OFFSHORE STANDARD

DNV-OS-E304

OFFSHORE MOORING
STEEL WIRE ROPES
APRIL 2009

This booklet has since the main revision (April 2009) been amended, most recently in October 2009.
See the reference to Amendments and Corrections on the next page.

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Introduction Page 3

Scope of the Offshore Standard Revised requirements to performance criteria of socketing

The DNV-OS-E304 replaces Certification Note 2.5 and gives compound for long term mooring.
requirements to materials, fabrication process, product quality More clear requirements to no. of breaking load tests to be
and certification requirements for production of offshore carried out for long term mooring.
mooring steel wire ropes and sockets. General updating with regard to international standards
and codes.
The Approval of Manufacturer programme has been taken
Main changes: out of the standard, for inclusion into the Standards for
Certification No.2.9.
Requirements to forged sockets and duplex stainless steel
pins have been included.
Mechanical tests carried out on test coupons taken from Main changes as of October 2009
full scale sockets are required.
Clear division in requirements to steel wire ropes intended Since the previous edition (April 2009), this document has
for mobile mooring and long term mooring. been amended, latest in October 2009. All changes have been
Modification with regard to requirements to corrosion pro- incorporated. The changes are considered to be of editorial
tection for long term mooring. nature, thus no detailed description has been given.

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CONTENTS

CH. 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................ 7 Sec. 4 Wire Rope Manufacture .................................... 18

Sec. 1 General................................................................... 9 A. General..................................................................................18
A 100 Scope .............................................................................. 18
A. General.................................................................................... 9 A 200 Quality Plan .................................................................... 18
A 100 Introduction....................................................................... 9
A 200 Scope and application ....................................................... 9 B. Manufacture..........................................................................18
B 100 Wire manufacture ........................................................... 18
B. Normative References ............................................................ 9 B 200 Stranding and closing ..................................................... 18
B 100 General.............................................................................. 9 B 300 Surface sheathing............................................................ 18
B 200 Reference documents........................................................ 9
Sec. 5 Manufacture and Assembly of Sockets
C. Definitions ............................................................................ 10 and Accessories ................................................... 19
C 100 Verbal forms ................................................................... 10
C 200 Terms .............................................................................. 10 A. General..................................................................................19
A 100 Scope............................................................................... 19
CH. 2 TECHNICAL PROVISIONS ............................ 11 A 200 Quality plan .................................................................... 19

Sec. 1 General................................................................. 13 B. Sockets and Pins ...................................................................19

B 100 General............................................................................ 19
A. Introduction .......................................................................... 13 B 200 NDT ................................................................................ 20
A 100 Steel wire rope constructions.......................................... 13 B 300 Repairs ........................................................................... 20
A 200 Corrosion protection measures ....................................... 13 B 400 Corrosion protection ....................................................... 20
A 300 Guidance for choice of wire rope construction............... 14
C. Socketing ..............................................................................20
Sec. 2 Materials.............................................................. 15 C 100 Socketing procedures...................................................... 20
C 200 Verification of properties................................................ 20
A. General.................................................................................. 15
D. Bend Stiffener.......................................................................21
A 100 Scope............................................................................... 15
D 100 General............................................................................ 21
B. Wires..................................................................................... 15 Sec. 6 Tests of Steel Wire Rope Intended
B 100 Manufacture .................................................................... 15 for Long Term Mooring..................................... 22
B 200 Chemical composition ................................................... 15
B 300 Quality and strength........................................................ 15 A. General..................................................................................22
B 400 Wire finish ...................................................................... 15 A 100 Scope............................................................................... 22
A 200 Description of tests ......................................................... 22
C. Sockets and Pins ................................................................... 15
C 100 Manufacture .................................................................... 15 Sec. 7 Tests of Steel Wire Rope Intended
C 200 Chemical composition .................................................... 15 for Mobile Mooring and Towing....................... 23
C 300 Heat treatment................................................................. 15
C 400 Mechanical testing .......................................................... 15 A. General..................................................................................23
C 500 Inspection........................................................................ 16 A 100 Scope............................................................................... 23
C 600 Repair.............................................................................. 16 A 200 Description of tests ......................................................... 23
C 700 Identification................................................................... 16
Sec. 8 Identification and Records ................................ 25
D. Socketing Compound ........................................................... 16
D 100 General............................................................................ 16 A. General..................................................................................25
A 100 Identification................................................................... 25
E. Surface Sheathing ................................................................. 16 A 200 Records ........................................................................... 25
E 100 General............................................................................ 16
CH. 3 CERTIFICATION
F. Bend Stiffener....................................................................... 16 AND CLASSIFICATION.................................. 27
F 100 General............................................................................ 16
Sec. 1 Certification and Classification -
G. Lubricating/Blocking Compound ......................................... 16 Requirements ...................................................... 29
G 100 General............................................................................ 16
A. General..................................................................................29
Sec. 3 Design Assessment .............................................. 17 A 100 Introduction.................................................................... 29
A 200 Certification and classification principles ...................... 29
A. General.................................................................................. 17 A 300 Assumptions ................................................................... 29
A 100 Scope............................................................................... 17 A 400 Documentation requirements.......................................... 29
A 200 Basic documentation ...................................................... 17
B. Certification and Classification Requirements ....................29
B. Design Verification Criteria of Wire Rope........................... 17 B 100 General............................................................................ 29
B 100 Strength and fatigue analysis .......................................... 17 B 200 Information to be supplied by the purchaser .................. 29
B 200 Testing procedures.......................................................... 17 B 300 Design verification.......................................................... 29
B 400 Approval of manufacturers ............................................. 29
C. Design Verification Criteria of Socket ................................. 17 B 500 Survey during manufacture............................................. 29
C 100 Strength and fatigue analysis .......................................... 17 B 600 Certification of sockets ................................................... 29
C 200 Testing procedures.......................................................... 17 B 700 Certification of mooring steel wire ropes ....................... 29

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 OFFSHORE STANDARD
DNV-OS-E304

OFFSHORE MOORING STEEL WIRE ROPES

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

CONTENTS PAGE
Sec. 1 General ....................................................................................................................................... 9

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SECTION 1
GENERAL

A. General A 200 Scope and application

A 100 Introduction 201 The mooring steel wire ropes, sockets and pins specified
herein are intended for position mooring applications such as:
101 This Offshore Standard contains criteria, technical mooring of mobile offshore units, mooring of floating produc-
requirements and guidance on materials, design, manufacture tion units, mooring of offshore loading systems, and mooring
and testing of offshore mooring steel wire ropes, sockets and of gravity base structures during fabrication.
pins.
102 The standard has been written for general world-wide 202 This standard covers:
application. Governmental regulations may include require-
ments in excess of the provisions by this standard depending stranded ropes and spiral ropes
on the size, type, location and intended service of the offshore sockets and pins including socketing performance criteria
unit or installation. and socketing procedures.
103 The objectives of this standard are to:
provide an internationally acceptable standard of safety by
defining minimum requirements for offshore mooring B. Normative References
steel wire ropes, sockets and pins
serve as a contractual reference document between manu- B 100 General
facturers and purchasers 101 The standards in Table B1 include provisions which,
serve as a guideline for designers, suppliers, purchasers
through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this off-
and regulators
specify procedures and requirements for offshore mooring shore standard. Latest issue of the standards shall be used
steel wire ropes, sockets and pins subject to DNV certifi- unless otherwise agreed.
cation and classification. 102 Other recognised standards may be used provided it can
be demonstrated that these meet or exceed the requirements of
104 This standard is divided into three main chapters:
the standards in Table B1.
Chapter 1: Section 1 with general information, scope, def- 103 Any deviations, exceptions and modifications to the
initions and references design codes and standards shall be documented and agreed
Chapter 2: Sections 1 and 2 with technical provisions between the supplier, purchaser and verifier, as applicable.
Chapter 3: Sections 1 to 4 giving specific procedures and
requirements applicable for certification and classification B 200 Reference documents
in accordance with this standard. Also, requirements to
design verification are given. 201 Applicable reference documents are given in Table B1.

Table B1 Normative references

No. Title
ASTM E112 Test methods for determining average grain size
EN 10016-4 Non-Alloy Steel Rod for Drawing and/or Cold Rolling.
Part 4: Specific Requirements for Rod for Special Applications
DNV-OS-E301 Position Mooring
DNV-OS-E302 Offshore Mooring Chain
DNV-OS-F101 Submarine Pipeline Systems
DNV-OS-B101 Metallic Materials
DNV-OS-C401 Fabrication and Testing of Offshore Structures
ISO 9712 Non-destructive testing Qualification and certification of personnel
EN 473 Non destructive testing Qualification and certification of NDT personnel - General principles
SNT-TC-1A (ASNT) Personnel Qualification and Certification in Non-destructive Testing
API RP 2SK Recommended Practice for Design and Analysis of Station-keeping Systems for Floating Structures
EN 10228-1/3 Non-destructive testing of steel forgings
ASTM A275 Standard practice for Magnetic Particle Examination of Steel Forgings
ASTM A388 Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Heavy Steel Forgings
ASTM E709 Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Examination
ASTM A609 Standard Practise for Castings, Carbon, Low-Alloy and Martensitic Stainless Steel, Ultrasonic Examination Thereof
ISO 17893 Steel wire ropes Vocabulary, designation and classification
API Spec 9A / Steel wire ropes for the petroleum and natural gas industries
ISO 10425 Minimum requirements and terms for acceptance
ASTM A703 Steel Castings, General Requirements for Pressure Containing Parts
EN 10204:2004 Metallic Products Types of Inspection Documents
ISO 16120-4 Non alloyed steel wire rod for conversion to wire: Part 4 Specific requirements for wire rod for special applications
EN 1179:1995 Zinc and zinc alloys Primary zinc
ASTM A586 Zinc Coated Parallel and Helical Structural Strand and Zinc Coated Wire for Spun-in-Place Structural Strand

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Table B1 Normative references (Continued)

No. Title
ASTM A856 Standard Specification for Zinc-5% Aluminium-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Carbon Steel Wire
ASTM A487M Specification for Steel Castings suitable for Pressure service
ISO 3178 Steel wire ropes for general purposes Terms of acceptance
EN 10083-1 Steels for quenching and tempering Part 1: General delivery conditions
EN 10088-2 Stainless Steels
Part 2: Technical Delivery Conditions for Sheet/Plate and Strip of corrosion resistant steels for general purposes.
ASTM D1248 Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Moulding and Extrusion Materials
ISO 4346 Steel wire ropes for general purposes Lubricants basic requirements
EN 10264-3 Steel wire and wire products Steel wire for ropes
Part 3: Round and shaped non alloyed wire for high duty applications.
EN 10218 Steel Wire and Wire products General: Part 1 Test Methods
EN 10264-2 Steel wire and wire products Steel wire for ropes
Part 2: Cold drawn non alloyed steel wire for ropes for general applications
ASTM A603 Standard Specification for Zinc-Coated Steel Structural Wire Rope
ISO 2232 Round drawn wire for general purpose non-alloy steel wire ropes and for large diameter steel wire ropes -
Specifications
ISO 3108 Steel wire rope for general purposes determination of actual breaking load
ISO 604 Plastics Determination of compressive properties
ISO 17558 Socketing procedures for wire ropes resin socketing
EN 59 Method of testing plastics
EN 12385-10 Steel wire ropes Safety Part 10: Spiral ropes for general structural applications

C. Definitions 203 Non-destructive testing (NDT): Visual inspection, radi-

ographic testing, ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle testing,
C 100 Verbal forms penetrant testing and other non-destructive methods for reveal-
ing defects and irregularities.
101 Shall: Indicates requirements strictly to be followed in
order to conform to this standard and from which no deviation 204 Mobile mooring: Anchoring at a specific location for a
is permitted. period less than 5 years.
102 Should: Indicates that among several possibilities one is 205 Long term mooring: Mooring of a unit at the same loca-
recommended as particularly suitable, without mentioning or tion for more than 5 years.
excluding others, or that a certain course of action is preferred 206 Unit: is a general term for an offshore installation such
but not necessarily required. Other possibilities may be applied as ship-shaped, column-stabilised, self-elevating, tension leg
subject to agreement. or deep draught floater.
103 May: Verbal form used to indicate a course of action 207 Stranded rope: assembly of several strands laid helically
permissible within the limits of the standard. in one (single-layer rope) or more (rotation-resistant or paral-
lel-closed rope) layers around a core or centre e.g. 6 19,
104 Agreement, agreed or by agreement: Unless otherwise 6 36, 6 61.
indicated, agreed in writing between manufacturer and pur-
chaser. 208 Spiral rope: assembly of at least two layers of wires laid
helically over a centre round wire, built-up strand or parallel-
C 200 Terms lay strand, with at least one layer of wires being laid in the
opposite direction, i.e. contra-lay, to that of the outer layer(s)
201 Purchaser: The owner or another party acting on his e.g. spiral strand, half locked coil, full locked coil.
behalf, who is responsible for procuring materials, components
or services intended for the design, fabrication or modification 209 Wire tensile strength grade: level of requirement of ten-
of a unit or installation. sile strength of a wire and its corresponding range, designated
by the value according to the lower limit of tensile strength and
202 Manufacturer: The party who is contracted to be respon- used when specifying wire and when determining the calcu-
sible for planning, execution and documentation of manufac- lated minimum breaking load or calculated minimum aggre-
turing. gate breaking load of a rope.

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CHAPTER 2

TECHNICAL PROVISIONS

CONTENTS PAGE
Sec. 1 General ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Sec. 2 Materials................................................................................................................................... 15
Sec. 3 Design Assessment................................................................................................................... 17
Sec. 4 Wire Rope Manufacture ........................................................................................................... 18
Sec. 5 Manufacture and Assembly of Sockets and Accessories ......................................................... 19
Sec. 6 Tests of Steel Wire Rope Intended for Long Term Mooring................................................... 22
Sec. 7 Tests of Steel Wire Rope Intended for Mobile Mooring and Towing ..................................... 23
Sec. 8 Identification and Records ....................................................................................................... 25

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SECTION 1
GENERAL

A. Introduction 103 The torque balanced spiral rope constructions (spiral

strand, half locked and full locked coils) do not generate sig-
A 100 Steel wire rope constructions nificant torque with tension changes. These constructions use
101 Steel wire rope segments of mooring lines could be of layers of wires (or bundles of wires) wound in opposing direc-
various constructions as shown in Figure 1. Other type of con- tions to obtain the torque balanced characteristics. The half
structions may also be used if relevant experience can be doc- locked and full locked coil constructions consist of one or more
umented. layers of shaped wires over the basic spiral rope construction
resulting in a design more resistant to the ingress of corrosion
102 The stranded rope constructions include a number of media. The shaped layer(s) of wires will also prevent any outer
strands wound in the same rotational direction around a centre
wire fracture from unwinding. These constructions will nor-
core to form the wire rope. The number of strands and wires in
each strand (e.g. 6 19, 6 36, 6 61) are governed by required mally give higher load capacity related to nominal diameter
strength and bending fatigue considerations for the wire rope. due to the increased metallic area, compared to other construc-
This construction generates torque as tension increases. tions.

a) Six strand b) Spiral strand

d) Full locked coil

c) Half locked coil

Figure 1
Steel wire rope constructions

A 200 Corrosion protection measures approaches that in air. This is normally ensured by the follow-
ing measures or combinations thereof:
201 A common design requirement is that wire rope seg-
ments in mooring lines are to be protected against corrosion Sacrificial coating of wires.
attacks throughout the design life. The wire rope is therefore Application of a blocking compound on each layer of the
assumed to be fully protected such that its fatigue life strand during stranding. The compound should fill all

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crevices in the wire rope, strongly adhere to wire surfaces resistance than spiral strands because of the compact, near
and have good lubricating properties. cylindrical surface. However, these are stiffer constructions
Surface sheathing of the wire rope by an extruded plastic and may, depending on the number of shaped wire layers,
jacket in order to prevent ingress of sea water and flushing require more care during handling and installation. Locked coil
out of blocking compound. ropes also require a larger bending radius than other construc-
tions.
202 The ends of each wire rope segment are normally to be
terminated with sockets. Resin shall be used for pouring the 302 For mobile mooring stranded ropes are most commonly
sockets. For long term mooring the sockets should be provided used. However, due to their flexibility, they may also be used
with bend stiffeners (bend limiting devices). This is to protect in long term mooring systems as for example the upper short
the wire ropes from bending during installation operations segment which is subject to winching damage, fairlead bend-
when the bending radiuses are close to the minimum allowed ing fatigue and splash zone corrosion. In these mooring sys-
value. To prevent water ingress in the socket a sealing system tems stranded ropes may be considered as a consumable
may be incorporated in the device. item which can be replaced every few years, whereas the lower
A 300 Guidance for choice of wire rope construction segments are not intended to be replaced
301 For long term mooring spiral ropes are normally used. 303 Type of rope construction and extent of corrosion pro-
These ropes maximise the available steel area and provide high tection must be a case to case evaluation depending on factors
strength to size ratio, high axial stiffness and limited rotation like design life, level of bending stresses, environmental con-
under load (i.e. torque balanced as mentioned above). Further, ditions, position of the wire rope segment in the mooring sys-
these constructions are considered to have high corrosion tem and possibilities for replacement of the wire rope segment.
resistance since a lower proportion of steel wire area is
exposed and the ingress of water to the centre of the rope is 304 In DNV-OS-E301 Sec.2 Table E2 guidelines for choice
more difficult than with stranded ropes. Also, the closed and of wire rope construction as a function of field design life and
compact design of these ropes are very suitable to jacketing for possibilities for replacement have been given. However, it
added corrosion protection. Within this type of ropes half should be emphasized that this table is a rough guidance and
locked and full locked coil constructions have a higher wear that there are no distinct limits of use for each construction.

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SECTION 2
MATERIALS

A. General ture and process controls are implemented in production.

Where deviation from the controls occurs and this could pro-
A 100 Scope duce products of inferior quality, the manufacturer shall inves-
101 These requirements apply to steel and plastic materials tigate to determine the cause and establish countermeasures to
used for the manufacture of offshore mooring steel wire ropes, prevent its recurrence. Investigation reports to this effect shall
sockets and pins. be made available to the purchaser on request
102 The requirements given in E, F, and G are relevant for C 200 Chemical composition
steel wire ropes in long term mooring lines. 201 Castings shall comply with the requirements of ASTM
A487M Grade4 or equivalent. Grade 10 or equivalent may be
used for sockets with large sections subject to agreement.
B. Wires 202 Forgings shall comply with 34CrNiMo6 according to
EN 10083-1 or equivalent.
B 100 Manufacture 203 Pins may be cast, forged or rolled (wrought). If duplex
101 The steels shall be manufactured by an electric or one of material is used, it shall comply with EN 10088-2 Grade
the basic oxygen processes or any other agreed process involv- 1.4462 or ASTM A276 S31083. Super duplex material shall
ing secondary refining. satisfy the requirements given for EN 10088-2 Grade 1.4501
or ASTM A276 S32760.
102 The steels shall be killed and fine grain treated. The
austenite grain size of the bar used for drawing of wire shall be C 300 Heat treatment
5 or finer in accordance with ASTM E112. The fine grain size
requirement shall be deemed to be fulfilled if the steels contain 301 Materials shall be heat treated for mechanical properties
Al, Nb, V or Ti, either singly or in any combination, as follows: as specified in C400. Heat treatment shall be carried out in a
When Al is used singly, the minimum total content shall be properly constructed furnace which is efficiently maintained
0.020% or, alternatively, the Al to N ratio shall be minimum and has adequate means for temperature control and is fitted
2:1. When Al and Nb are used in combination, the minimum with recording-type pyrometers. The furnace dimensions shall
total Al content shall be 0.015% and the minimum Nb content be such as to allow the whole furnace charge to be uniformly
shall be 0.010%. When Al and V are used in combination, the heated to the necessary temperature.
minimum total Al content shall be 0.015% and the minimum 302 Sufficient thermocouples shall be connected to the fur-
V content shall be 0.030%. nace charge where it is composed of forged or cast compo-
nents. Normally, thermocouples should be connected by
B 200 Chemical composition capacitor discharge welding.
201 The chemical composition shall be in accordance with 303 Records shall identify the furnace used, furnace charge,
EN 10016-4 or ISO 16120-4. Equivalent standards may be date, temperature and time at temperature.
used subject to agreement.
304 The manufacturer shall ensure that the specified heat
B 300 Quality and strength treatment is adhered to. Where deviation from the specified
heat treatment occurs, the manufacturer shall ensure that
301 The wire shall be of homogenous quality, consistent affected products are tested or submitted to reheat treatment
strength and free from visual defects likely to impair the per- and that an investigation is carried out according to C102.
formance of the rope.
C 400 Mechanical testing
B 400 Wire finish
401 Sockets and pins shall be sampled for mechanical testing
401 For spiral ropes the wire shall be hot dip coated or equiv- as detailed in Sec.5 B100.
alent after final drawing. Wires for stranded ropes may be
drawn coated or equivalent. In the case of galvanising, the zinc 402 Sample material and test pieces shall be marked to iden-
coating shall be continuous and of reasonably uniform thick- tify them with the products represented.
ness and shall comply with EN 1179:1995 grade Z3. Zn-Al 403 The preparation of test pieces and the procedures used
alloys shall comply with ASTM B750, with or without Misch- for mechanical testing shall comply with the relevant require-
metal. ments of DNV-OS-B101.
402 For spiral ropes the minimum weight of zinc coating 404 The tensile test value shall satisfy the requirement of the
shall be in accordance with ASTM A586 Class A. actual material. In addition, the socket materials shall satisfy a
403 Stranded ropes shall at least conform to the standard to Charpy V-notch energy of 50J at -20C.
which the wire has been manufactured (API 9A/ISO 10425, 405 If the results from tensile testing do not meet the speci-
EN 10264-2, ISO 2243 or equivalent). fied requirements, two further tensile tests may be made from
the same sample. If both of these additional tests are satisfac-
tory, the test unit may be accepted.
C. Sockets and Pins 406 If the results from a set of three impact test pieces do not
meet the specified requirements, three additional test pieces
C 100 Manufacture from the same sample may be tested and the results added to
those previously obtained to form a new average. If this new
101 The steels shall be manufactured as given in B100. The average complies with the requirements and if not more than
prior austenite grain size of ferrite steel castings and forgings two individual results are lower than the required average and,
shall be 5 or finer in accordance with ASTM E112. of these, not more than one result is below 70% of the specified
102 The manufacturer shall ensure that effective manufac- average value, the test unit may be accepted.

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407 Where forgings or castings and the associated test mate- D. Socketing Compound
rial are submitted to re-heat treatment, they may not be re-
austenitised more than twice. All the tests previously per- D 100 General
formed shall be repeated after re-heat treatment and the results 101 A resin socketing system shall be used. The following
must meet the specified requirements. performance criteria shall be met:
C 500 Inspection Table 1: Performance criteria
501 Materials are subject to, non-destructive testing (NDT) Compressive strength: min.100 N/mm2
and measurements of dimensions as detailed in Sec.5. The Modulus of elasticity: min. 6 000 N/mm2
manufacturers shall prepare written procedures for NDT. NDT Barcol hardness: min. 36
personnel shall be qualified and certified in accordance with Specific gravity: 1.55 1.95
recognised standards or schemes, e.g. ISO 9712, EN 473,
SNT-TC-1A or equivalent. NDT operators shall be qualified to 102 Whenever possible, the pouring of all sockets should be
at least level II. accomplished using one master batch of resin i.e. all the kits
shall have the same unique batch number.
502 NDT shall be performed in accordance with the general
practice of recognised standards, e.g.:

Magnetic particle testing EN 10228-1, ASTM A275, using E. Surface Sheathing

(MT) of forgings: wet continuous magnetization
technique E 100 General
Ultrasonic testing (UT) EN 10228-3, ASTM A388 101 Where required by the purchaser, a medium or high den-
of forgings: sity plastic material preferably polyethylene in accordance
Magnetic particle testing ASTM E709, using wet continuous with ASTM D 1248 or equivalent shall be used as surface
(MT) of castings: magnetization technique sheathing. Material data shall be documented by the manufac-
Ultrasonic testing (UT) ASTM A609 turer.
of castings: 102 The sheathing should have a light colour in order to
improve possibilities for video inspection of the wire rope sur-
503 UT of forgings or castings shall be carried out at an face in submerged condition. An axial stripe should be pro-
appropriate stage after the final heat treatment for mechanical vided on the sheathing to control possible twisting of the wire
properties and prior to machining operations that limit effec- rope.
tive interpretation of the results of the testing.

C 600 Repair
F. Bend Stiffener
601 Surface defects may be removed by grinding as detailed
in Sec.5 B300. The resulting grooves shall have a bottom F 100 General
radius of approximately three times the depth and shall be 101 Where required by the purchaser, a plastic material
blended into the surrounding surface to avoid any sharp con- (preferably polyurethane), should be used as bend stiffeners.
tours. Complete elimination of the defective material shall be Material data shall be documented by the manufacturer.
verified by suitable NDT.
602 Except as provided for steel castings, repair by welding
is not permitted.
G. Lubricating/Blocking Compound
C 700 Identification G 100 General
Each forging or casting shall be suitably identified with at least 101 The lubricating/blocking compound shall be stiff but not
the following: solid, and shall have good adhesive properties over the actual
operating temperature range. The compound shall be compati-
identification number, heat number or other marking that ble with the sheathing material and shall have long term durabil-
will enable the history of the item to be traced ity with sea water. Further, the compound shall comply with the
steel grade designation. basic requirements given in ISO 4346 or equivalent standards.

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SECTION 3
DESIGN ASSESSMENT

A. General rope construction is found to be satisfactory. For acceptance

one break load test from the first manufactured length shall be
A 100 Scope carried out as follows:
101 This section covers requirements to basic documenta-
tion and testing procedures in order to perform a design check Prior to the break load test an elastic modulus test shall be
and issue Design Verification Reports (DVR) for the actual performed on the test sample. The sample shall be loaded
wire rope construction and socket. (cycled) until full stabilisation is reached. The load/exten-
sion and permanent stretch shall be recorded and reported.
A 200 Basic documentation Load test of the sample to the minimum certified breaking
load.
201 The design verification aims at confirming that the pro-
posed wire rope construction and socket design satisfy the 202 The wire rope construction will be considered to have
specified design conditions, codes and standards. passed test a) if the permanent elongation of the rope is less
202 The work consists of review of calculations, drawings than 0,4% for a spiral rope and 0,8% for a stranded rope and
and other data supplied by the manufacturer documenting the test b) if the test sample equals the minimum certified breaking
strength and serviceability of the actual wire rope construction load.
and socket. 203 For the above test, the sample does not require actual
203 The following information is required as a minimum: production sockets to be fitted.
list of design codes and standards including purchasers
specifications
purchaser supplied design premises including imposed C. Design Verification Criteria of Socket
loads and excursions at the end of the line and other rele-
vant design data C 100 Strength and fatigue analysis
strength and fatigue calculations for the ropes and sockets
including dynamic loading 101 The strength of the socket and pin shall be at least that of
details of all rope, socket, and plastic materials including the minimum certified breaking load of the rope. The fatigue
mechanical, corrosion resistance and fatigue properties strength should be evaluated against the design life of the
details and calculations for corrosion protection methods mooring system.
applicable drawings for ropes and sockets including bill of
materials C 200 Testing procedures
a summary of service experience where available. 201 The conditions for acceptance is that testing of the sock-
ets and pins is found to be satisfactory. For acceptance one
204 It is assumed that materials and rope/socket test data will socket shall be tested. The same methods, procedures and
be made available to the purchaser as and when required. materials shall be used to connect the rope to the socket as
those used to produce the rope/socket connection for in-service
use. The following test is required:
B. Design Verification Criteria of Wire Rope 202 Loading of the socket and pin to the minimum certified
breaking load of the wire rope for a duration of 30 seconds fol-
B 100 Strength and fatigue analysis lowed by MT inspection of the pin and defined critical areas of
101 The calculated static strength of the wire rope shall be at the socket.
least equal to or exceed the minimum certified breaking load. 203 The socket will be considered to have passed the test if
102 Fatigue calculations should be carried out according to the following is satisfied:
DNV-OS-E301 or equivalent standards subject to agreement.
a) The pin can be removed from the socket and replaced
B 200 Testing procedures without unreasonable application of force.
201 The conditions for acceptance is that testing of the wire b) The MT passes the requirements in Sec.5 B200.

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SECTION 4
WIRE ROPE MANUFACTURE

A. General 204 Before welding of individual wires, a welding procedure

qualification test shall be carried out. The procedure shall com-
A 100 Scope prise tensile testing of the welded joint. The following require-
101 This section covers tests to be carried out on wires and ment applies:
general manufacturing requirements of wire ropes. Tensile strength to be min. 40% of the strength of the
A 200 Quality Plan wires.
201 Prior to manufacturing a Quality Plan shall be estab- 205 In addition, for spiral ropes the following apply:
lished by the manufacturer and accepted by the purchaser. The
Quality Plan shall describe activities to be performed, fre- No welds of finished wire shall be made in the outer layer
quency and type of inspection/tests, criteria to be met as well of the strand without notifying the purchaser.
as give reference to applicable controlling documents. Guidance note:
Welds in the outer layer shall be made on the basis of mechanical
failure and not material defects. If any recurrent material defect
is found to be the reason for outer layer failure, then the entire
B. Manufacture wire should be removed and replaced.
B 100 Wire manufacture ---e-n-d---of---G-u-i-d-a-n-c-e---n-o-t-e---

101 The wire shall be manufactured to one of the following No welds of finished wire shall be made within 5 m of the
wire standards or to an equivalent standard: socket in any layer of wires
Round wire ASTM A603, ASTM A586, EN 12485-10, EN No welds of finished wire shall be closer to another weld
10264-2, ISO 2232, API 9A/ISO 10425 than 10 lay lengths in any layer of wires.
In the event of more than two wire breaks requiring welds,
Shaped wire EN 10264-3. occurring within any layer of wires, no further layers of
102 The minimum tensile strength of the wire shall be the ten- wire shall be applied without a full investigation into the
sile strength grade ordered. The tensile strength grade of the reasons and with the acceptance of the purchaser to con-
wires shall be maximum 2 160 N/mm2. If the upper tensile tinue.
strength limit is not defined by the wire standard, it shall not The positions of all welds of finished wire shall be
exceed the minimum tensile strength by more than 260 N/mm2. recorded and reported to the purchaser for acceptance.
All repairs shall be recorded in the final wire rope docu-
103 If any of the specified wire tests fail to meet the actual
specification, a further two test samples shall be selected from mentation.
the same wire bundle and tested. If both tests meet the specifi- 206 The lubricating/blocking compound shall be applied on
cation, the wire bundle is accepted as satisfactory. each layer of the strand during stranding providing internal
104 If any of the above tests are performed on wires taken lubrication and preventing water intrusion.
from an already manufactured wire rope, the testing shall fol-
low the requirements of ISO 3178 or equivalent. B 300 Surface sheathing
301 If sheathing of the wire rope is required by the pur-
B 200 Stranding and closing chaser, the process shall be carried out in accordance with the
201 The wire ropes shall be manufactured in accordance accepted Quality Plan.
with the assessed and accepted design (see Sec.3). Winding, 302 Process controls should include measurements of over-
stranding and closing operations are to be carried out as all diameter, sheathing thickness and tolerances, and continu-
detailed in the accepted Quality Plan. ous integrity tests.
202 The core of a stranded rope shall normally be an inde- 303 All repairs shall be carried out in accordance with a
pendent wire rope (IWRC). repair procedure specification which shall be based on manu-
203 Each wire rope segment shall be checked for dimensions facturers previous experience and which has produced appro-
(length and diameter). The manufacturer shall provide a state- priate repairs and shown satisfactory service performance over
ment indicating compliance with the purchasers requirements. a prolonged period of time.

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SECTION 5
MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY OF SOCKETS AND ACCESSORIES

A. General with the assessed and accepted design (see Sec.3).

102 For socket production testing normally one socket from
A 100 Scope the first production batch shall be sectioned and sample taken as
101 This section covers mechanical- and non-destructive per Figure 1. Additionally, production tests shall be carried out
tests to be carried out on sockets and pins and general manu- for sockets and pins using test coupons. These test coupons from
facturing requirements to the socketing operation and bending which test specimens are prepared, shall be of equivalent cross
limiter. section and be fully representative of the socket and where
appropriate, shall not be cut, or partially cut from the socket
A 200 Quality plan until heat treatment has been completed. Test material and test
201 Prior to manufacturing a Quality Plan shall be estab- specimen shall not be separately heat treated in any way.
lished by the manufacturer and accepted by the purchaser. The 103 Test sample for production testing of the pin, shall be cut
Quality Plan shall describe activities to be performed, fre- R/3 from the surface as shown in Figure 2. The longitudinal
quency and type of inspection/tests, criteria to be met as well axis of the test specimens shall be one third radius below the
as give reference to applicable controlling documents. surface. The test sample may also be taken from a prolongation
of the pin.
104 Sockets or pins of the same nominal thickness originat-
B. Sockets and Pins ing from the same heat treatment charge and the same heat of
steel, shall be combined into one test unit. Normally, for each
B 100 General test unit one tensile and three Charpy V-notch test specimens
101 Sockets and pins shall be manufactured in accordance shall be taken.

Figure 1
Sampling for mechanical testing of socket

Figure 2
Sampling for mechanical testing of pin

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B 200 NDT be subsequently ground smooth and complete elimination of

201 After heat treatment and machining but before coating the defective material shall be verified by NDT.
(e.g. galvanising) the sockets/pins shall be non-destructively 303 Weld repairs are classified as major or minor. A weld
tested. repair is considered major when the depth of the groove pre-
202 All the sockets/pins shall be 100% visually tested. For pared for welding exceeds 25% of the thickness or 25 mm,
castings, the quality of the surface shall be as given in ASTM whichever is smaller. All other weld repairs are considered
A703 Item 10. minor.
304 Major weld repairs require the approval of the purchaser
203 The sockets/pins shall have defined critical areas subject
to agreement. All of the sockets/pins shall be examined ultra- before the repair is commenced. Proposals for major repairs
sonically in critical and non-critical areas in accordance with shall be accompanied by sketches or photographs showing the
extent and positions of the repairs. A grain refining heat treat-
the standards referred in Sec.2 C500.
ment shall be given to the whole casting prior to major repairs.
204 For castings, ultrasonic indications less than 25 mm 305 Minor weld repairs must be recorded on sketches or pho-
apart shall be evaluated as one discontinuity. The ultrasonic tographs showing the extent and positions of the repairs.
acceptance criteria are the following: No planar discontinuities
are allowed in any location. In addition, Quality level 1 will be 306 All weld repairs shall be done by qualified welders using
required down to a depth of T/4 from the surface and Quality qualified procedures in accordance with DNV-OS-C401.
level 2 for the remainder of the wall thickness. Quality level 3 307 The welding consumables used shall be of a suitable
is required for non-critical areas. composition giving a weld deposit with mechanical properties
205 For forgings the acceptance criteria shall be in accord- similar to those of the parent castings. Low hydrogen consum-
ance with DNV-OS-302 Ch.2 Sec.1 C600. For duplex stainless ables shall be used. Welding consumables shall be stored and
steel forgings the acceptance criteria are given in DNV-OS- handled so as to maintain the hydrogen classification and in
F101 Appendix D paragraph D500. accordance with the manufacturers recommendations.
206 Specified sockets subject to ultrasonic examination shall 308 When repair welding is done after the casting has been
in addition, undergo radiographic examination in accordance heat treated for mechanical properties, the repaired casting
with ASTM A 703 Supplementary requirements S5. Radio- shall be given a furnace stress relieving or tempering heat treat-
graphic examination shall not be confined to critical areas of ment as detailed in the qualified procedure.
the casting as defined by design high stress including sharp 309 On completion of heat treatment the weld repairs and
changes of section and feeder locations, also non-critical areas adjacent material shall be ground smooth. All weld repairs are
where there is a high probability of finding sand inclusions, subject to NDT as required by B200.
shrinkage cavities etc. shall be examined. Number of sockets
to be tested shall be according to Table 2. The acceptance cri- B 400 Corrosion protection
teria are to be severity level 3, or better, for all imperfection 401 The sockets shall be protected against corrosion attacks
categories except that critical areas are to be subjected to the throughout the design life. This shall normally be accom-
acceptance criteria of ASME Section VIII, Division 1, Appen- plished by using a combination of coating and anodes.
dix 7.

Table 2 Radiographic examination of sockets

Number of Frequency C. Socketing
sockets
1-19 First and last socket C 100 Socketing procedures
20-49 First, last and one intermediate socket selected 101 Socketing procedures shall as a minimum be according
by the purchaser to applicable sections of ISO 17558 or equivalent standards.
50-99 First, last and two intermediate sockets selected Socketing shall be performed by personnel qualified by the
by the purchaser manufacturer and carried out in compliance with procedures
and check lists worked out by the manufacturer and evaluated
207 All the sockets/pins shall be examined 100% by mag- and accepted by the purchaser. Such procedures should as a
netic particle testing or liquid penetrant testing following the minimum include:
standards given in Sec.2 C500. The acceptance criteria for cast minimum bending radius of rope during handling
sockets shall be in accordance with ASTM E 125, Severity
control of even distribution of individual wires at rope ter-
Degree 2 or better for surface indications Type II through V
and 3/16 max. for Type I except that critical areas shall be mination prior to socket pouring
subjected to the acceptance criteria of ASME Section VIII, determination of tolerances for angular and parallel offsets
Division 1, Appendix 7. For forged sockets, the acceptance cri- of rope and socket axis
teria shall be in accordance with DNV-OS-302 Ch.2 Sec.2 control of angularity and parallelism of rope and socket
C700. For duplex stainless steel forgings the acceptance crite- axis before casting of resin (i.e. position of socket related
ria are given in DNV-OS-F101 Appendix D D500. to rope).

B 300 Repairs C 200 Verification of properties

201 Verification of the compressive strength and modulus of
General elasticity of the socketing compound shall be addressed using
301 Defects on non-machined surfaces may be removed by ISO 604. The test samples shall be 40 mm cubes cast in multi-
grinding to a depth of 5% of the nominal thickness. Grinding cavity moulds. The resin cubes shall be post cured at 80C for
is not permitted on machined surfaces, except for slight inspec- two hours prior to testing.
tion grinding on plane surfaces in order to investigate spurious 202 For each socket pour a minimum sampling of six cubes
indications. shall be taken during the pouring process. One of these cubes
302 Where the repair entails removal of more than 5% of the shall be used to determine the Barcol hardness (EN 59) and the
diameter or thickness on castings, the defective area shall be specific gravity of the mix (Note: Different sample sizes may
repaired by welding. The excavations shall be suitably shaped be used for the Barcol test only e.g. 70 mm cube or 70 mm
to allow good access for welding. The resulting grooves shall diameter disc.) The remaining five cubes can be used to deter-

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mine the compressive strength and compressive modules. As a D. Bend Stiffener

minimum, however, values for compressive strength and com-
pressive modulus shall be established for the first three socket D 100 General
pours, the middle three socket pours and the near final three 101 If bend stiffeners are required by the purchaser, they
socket pours. The results shall comply with the properties shall be manufactured in accordance with the accepted Quality
Plan.
specified in Sec.2 D100. Samples not tested shall be stored for
a period to be agreed between the manufacturer and purchaser

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SECTION 6
TESTS OF STEEL WIRE ROPE INTENDED FOR LONG TERM MOORING

A. General 203 Regarding the production type test assemblies, the rope
samples shall be fitted in one end with a socket identical to the
A 100 Scope approved design and using the same methods, procedures and
101 This section covers requirements to testing of wire ropes materials as those used to produce the rope/socket connection
intended for long term mooring in order to determine that the for in-service use.
minimum certified breaking load of the wire rope has been 204 The number of tests may be reduced to 2 if the modulus/
equalised. load to MBL test is combined with one of the production type
A 200 Description of tests test assemblies.
201 The tests shall be carried out according to recognised 205 In the event that all of the sockets are of the same type
standard such as ISO 3108 or equivalent. (open or closed), a minimum of two tests from different man-
ufactures, shall be required one of which shall be a type test.
202 The type of tests required are described in Sec.3 B200
and C200.Normally, the following 3 tests shall be performed: 206 In the case of only a small number of wire ropes ( 3) to
be delivered, the number of tests may be reduced to one by
one modulus/load to MBL test assembly (test sockets may agreement.
be used on each end)
one open socket production type test assembly 207 Test acceptance criteria are given in Sec.3 B200 (wire
one closed socket production type test assembly. rope) and C200 (socket).

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SECTION 7
TESTS OF STEEL WIRE ROPE INTENDED
FOR MOBILE MOORING AND TOWING

A. General wire rope constructions and/or diameters the breaking load

shall be in accordance with the requirements of a recognised
A 100 Scope national or international standard subject to agreement.
101 This section covers requirements to testing of wire ropes 203 If facilities are not available for pulling the complete
intended for mobile mooring and towing in order to determine section of six strands ropes to destruction, the breaking load
that the minimum certified breaking load of the wire rope has may be determined by testing separately 10% of all wires from
been achieved
each strand. The breaking load of the rope is then considered
A 200 Description of tests to be:
201 Every manufactured length of wire rope shall be sub- Smbs = f t k1 (kN)
jected to a breaking load test. However, in the case that the
manufactured lengths are produced on the same machine with f = average breaking load of one wire (kN)
the same machine settings, according to the same wire rope t = total number of wires
design and by using wires to the same wire specification, the
number of break load tests may be reduced after special con- k1 = lay factor as given in Table 3.
sideration and in agreement with the Purchaser
Table 3 Lay factor kl
202 The breaking load shall be determined by testing to
destruction a sample cut from the finished wire rope. The test Rope construction group Rope with FC Rope with IWRC
length shall be taken as at least 30 times the rope diameter
between the grips. The actual breaking load shall not be less 6 19 0.86 0.80
than given in Table 4 for the dimension concerned. For other 6 36 0.84 0.78

Table 4 Test loads and masses for six strand steel wire ropes
Rope with fibre core (FC)
Construction groups Nominal diameter (mm) Minimum required breaking strength in kN Approximate mass (kg/100 m)

1570 N/mm2 1770 N/mm2

24 299 337 214
6 19 group 26 351 396 251
28 407 459 291
30 468 527 334
32 530 598 380
36 671 757 480
6 19 group 40 829 934 593
44 1 000 1 130 718
and 48 1 190 1 350 854
6 36 group
52 1 400 1 580 1 000
56 1 620 1 830 1 160
60 1 860 2 100 1 330
Rope with independent wire-rope core (IWRC)

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Table 4 Test loads and masses for six strand steel wire ropes (Continued)
Rope with fibre core (FC)
Construction groups Nominal diameter (mm) Minimum required breaking strength (kN) Approximate mass
1570 N/mm2 1770 N/mm2 (kg/100 m)
24 323 364 241
6 19 group 26 379 428 283
28 440 496 328
30 505 569 376
32 573 646 428
36 725 817 542
40 895 1 010 669
44 1 080 1 220 810
6 19 group and 48 1 290 1 450 964
6 36 group 52 1 510 1 710 1 130
56 1 750 1 980 1 310
60 2 010 2 270 1 510
64 2 290 2 580 1 710
68 2 590 2 920 1 930
72 2 900 3 270 2 170
76 3 230 3 640 2 420
80 3 580 4 040 2 680
84 3 950 4 450 2 950
88 4 330 4 880 3 240
92 4 730 5 340 3 540
96 5 160 5 810 3 850
6 36 group 100 5 590 6 310 4 180
104 6 050 6 820 4 520
108 6 520 7 360 4 880
112 7 020 7 910 5 250
116 7 530 8 490 5 630
120 8 060 9 080 6 020
124 8 600 9 700 6 430
128 9 170 10 330 6 850

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SECTION 8
IDENTIFICATION AND RECORDS

A. General inspection
repair.
A 100 Identification
202 Each wire rope segment shall be supplied with one cer-
101 All parts shall be clearly marked and identifiable to ease
tificate. The certificate should refer to the following:
quality control, handling, assembly and installation.
102 Each wire rope segment shall be marked at each end purchase order No.
with a unique identifier traceable to appropriate certification. design verification reports
sheathing process reports (if relevant)
A 200 Records 3.2 Inspection Certificates for the sockets including the
201 The socket manufacturer shall maintain traceable resin
records of the following and present them to the purchaser on 3.2 Inspection Certificates for the individual wires.
request:
203 In addition the certificate should contain the wire rope
steelmaking process and chemical composition construction and rope built up and a statement saying that the
heat treatment wire rope has been manufactured and inspected and found to
mechanical testing be in accordance with this standard.

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DNV-OS-E304

OFFSHORE MOORING STEEL WIRE ROPES

CHAPTER 3

CERTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION

CONTENTS PAGE
Sec. 1 Certification and Classification - Requirements ...................................................................... 29

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SECTION 1
CERTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION - REQUIREMENTS

A. General differ from this, the drawings and calculations shall be submit-
ted to DNV for approval.
A 100 Introduction Guidance note:
101 As well as representing DNV's recommendations on
safe engineering practice for general use by the offshore indus- Design requirements are given in DNV-OS-E301.
try, the offshore standards also provide the technical basis for
---e-n-d---of---G-u-i-d-a-n-c-e---n-o-t-e---
DNV classification, certification and verification services.
102 A complete description of principles, procedures, appli- 302 Design approval shall be documented by design verifi-
cable class notations and technical basis for offshore classifi- cation report (DVR), type approval certificate or approval let-
cation is given by the DNV Offshore Service Specifications for ter.
classification, see Table A1.
B 400 Approval of manufacturers
Table A1 DNV Offshore Service Specifications 401 Steel wire ropes and sockets shall be manufactured at
No. Title works which have been approved by DNV. Approved manu-
DNV-OSS-101 Rules for Classification of Offshore Drilling facturers are published on DNV Exchange on the Internet.
and Support Units
402 In order to be approved, the manufacturer shall demon-
DNV-OSS-102 Rules for Classification of Floating Production strate and submit documentation to the effect that the neces-
and Storage Units sary manufacturing, testing and inspection facilities and
A 200 Certification and classification principles procedures are available and are supervised by qualified per-
sonnel. The manufacturer shall also carry out a test programme
201 Mooring steel wire ropes and sockets will be certified or and submit the results.
classified based on the following main activities:
403 Detailed programmes for approval are given in Stand-
design verification ards for Certification No.2.9.
approval of manufacturers
survey during manufacture. B 500 Survey during manufacture
501 Survey during manufacture of mooring steel wire ropes
A 300 Assumptions and sockets shall be based on attending tests and inspections,
301 Any deviations, exceptions and modifications to the monitoring manufacturing, and review of records.
design codes and standards given as recognised reference
codes shall be documented and approved by DNV. B 600 Certification of sockets
302 Aspects of the design and construction provisions of this 601 Sockets shall be delivered with DNV certificates giving
standard which are stated to be specially considered, agreed the following particulars for each test unit which has been
upon, or may be accepted, are subject to DNV approval when accepted:
the standard is used for classification purposes.
purchaser's name, order number and unit identification,
303 DNV may accept alternative solutions found to repre- where known
sent an overall safety level equivalent to that stated in the manufacturer's name
requirements of this standard. number and dimensions of sockets
A 400 Documentation requirements identification marking of sockets
heat number and chemical composition
401 Documentation requirements shall be in accordance results of mechanical tests
with the NPS DocReq (DNV Nauticus Production System for details of heat treatment of test material
documentation requirements) and DNV-RP-A201. results of any supplementary and additional test require-
ments specified.
B 700 Certification of mooring steel wire ropes
B. Certification and Classification Requirements
701 Mooring steel wire ropes shall be delivered with DNV
certificates giving the following particulars for each test unit
B 100 General which has been accepted:
101 The following requirements shall be applied in conjunc- purchaser's name, order number and unit identifica-
tion with the technical requirements in Ch.2 of this standard tion, where known
when used for certification or classification purposes. manufacturer's name
description of products and dimensions
B 200 Information to be supplied by the purchaser
type of wire rope construction and method of manufacture
201 The purchaser shall supply the manufacturer with all surface sheathing (if relevant)
information necessary to ensure correct material and certifica- identification marking
tion. This applies particularly where optional or additional results of break load test and mechanical tests
conditions are specified. confirmation of dimensional measurements and inspec-
B 300 Design verification tions
301 Mooring steel wire ropes and sockets shall be designed 702 Materials for wires shall be delivered with the manufac-
according to requirements given in Ch.2 Sec.3. Where designs turers certificates or test reports.

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