KATRADIS MARINE ROPES

INDUSTRY SA

Inspection Process
Routine Inspection

What to inspect:
In-service section of the line

When:
Before or After operation

Frequency:
Every operation

Who:
Ship personnel
Detailed Inspection

What to inspect:
Full length of the line

When:
Before or After operation

Frequency:
At least once every year

Who:
Ship personnel or manufacturer’s
representative or third party
Assessment model
 Optimal
Excellent
condition with
5 smooth surface

4 Very good condition

What is the condition of the

drum surface?
Medium condition
3

Bad condition of
the drum surface
2 Smoothen the surface at
first chance

Very rough and rusty

surface that will
1 damage the rope in
Poor contact
 Optimal
Excellent
condition with
5 smooth surface

4 Very good condition

What is the condition of the chocks,

bitts, rollers etc.?
Medium condition
3
with minor signs of
rust

Bad condition
2 with sharp edges

Very rough and

rusty surface that
1 will damage the
Poor rope in contact
 Optimal
Excellent installation
5 on drums

4 Good installation

Is your mooring line installed properly

on drums? Mediocre installation.
3 Layers not placed in
order.

Bad practice of
installation causing
2 deformation of
rope’s construction

Total disorder of
1 rope layers on drum.
Poor
 Optimal
Excellent
condition with no
5
abrasion signs

4 Minor signs of abrasion

What is the condition of the line due to

abrasion? Medium condition
3 with obvious
external damages

Increased external
damages.
2
Recommended
break test

Very poor
condition.
1 Recommended
retirement
Poor
 Optimal
Excellent
condition with no
5
abrasion signs

4 Minor signs of abrasion

What is the condition of the line due Jacket Repair

to abrasion? recommended. Core
3 in good condition –
fit for further use

Jacket completely
parted with damaged
2 core. Recommended
break test –
or cut and resplice

Very poor
condition due to
1 abrasion.
Recommended
Poor
retirement
 Optimal
Excellent
condition with no
5
abrasion signs

4 Minor signs of abrasion

What is the condition of the tail due to

abrasion? Medium condition
3 with obvious
external damages

Increased external
damages.
2
Recommended
break test

Very poor
condition.
1 Recommended
retirement
Poor
 Optimal
Excellent condition
5

Minimal diameter
4 deformation locally

Are there sings of bending /

Obvious signs of
local diameter changes? diameter change
3 (approx. 5%) due to
bending. Strength loss
can be expected

Excessive
deformation due to
2 bending. Expected
high amount of
strength loss

Recommended
1 cut and resplice
Poor
 Optimal
Diameter consistent with Excellent condition
5
initiall

1%-3% permanent 4
Normal
reduction

Is the rope’s diameter reduced? 4%-8% permanent Mediocre

3
reduction

Expected
8%-14% permanent strength loss.
2 Recommended
reduction
break test

High level of diameter

reduction (indicates
Over 14% permanent exceeding of WLL and/or
1
reduction creep phenomena).
Poor Recommended
retirement
 Optimal
Excellent condition.
5 No induced twisting

Minimum twisting
4 signs

Is there induced twisting? Obvious signs of

3 twisting (approx. 1/2
twist per meter)

Obvious signs of
twisting (approx. 1
2 twist per meter).
Expected strength
loss 7%

Rope construction
damaged irreversibly due
1 to extreme twisting.
Recommended cut and
Poor resplice
 Optimal
Excellent condition. No
5 signs of contamination

Small amount of
4 contamination from
grease
Is there chemical contamination?

High amount of
3 grease. Service life
decrease is expected

Contamination from
various chemicals
2
(acids, alkaline
products etc.)

Contamination for a long

1 period of time. Rope
exposed to chemicals
Poor and kept stored
 Optimal
Excellent condition of
5 the rope protector

Small signs of abrasion

4

What is the condition of the rope

protector in use? Damaged protector
3 (needs replacement)

Rope without
protection in critical
2 point

Rope without protection

in contact with rusty
1 surface which creates
Poor abrasion conditions
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