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Abstract

A deployment system (12) for deploying equipment from a vessel (10), such as sea going vessel, comprises a support structure (18) adapted to be mounted on the deck (14) of a vessel (10) and a cradle (20) mounted on the support structure (18) and adapted to be support equipment (16) to be deployed, wherein the cradle (20) is configurable between storage configuration and a deployment configuration. A carriage (22) is mounted on the cradle (20) and is adapted to engage equipment (16) to be deployed, wherein the carriage (22) is translatable relative to the cradle (20) to move equipment (16) between stored and deployed positions. In one disclosed embodiment, the deployment system (12) is arrangement for use in deploying an elongate structure, such as a subsea well intervention system, for a sea going vessel (10).

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