Design Considerations

• Environmental conditions
• Seabed conditions
• Vessel or buoy shape and dimensions
• Vessel or buoy stability calculations at various load drafts
• Operational limitations imposed
• Limits of excursion
• Mooring location and number of mooring lines to be used if known
• Any data on submarine pipelines riser hoses etc that may be associated with the mooring system
• Installation and maintenance that may be required
• Design criteria such as storm data that the system would require to operate
• Classification society nominated
• Installation and methodology requirements

Calculations

Mooring analysis taking into consideration the effects of:

• Wind
• Current
• Wave and swell
• Predominant weather directions and patterns
• Hose analysis if part of the mooring system and the effect on them due  to the vessel movements

Evaluation

• Examine the options listing the different types of mooring systems that can be used
• Select the best option
• Select and submit a bill of materials
• Select a possible alternative system and submit a bill of materials
• Examine the technical and economical benefits of selected systems
• Select system and components