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System and method for joining together two assemblies which can move one with respect to the other, especially in underwater installations, comprising a remote-operated vehicle (17) comprising propulsion means (21) and at least one equipment item (19, 20) including hauling means (20) which attach to

System and method for joining together two assemblies which can move one with respect to the other, especially in underwater installations, comprising a remote-operated vehicle (17) comprising propulsion means (21) and at least one equipment item (19, 20) including hauling means (20) which attach to the assembly considered as being fixed (2) during connection, means of attaching to the other assembly considered as being mobile and which has to be connected to the said fixed assembly, means (19) of winching the said hauling means, the said equipment item being at least partially housed in a skid (18), characterized in that the remote-operated vehicle (17) further comprises a front chassis (22) that pivots about a pivot axis, the said pivoting chassis comprising the said means of attachment to the mobile assembly, the pivoting of the said front chassis being controlled in such a way that as the mobile assembly is moved towards the fixed assembly, the said vehicle is kept constantly in an approximately horizontal position.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A system for connecting a first assembly and a second assembly, wherein the second assembly is relatively movable with reference to the first assembly, the system comprising:the second assembly comprising a vehicle including propulsion means for moving the vehicle with reference to

[ I claim:] [1.] A system for connecting a first assembly and a second assembly, wherein the second assembly is relatively movable with reference to the first assembly, the system comprising:the second assembly comprising a vehicle including propulsion means for moving the vehicle with reference to the first assembly; a hauling element on the vehicle and attachable to the first assembly during the connecting; a winch on the vehicle to which the hauling element is connected and the winch being operable for drawing the hauling element onto the vehicle, for hauling the vehicle toward the first assembly;a skid attached to the vehicle and the hauling element being guided off the vehicle by the skid;the vehicle including a front chassis connectable with the skid, a pivot axis connecting the front chassis to the vehicle such that the chassis may pivot around the pivot axis with respect to the vehicle; the hauling element extending between the front chassis and the first assembly; the front chassis being pivotable such as the second assembly is moved toward the first assembly, the vehicle may be kept in a first orientation as the front chassis pivots for retaining the hauling element in a selected variable orientation with reference to the first assembly as the hauling element moves the front chassis and the second assembly toward the first assembly for connecting them; attaching elements for attaching the first and second assemblies.