GUIDELINES
FOR
MARINE
LIFTING
&
LOWERING
OPERATIONS
0027/ND Rev 11
Page 49 of 84
14.3.3
Minimum breaking load (MBL) for fibre slings and grommets should be established on the basis of
destructive tests, using complete rope specimens. It is normally acceptable to define the MBL as the
lowest
value of three tests, however defining the MBL based on the 5
th
percentile of results is
recommended.
14.3.4
For large fibre slings where destructive testing of whole
specimens is not possible, an alternative
method of establishing the MBL may be deemed acceptable in the certification process.
14.3.5
When testing fibre slings to determine the MBL, the fibre slings may be subjected to a "bedding-in"
procedure of 10 cycles to 50% of the predicted MBL before testing to destruction.
14.3.6
For the purposes of testing, fibre grommets shall be bent around the minimum permissible bending
diameter during normal use and the minimum bend diameter should be marked on the identity tag. If
any parts of a fibre sling, other than the eyes, will be bent during normal use, such bending should be
included during MBL testing.
14.3.7
For fibre slings and grommets the maximum and minimum operating temperature shall be defined and
clearly specified.
14.3.8
Fibre slings should normally be proof load tested before being used for the first time.
The proof load
for fibre slings should be as listed below, with the WLL = MBL
sling
/
sf
. For
sf
see
Section 7.3.
For a WLL ≤ 25 tonnes the proof load shall be 2 x WLL;
For a WLL > 25 tonnes the proof load shall be 1.22 x WLL + 20 tonnes
14.3.9
Lengths and tolerances of fibre slings and grommets should be adequately specified in order to fulfil
the assumptions for the applied skew load factor (SKL), see Section 5.6.
14.3.10
The length of fibre slings and grommets should be documented by adequate measurements. During
measuring, slings or grommets should be fully supported and adequately tensioned. The test tension
should normally be in the range of 2.5% to 5.0% of the MBL. Matching slings should
be measured with
the same tensile load and under similar conditions. The tension and the bending diameter during the
tensioning test should be specified on the test certificate. All measurements are to be taken after the
proof load test is carried out, see 9.3.8.
14.3.11
Fibre slings or grommets required to be wet stored for an extended period prior to use (e.g. for the
recovery of a subsea asset) shall have adequate resistance against
all possible mechanisms of
degradation and the material properties shall be documented accordingly. For certification
requirements, see Section 15.2.4.
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