Ipayipi elintantayo liyipayipi eliguquguqukayo elisetshenziselwa ukudlulisa uketshezi phakathi kwezindawo ezimbili, njengendawo yokukhiqiza entantayo nendawo engasogwini noma umkhumbi wamathangi. Amapayipi antantayo asetshenziswa emisebenzini yasogwini lapho amapayipi angaguquki engenzeki khona noma engabizi kakhulu. Lawa mapayipi aklanyelwe ukuntanta phezu kwamanzi, agcine ukuxhumana okuhlala njalo phakathi kwezindawo ezimbili phakathi nenqubo yokudlulisa.

Ipayipi elintantayo lokuthuthwa kukawoyela ongahluziwe liwumzila obalulekile wokuthuthwa kukawoyela ongahluziwe usuka ezindaweni ezingasogwini njengamapulatifomu, i-FPSO (indawo yokukhiqiza entantayo nemishini yokuthulula), kanye nezinkundla zokukhiqiza uwoyela we-jack-up (onokugcinwa kukawoyela kanye nemisebenzi yokukhipha).

Lapho uwoyela ongahluziwe uthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe, usetshenziselwa ukuxhuma isikhungo sikawoyela kanye nomkhumbi othwala uwoyela, futhi unomthwalo wemfanelo onzima womthambo wokuthutha uwoyela ongahluziwe. Isakhiwo siyinkimbinkimbi futhi izidingo zobuchwepheshe ziphezulu.

Ngakho-ke ipayipi elintantayo lasolwandle linesidingo esikhulu semakethe, futhi ipayipi elintantayo le-zebung marine lithole isitifiketi se-Ocimf 2009 esikhishwe yi-BV. singakhiqiza i-hose yasolwandle enezinga eliphezulu ukuze sihlangabezane nezidingo zakho.