MORDEC MOORING ROPE INSPECTION PROCEDURE
The MORDEC Mooring Rope Inspection Procedures provides information and procedures to inspect synthetic fiber rope and to establish criteria for evaluation. It provides inspectors with help to make reasonable decisions regarding retirement or continued use, including repairing or down-grading.
- Basic for Inspection and Retirement
- Estimating damage and strength degradation
- Service Life
- Inspection & Retirement Criteria for All Ropes
The frequency of each type of inspection should be defined and documented in the ship’s LMP and should be based on mooring frequency, severity of loading conditions and consistency of line configuration
- Deployment Inspection
- Routine Inspection
- Detailed Inspection
