Description
Anti snap back ships mooring ropes represent a critical step forward in maritime safety, combining advanced materials and thoughtful design to protect lives and assets. By adopting these innovations alongside rigorous safety protocols, the maritime industry can minimize the dangers associated with snap-back accidents.
What is the reason of anti snap back ?
When handling ships’ mooring ropes, snap-back accidents are one of the most significant safety concerns. These incidents occur when a rope under tension breaks, causing the stored energy to release violently, potentially leading to serious injuries or damage. Modern innovations in mooring rope design aim to mitigate these risks, especially for large vessels operating in demanding environments.
How to take off the potential energy of the mooring lines cased by the big wind, swell and tides?
To address this issue, we have developed anti-snap back mooring ropes. These ropes are engineered to reduce the stored energy or dissipate it more safely upon failure. Some solutions include:
- High-Performance Core Materials: Advanced fibers like HMPE provide excellent tensile strength with lower elongation, reducing stored energy.
- Protective Coatings and Weaving Techniques: Enhanced rope designs improve abrasion resistance and reduce the likelihood of failure under stress.
- Energy-Absorbing Components: Certain mooring ropes include sacrificial layers or integrated shock-absorbing materials to limit snap-back force.
Feature
- Material:UHMWPE+high elastic polyamide central core
- Structure:12 strand
- Density: 0.97g/cm3
- Melting point: 140℃/215℃
- Elongation: 3.5%
- Abrasion resistance: excellent
- UV resistance: excellent
- Chemical resistance: good
- Dry and wet conditions: wet strength equals dry strength
- Excellent shock absorption
- Easy to handle, inspect and repair
Application
ship, ocean transportation, port towing, oil tankers, chemical tankers, large bulk carries, offshore fishing and other fields.
Technical Data
ships mooring rope
| Size | Weight | MBL(Unspliced) | LDBF(Spliced) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dia.mm | Cir.inch | g/m | kgs/220m | kN | ton | kN | ton |
| 40 | 5 | 910 | 200 | 1329 | 135.6 | 1196 | 122 |
| 42 | 5-1/4 | 1009 | 222 | 1459 | 148.9 | 1313 | 134 |
| 44 | 5-1/2 | 1108 | 244 | 1589 | 162.1 | 1430 | 146 |
| 46 | 5-3/4 | 1201 | 264 | 1698 | 173.2 | 1528 | 155.9 |
| 48 | 6 | 1294 | 285 | 1807 | 184.4 | 1626 | 166 |
| 50 | 6-1/4 | 1418 | 312 | 1971 | 201.1 | 1774 | 181 |
| 52 | 6-1/2 | 1557 | 343 | 2136 | 217.9 | 1922 | 196.1 |
| 54 | 6-3/4 | 1681 | 370 | 2300 | 234.7 | 2070 | 211.2 |
| 56 | 7 | 1805 | 397 | 2464 | 251.5 | 2218 | 226 |
| 58 | 7-1/4 | 1930 | 425 | 2622 | 267.6 | 2360 | 240.8 |
| 60 | 7-1/2 | 2055 | 452 | 2778 | 283.4 | 2500 | 255.1 |
| 62 | 7-3/4 | 2180 | 480 | 2936 | 299.5 | 2642 | 269.6 |
| 64 | 8 | 2325 | 512 | 3092 | 315.5 | 2783 | 284 |
| 66 | 8-1/4 | 2488 | 547 | 3293 | 336.1 | 2964 | 302.5 |
| 68 | 8-1/2 | 2650 | 583 | 3496 | 356.7 | 3146 | 321 |
| 70 | 8-3/4 | 2813 | 619 | 3697 | 377.2 | 3327 | 339.5 |
| 72 | 9 | 3025 | 666 | 3898 | 397.7 | 3508 | 358 |
| 74 | 9-1/4 | 3180 | 700 | 4080 | 416.3 | 3672 | 374.7 |
| 76 | 9-1/2 | 3335 | 734 | 4263 | 435 | 3837 | 391.5 |
| 78 | 9-3/4 | 3490 | 768 | 4444 | 453.5 | 4000 | 408.2 |
| 80 | 10 | 3645 | 802 | 4628 | 472.2 | 4165 | 425 |
