To prolong the life of containment boom, the boom stand off unit is used to keep the boom away from the hull of a ship or to hold it off a dock area. This has two advantages, it reduces the amount of wear and abrasion the oil booms may encounter from barnacles on the dock or ship’s hull, and it increases the catchment area.
Boom Stand Off
The ELASTEC Boom Standoff unit is used to keep oil containment boom away from the hull of a ship or to hold the boom off a dock area. They may be used instead of conventional anchoring. The unit comprises of a marine grade aluminum frame with 6ft / 1.8m legs fitted with impact and abrasion resistant HDPE floats. Each unit is supplied with securing line.
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- Prolongs the life of containment boom
- Keeps boom away from the hull of a ship
- May be used instead of conventional anchoring