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ATAP is a functional and innovating device gathering both mooring and berthing functions. It is an on-pile wharf, which has a few impact on the sea bottom; it is unsensible to hydrodynamics and is able to be self protected against swell (if need be) thanks to an integrated pneumatic breakwater (fine bubbles curtain).

Such a structure is very convenient for about 40' to 150', medium-and-large sized yachts), during short calls, such as events, yacht-shows and prestige regatta, as well as for calls of passengers boats or row-boats for cruise passengers.

As it has little impact on the sea bottom, it is usually possible to implement it, even if posidonia meadows have developed on the site.

During summer, this structure is destined to host boats, to allow the landind of passengers (mooring and berthing functions) and to be self-protected against swell (protection function), wind-sea in general (short swell).

During winter, the structure will not host boats and must be as unsensible as possible to hydrodynamics (swell) to avoid being damaged during storm episodes (long swell).