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Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A small round platform for hauling workers on and off the rig. It is enclosed with wire so no one can fall out, and it is raised or lowered by the crane on the rig.  1, fiche 1, Anglais, - birdcage

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF

A contrivance consisting of interwoven rope lines and a floatable ring on which men ride when being transferred from boat to rig or rig to boat on offshore locations.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - birdcage

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

As the boat came alongside, the crane operator on the rig lowered the birdcage, a small round platform enclosed by wire cables to keep people from falling off. Two or three men at a time climbed aboard the birdcage and were hauled into the air, then lowered to the rig platform, or deck.  1, fiche 1, Anglais, - birdcage

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

A personnel net is usually rigged up to a crane.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - birdcage

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Français

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Du navire ravitailleur à la plate-forme, l'équipage transite dans le «panier».  2, fiche 1, Français, - panier

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Espagnol