Imenco AS Stoltenberggt. 1

P.O. Box 2143 N-5504 Haugesund

Tel. +47 52 86 41 00 Fax. +47 52 86 41 01

E-mail address: imenco@imenco.no

Homepage www.imenco.no

MECHANICAL MAXI LOCK LATCH w/Term. bullet FOR ”LIVE-BOAT” HANDLING OF LARGE ROV’S/TRENCHERS

Photo above shows SOLO II ROV recovery using the maxi-latch attached.

Improve the safety and ”well being” of your expensive equipment and valuable personnel. The maxi-latch will increase overall safe-ty and ease deployment and recovery of medium to large sized ROV’s or other equipment with cable or wire attached to it. The maxi lock-latch enables easy attachment/detachment to the cable using it’s uni-que cable entrance door solution.

General description: Manufactured in Aluminium 6082T6 and S165M steel, the maxi-latch weighs 62 kg in air!. The unique cable door and release mechanism makes it very easy to use. It will self-release in water by attaching a medium sized ”Grimsby float” to the release lever, or you may choose to use a release line to the deck. The latch unit will attach to its accompanying termination bullet sliding on the umbilical cable even down to a 30º angle above the horizonontal. Feedback from our customers is very good, where they all point out the advances this unit gives compared to other launch/recovery scenarios using a live-boating ROV. The unit may also be used for other applications, where there is a messenger line attached. The maxi-latch is the largest in a range of latches from 0 to 12 tons SWL. It is designed according to DnV Rules for Certification of Lifting Appliances. The latch and termination bullet are delivered as a certified and matched pair. Special termination bullets can be tailored to fit the equipment in question.

Technical data:

Safe working load: 10 ton SWL

Dynamic factor (DAF): 3

Weight in air: 62 kg

Materials: Aluminium 6082T6, S165M and 316SS

Umbilical size: up to 70 mm diameter