horizontal the pins 15 of the short actuators 11 will unlock from the holes 10 the long actuators 11 u2032 of all the legs will simultaneously extend lowering the platform until extended to a length of between 0 and 2s the pins 15 of short actuators 11 will lock the legs next the pins 15 of the long actuators 11 u2032 will unlock from their holes 10 and the long actuators 11 u2032 will be retracted to their starting positions between 0 and 2s next the pins 15 of the long actuators 11 u2032 will lock into holes 10 this cycle is repeated until the platform floats in the water again during each cycle the platform can be lowered a distance s after this phase the leg lifting phase starts in the leg lifting phase the legs are fully lifted to enable the vessel to sail away to that end the following cycle can be used at this stage the legs still extend below the vessel at different lengths but the vessel already floats all the legs will now be raised to such extend that a hole 10 corresponds to the full retracted position of the actuators 11 11 u2032 this phase will usually start with all the.