Diver and ROV based concrete mattress handling, deployment, installation, repositioning and decommissioning

  • Recommended Practice
  • Revision 2 - February 2024

Exploring a range of issues associated with concrete mattresses and their installation.

Contents

  • Introduction

  • Glossary

  • Purpose of this Guidance Note

  • Safety and Environmental Issues

  • Equipment

  • Specification, Design and Fabrication of Concrete Mattresses

  • Handling, Deployment, Installation, Repositioning and Decommissioning

  • Anti-Scour and Fronded Mattresses

  • References

  • Appendices

    • Tick Box Checklists

    • Example Drawings


Revision

  • Rev. 2 - February 2024
    Updated to include systems for handling multiple concrete mattresses
  • Rev. 1 - September 2011
    Updated to include reference to the use of ROVs in mattress handling
  • Rev. 0 - November 2007
    Initial publication