NR658 Type Approval of Fibres and Yarns

This Guidance Note defines the procedures and technical requirements for the type approval of fibres and yarns that are intended for the manufacturing of fibre ropes for marine applications such as ship mooring lines, FSRU mooring lines, single point mooring hawsers and deepwater anchoring lines for offshore platforms.

REFERENCE	TITLE	EDITION
NR658 R01	Type approval of fibres and yarns	Dec 2024

Check the list of main changes.

Check other Bureau Veritas rules and guidelines, including:

NR432 Fibre ropes for offshore services
NR493 Classification of mooring systems for permanent offshore units.

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