THE INVENTION RELATES TO A LANDING PLATFORM FOR A PIER OR OFFSHORE STRUCTURE WHICH IS ORDINARILY SUBJECT TO HIGH WAVES, TRUBULENT WATER AND/OR A GENERALLY CORROSIVE ATMOSPHERE. THE REPLACEABLE LANDING PLATFORM IS OPERABLY CARRIED ON THE OFFSHORE STRUCTURE AND SO MOUNTED TO ABSORB THE SHOCK OF A FLOATING VESSEL WHEN THE LATTER COMES IN SEVERE CONTACT WITH THE PLATFORM DURING A DOCKING, LOADING OR UNLOADING OPERATION. THE PLATFORM INCLUDES A RESILIENT, PIVOTAL CONNECTION AS WELL AS ONE OR MORE SHOCKABSORBING ELEMENTS WHICH PERMIT RESTRAINED HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT WHEN THE PLATFORM IS SUBJECTED TO A DISPLACING FORCE.