Navigating Through New Mooring Guidelines

OCIMF has issued a new mooring equipment guideline, establishing new generic terminology, together with new test methods and rope management recommendations. Wilhelmsen Ships Service provides technical rope expertise and MEG4 certificates for Timm ropes, following recommendations from the fourth edition of the OCIMF Mooring Equipment Guidelines.

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Fourth edition of the OCIMF Mooring Equipment Guideline 

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has published the fourth edition of the Mooring Equipment Guidelines (MEG). These guidelines are considered as the state-of-the-art mooring guidelines that exist. Since the previous edition of MEG was released, there has been an increased focus on safe mooring, grown in correlation with the size and complexity of new, modern vessels. OCIMF MEG4 gives an insight into mooring from start to end, covering the full mooring operations and the rope's life time – providing mooring guidelines for safe mooring operations. 

What is new? 

Mooring ropes are affected by many forces such as wind, current, tides, waves, swell, loading conditions, and interactions from other ships. If the mooring ropes are not used in accordance with the forces working on the lines, it can be a dangerous hazard for the crew working onboard the vessel, but also those standing on the quayside. 

The new OCIMF Mooring Equipment Guidelines is now released in its fourth edition, and it is clarifying many of the confusions about mooring that were established in the industry. With new certificate templates and test methods, a uniform way of working with mooring ropes has been established across the industry. 

Rope Management Tools 

OCIMF MEG4 is establishing a foundation for a long-wanted system for rope management support tools. MEG4 gives a guidance on developing a Line Management Plan, which includes records or mooring hours, inspection records and plans, retirement criteria, reports, and manufacturer’s recommendations for the rope products. The Line Management Plan is a part of the Mooring System Management Plan, which will ensure that the mooring system is inspected, maintained and operated in accordance with the original mooring design basis of the vessel. 

 

On this page, we have collected our manufacturer recommendations according to the new OCIMF MEG4. If you have any enquiries with regards to OCIMF MEG4, please feel free to contact us.

Technical Updates

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    Intelligent Mooring with Timm™ Smart Ropes

    Offering exact load information, in real-time, our Timm Smart Ropes system revolutionizes vessel mooring.

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    Lifespan of Ropes

    Determining the exact lifespan of a rope can be difficult, as there are numerous factors that can influence how long a rope can be used on board a vessel. In this article, the factors that affect a rope's service life and actions you can take to prolong the rope's lifespan will be discussed.

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    Replace Ringtails With Single Tails

    With new testing for the entire mooring system, Wilhelmsen Ships Service recommends replacing ringtails with single tails. This article aims to give you relevant information on the attributes of ringtails and single tails, and their performances on new tension tests designed for whole mooring systems.

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    Line Management All in One Application

    The Line Management Application provides a complete overview of the mooring equipment and usage onboard in just one App - working seamlessly across all devices; computer, phone or tablet - both on board and on shore. Click through for more information.

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    New Ropes Load Test

    Timm™ Load Test is an OCIMF MEG4-compliant strength test of new or used ropes, determining a rope’s breaking load in addition to performing a stiffness test. Click through for more information.

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    TAC and OCIMF Certificate Flyer

    Wilhelmsen Ships Service performs the full test scenario as per OCIMF MEG4, and our ropes come with TAC and OCIMF Certificates. Read more here.

我们的解决方案

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    传统的缆绳

    传统的缆绳提供了成本效益高的解决方案。这些浮动的、灵活的、易操纵的产品一直被誉为优质系泊缆绳。

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    先进的缆绳

    先进的缆绳具有良好的均衡性且结构紧凑。当系泊系统需要更复杂的解决方案时，适合选择这类缆绳。

  • High performance ropes

    高性能缆绳

    我们的目标是改变高性能缆绳市场的态势。Acera™旗下的HMPE缆绳比钢缆更结实，但重量只有其1/7，与相同强度的涤纶缆绳相比，重量只有其1/3。

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    琵琶头

    缆绳尾被用来保护系泊缆绳，允许船舶在海面环境的影响下摇荡。我们的缆绳尾通常与钢丝和HMPE绳一起使用，吸收系泊系统中的震动与能量。

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    缆绳的保护

    这些高韧性缆绳护具适用于所有的纤维缆绳类型。防磨护具可以很容易安装，并能提供一个瞬时的防御屏障，以防止缆绳被锋利的表面和边缘划伤。Timm™缆绳防护衬垫对无机酸、碱、电解质、氧化剂等具有很高的抵抗力，在酸的水溶液和和非极性溶剂中保持稳定。

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    附件：系泊缆绳的连接

    这种必要的钢构件连接允许钢丝绳或HMPE纤维缆绳与纤维系缆绳尾一起工作。它是用优质不锈钢制成的，标有最大极限负荷（MBL）、安全工作负荷（SWL）和序列号。