NR432 Fibre Ropes for Offshore Services

This Guidance Note defines the procedures and requirements for the certification of fibre ropes intended for use as load-bearing components in the station-keeping system of a floating offshore unit, or for other offshore deepwater applications.

REFERENCE	TITLE	EDITION
NR432 R03	Fibre ropes for offshore services	Dec 2024

Check the list of main changes.

Check other Bureau Veritas rules and guidelines, including:

NR658 − Type approval of fibres and yarns
NR493 − Classification of mooring systems for permanent offshore units

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