Definition(s)


Swingrope (swingline)

A vertically suspended rope knotted on the lower end to provide hand grips, hung above the boat landing on an offshore platform, and used to facilitate personnel transfer between boat and platform and vice versa.

Source: API RP 54, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, Third Edition, August 1999 (2007). Global Standards

 

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