Table of Contents
1Definitions
2Introduction
2.1SafetyNote
3Scope
4WireRopeIntegrityManagementandAssociatedDocumentation
5SelectionofWireRope
6StorageandPreservation
7Transport
7.1General
7.2DeploymenttoWorkSite
8Maintenance
8.1Overview
8.2Lubrication
9ThoroughExamination,InspectionandTesting
9.1Overview
9.2Inspection,ThoroughExaminationandTestingofWireRopes
9.3CuttingWireRopes
9.4Socketing
9.5Non-DestructiveExamination
10CausesofWireRopeDeteriorationandGuidanceonDiscard
10.1Introduction
10.2Fatigue
10.3BrokenWires
10.4BrokenWiresatTermination
10.5FractureofStrands
10.6Corrosion
10.7Abrasion
10.8CrushingandCrossoverDamage
10.9Basket/Lantern/BirdcageDeformation
10.10Un-Laying
10.11DiameterReductionasaResultofCoreDeterioration
10.12LocalIncreaseinWireRopeDiameter
10.13Waviness
10.14OtherDeformationsandDamage
10.15CombinedEffect
11Post-RetirementExaminationofWireRopeSections
12WireRopeRecords
12.1General
12.2IndividualWireRopeRecords
13DivingBellHoistWireRopes
13.1Introduction
13.2SelectionofDivingBellHoistRopes
13.3Maintenance
13.4ThoroughExamination,InspectionandTestingofDiving
BellHoistWireRopes
14IMCASafetyPromotionalMaterial
14.1SafetyPocketCards
14.2SafetyPosters
15References
Appendices
1ExampleCertificateofCompliance:EndTerminationofWireRope
2ExampleWireRopePurchaseSpecification Abstract
This is used to provide guidance on the necessary elements of an integrity management system required to achieve an acceptable level of ongoing safety for the use of wire ropes in a marine environment.
