping on the turntable and the piping on the hull.
The paths can be small high pressure ones or large low pressure ones.
For paths larger than 24” it is common to have twin outlets and twin
piping systems which allow the use of compact pipe runs and valving,
standard marine hoses and balances the high side loads on the swivel.
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BASIC CONFIGURATION – Centrewell & Main Slewing Bearing Size
The next choice is the diameter of the centrewell (and hence the main slewing bearing diameter) and whether
the centrewell is dry or open at the bottom.
A closed, dry centrewell allows more complex piping systems to be installed as there is more dry volume,
however there are several drawbacks. Submarine hoses are more difficult to install with Pull-in tubes needed
which can corrode and cause centrewell flooding. A water-tight cover is required over the centrewell to avoid
ingress of water inside the dry centrewell.
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CHOICE OF OPTIONS
The Monobuoy Company offers its basic buoys with only the items either required by Regulations and Rules or
items which we consider necessary for basic operations.
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OPTIONS LAYOUT - 1
Navigation Lantern
Simple Protection
Frame
Battery Box
Mooring Lugs
10T Air Winch
Boat Landing
“Jump” Platform
Automatic “Ratchet”
Polymer Chain Overboard
Chain Stoppers
Hawser Bearings Ballast Arm and Red = Optional
Boat Landing Blue = Standard
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OPTIONS LAYOUT - 2
Hose Pull in
Guides Single or twin Mooring
hawser bridle (Standard
on 400T Buoys)
Overboard Pipe
Protection Frame
Vertical Welded
Divers Platform Steel Fenders
Red = Optional
Blue = Standard
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ANCHORING OPTIONS – Chainstoppers
The chainstoppers are all located in the skirt, outside the hull for easy maintenance and accessibility.
The traditional cone type The automatic ratchet type. Twin-axis ratchet type.
PHOTO
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PIPING OPTIONS – Buoy Valve Types
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PIPING OPTIONS – Subsea PLEM Types
Should a telemetry system be fitted, then it is possible to monitor the position of the subsea PLEM valves
from shore and open and close the valves remotely. Also Pig signalling can be transmitted to the buoy
through the umbilical and then on to shore via telemetry.
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PIPING OPTIONS –Automatic Swivel Leak Tank
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PIPING OPTIONS – Surge Prevention System
7” Hand Held
Unit for
Mooring Master
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SYSTEMS OPTIONS – Telemetry
The Main Slewing Bearing and Product Swivel Bearings require regular greasing. To ease the monotonous
chore Monobuoy has developed, with the industries leading manufactured of lubrication systems, an
automated greasing system.
The system uses a small electric DC motor to pump the grease through metering valves to all the grease points
on both the Main Slewing Bearing and the Swivel bearings. The cycle runs daily this ensuring the bearings are
always fully packed with grease.
Alternatively a system can be installed that uses a single point to connect a manual (or pneumatic) pump
carried onto the buoy by the maintenance crew.
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SYSTEMS OPTIONS – Lighting
To allow safe operation during night-time the buoy can be fitted with low-power LED flood-lighting.
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SYSTEMS OPTIONS – Navigation Aids
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SYSTEMS OPTIONS – Power
The basic buoy only has a single navigation lantern and this is
powered by a self-contained battery and solar panel.
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MECHANICAL OPTIONS – Rope Guard
The basic buoy has a simple hoop type rope guard mounted over the
mooring bridle to prevent the mooring bridle and triangle plate
impacting the swivel should a mooring hawser fail.
Some buoys are fitted with a tubular rope guard cage that cover the
entire buoy to try to protect all the buoy equipment in the event of a
hawser failure.
However, Monobuoy does not recommend this as these cages often get
hit by the work boats superstructure causing extensive damage to
radar, radio antennae etc. If a tanker bumps the buoy, its anchor can
get caught on the cage and cause extensive damage and deformation
to the cage, which often makes subsequent operations of the buoy Small Rope Guard
difficult.
Simple Mooring
Bridle Guard
The basic buoy has a simple swinging davit mounted adjacent to the fluid swivel on the turntable. This davit is
used with either a chain block or snatch block and winch to lift the swivel dome (for swivel maintenance)
An option is to replace the davit with a single runway beam mounted along the centreline of the turntable
piping. This runway beam can then also be used for lifting valves, expansion pieces and other equipment. On
the ballast platform, a rotating davit can be fitted to allow transfer of load from the runway beam to a workboat.
Rotating
Davit
Runway
Beam
Standalone Overhead
Trolley Bean
Trolley Beam and
Davit as part of a
Protection frame
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MECHANICAL OPTIONS – Lifting & Hoisting 2 (Chain tensioning)
The basic buoy has a boarding ladder, with heavy duty fenders on either side, on the turntable opposite the
floating hoses. This boarding ladder also incorporates the ballast arm which balances the weight of the
turntable piping.
Access to the buoy is either via this ladder or directly onto the hull deck from the bow of a workboat.
Several options are available for boarding ladders. Custom access ladders can also be designed for specific
clients needs.
The basic buoy has no protection frame around the overboard piping or ladders.
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SUMMARY – BASIC CONFIGURATION
Standard Alternatives
HULL SIZE 12m x 5m 8m or 10m diameter and heights from 3.5m to 5.5m
HULL CONSTRUCTION Single Hull Double Hull
ANCHOR LEGS 6 equally spaced legs 4 or 8 equispaced, 12 (6 and 8 legs) or 3 pairs of legs
PRESSURE RATING 21 bar with ANSI 150# flanges 50 bar with ANSI 300# flanges
PIPING PATHS Path 1 - 34" NB (2 x 24) Multitude of alternatives from single 38" NB to 5 x 12" NB
Path 2 - 16" NB (1 x 16)
CENTREWELL SIZE 3.6m diameter 4.0 m diameter
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SUMMARY – OPTIONS
Standard Alternatives
Chain Stoppers Cone Type ◦ Automatic Ratchet
◦ Dual axis type
Buoy Valve Type Butterfly, sandwich type Ball valve
Buoy Valve Actuation Manual Hydraulic Actuation
PLEM Non piggable Piggable from shore or from PLEM using divers
PLEM valves Manual Ball subsea type Hydraulic actuation from buoy
Swivel Leak recovery tank Fitted with manual pump Automatic pump
Surge Protection System - Surge valve and tank with or without powered pump.
Hawser Load Monitoring - Load cell with telemetry to shore and tanker
Telemetry - Telemetry system with a multitude of options to transmit &
receive from shore and tanker.
Bearing Greasing Manual multipoint ◦ Single point manual system
◦ Fully automatic system
Floodlights - LED buoy floodlight system
NavigationAids Lantern, Battery, Solar Panel Fog Horn, Fog Detector, AIS, Racon
Aux. Swivels - Hydraulic and/or Electric Swivels
Deck House - ◦ Full Decdkhouse over turntable
◦ Partial Deckhouse over the Centrewell
Rope Guard Only Mooring Bridle Guard ◦ Partial or Full Rope Guard
Lifting and Hoisting 10T pneumatic winch, centrewell davit and ◦ 10T hydraulic winch
various guides for submarine and floating hose ◦ 50T tripod and sheaves and blocks for chain tensioning
pull. ◦ 40T continuous pull chain tensioning winch
◦ Overhead runway beam and locking trolley with overboard
davit
Buoy Access Simple ladder on ballast platform ◦ Ladder and jump platform
◦ No ladder or overhanging arm
Diving Two ladders in moonpool. No divers ladder or ◦ Protection frame and two ladders down to divers platform
frame around the overboard piping. ◦ Addition of intermediate platform
Power Small battery and solar panel integrated with ◦ Additional Solar panels, wind generator and batteries
navigation lantern ◦ 24V DC HPU with AC and pneumatic input 36
TYPICAL BUOY PERFORMANCE
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NOTES
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For more information, please contact us:
Monobuoy SARL
Le Richmond
22 Boulevard Princesse Charlotte
MC 98000
MONACO
Email: info@monobuoy.com
Tel: +377 97 97 49 50
Fax: +377 97 70 37 92
Monobuoy Vietnam
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hien
Email: hien@monobuoy.com Representatives
Tel: +84 98 78 30 999 Tunisia UAE
Mr. Adbel Karim Ayed EPC Solutions
Email: asco@topnet.tn Email: david.mabbs@epcsolutions.co
Libya Indonesia
Numidia Group PT Moment Construction Energy
Email: a_mhanni@numidiagroup.com Email: aan@moment-allied.com
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