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Wood pilings grouped into a pair of dolphins serving as a protected entryway to a boat basin. A dolphin is a group of pilings arrayed together to serve variously as a protective hardpoint along a dock, in a waterway, or along a shore; as a means or point of stabilization of a dock, bridge, or similar structure; as a mooring point; and as a base for navigational aids.
Used when cargo-handling or storage can be hazardous. Often offshore berths are created for berthing of oil and gas vessels. They contain standalone structures called dolphins which have fenders and bollards located to fit the geometry of the vessels which would call at the berth.
The mooring structures are called cleat (nautical) or bollards, depending on their size and shape. Bollards are designed to handle much larger loads, and in turn, much larger vessels. Manufacturers of these items typically design the items and supply the finished design to the consultant to include in the bid documents.
Vasco Costa made significant contributions to the theory and practice of ship berthing, mooring, and maritime structure design. He was a founding member of an engineering consultancy firm specialising in maritime infrastructure, and contributed to the development of ports in both Portugal and internationally.
Quai de croisière, La Baie — Design of a cruise wharf capable of accommodating large ships like the Queen Mary 2. Made up of 8 mooring dolphins on pilings, this project also includes a floating platform that adjusts to the tide, pedestrian walkways and all wharf equipment required to accommodate these types of ships.
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Mooring involves (a) beaching the boat, (b) drawing in the mooring point on the line (where the marker buoy is located), (c) attaching to the mooring line to the boat, and (d) then pulling the boat out and away from the beach so that it can be accessed at all tides.
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