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Abstract

An apparatus for mounting a buoyancy aid on an elongate line. The buoyancy aid includes a separable first and second portion which enable the buoyancy aid to be mounted on the elongate line. The apparatus includes a movable frame, a support cradle and an opening arrangement mounted on the frame, and a drive system. The first and second portions are placeable on the support cradle. The opening arrangement includes a gripper which grips whichever of the first or second portion placed on the support cradle is uppermost. The drive system moves the frame between a loading position where the buoyancy aid is placeable on the support cradle and an installation position, and to move the opening arrangement and/or the support cradle relative to the frame so that, when the gripper grips the uppermost first portion or second portion on the support cradle, the first portion separates from the second portion.

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