| CPC F25J 1/0022 (2013.01) [B63B 39/03 (2013.01); F25J 1/004 (2013.01); F25J 1/0278 (2013.01); F25J 2220/64 (2013.01); F25J 2245/02 (2013.01)] | 29 Claims |
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19. A method of manufacturing a water-based apparatus for at-shore liquefaction, the method comprising:
receiving a hull assembled at a first location, wherein the received hull includes a plurality of LNG storage tanks assembled in the hull;
assembling an AER Module at a second location different from the first location;
locating a ballast fluid in a void space above the plurality of LNG storage tanks to obtain a deflection at the second location;
maintaining the deflection by incrementally releasing the ballast fluid while attaching the AER Module at the second location so that a weight applied by the ballast fluid is reduced in proportion to a weight applied by the AER Module;
attaching the AER Module to an upper deck of the hull at the second location;
testing systems of the AER Module and the hull at the second location; and
moving the hull to an at-shore location different from the first location and the second location.
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