floatover

A marine construction in which an upper structure is prebuilt and then floated into position over a lower part, often used for offshore oil rigs.

Noun

  1. A marine construction in which an upper structure is prebuilt and then floated into position over a lower part, often used for offshore oil rigs.
    • The floatover installation is dependent on the ocean conditions, as movement must be minimised.
    • External floatovers are less common than internal ones and are more sensitive to environmental loading than internal floatovers. - 2005, Subrata Chakrabarti, Handbook of Offshore Engineering, page 1101:

Forms

floatovers float-over