Recommended practice on wire rope integrity management for vessels in the offshore industry
- Recommended Practice
- Revision 4 - October 2023
This document provides comprehensive guidance on wire rope integrity management for vessels in the offshore industry, covering selection, storage, handling, maintenance, inspection, and discard criteria.
Contents
Definitions
Introduction
Scope
Wire rope integrity management
Selection of wire rope
Storage and preservation
Handling and installation
Maintenance
Inspection
Causes of wire rope deterioration and guidance on discard
Post-retirement examination of wire rope sections
Wire rope records
Diving bell hoist wire ropes
References
Appendix 1 - Example wire rope purchase specification
Revision
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Rev. 4 - October 2023General revision - sections re-ordered for clarity and flow. Section 13 on diving bell ropes has not changed
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Rev. 3.1 - May 2020Minor amendment to section 13.4
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Rev. 3 - August 2016General revision and update to include wire rope training
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Rev. 2 - December 2015Updated to include regulation references
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Rev. 1 - January 2014Revised to reflect current state-of-the-art wire ropes and to include updated regulation references
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Rev. - October 2008Initial publication