The object
Jan van der Tempel invented a motion-compensated transfer system for safely moving people between vessels and offshore platforms. The mechanical safety hardware reduces risks in rough seas while supporting offshore energy work, and the European Inventor Award profile documents its practical industrial significance.
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What Jan did
Invented a motion-compensated system for transferring people to offshore platforms.
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Why it matters
European Inventor Award recognition identifies the system as safer offshore-platform access hardware.
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Living-status check
KIVI reported van der Tempel’s September 2025 installation as Fellow Chartered Engineer and identified him as Ampelmann CEO.