Use of NILSPIN ™ or other jacketed cables, ropes, terminations

Jacketed products such as NILSPIN impede the ability to inspect the underlying wire and terminations for signs of corrosion, presenting a potential safety risk if service life is not monitored closely. The following guidelines are provided for applications where the product is the load bearing component during deployment and/or recovery.

NILSPIN is designed for 12 month ocean deployments; this duration may be extended to 18 months to accommodate operational schedules.
Offshore turnarounds may re-use NILSPIN provided it has not been damaged during recovery, exposed to air for longer than 7 days between deployments, and will not exceed its 1 year service life from initial deployment.
It is recommended that in the event of damage, spare NILSPIN be included as part of the cruise kit to preclude the inability to redeploy a mooring.
The owner of any wire or rope used for load bearing operations will be required to tag each length at both ends with a unique identifying number which can be traced to a written record of procurement date, specification, deployment/recovery dates, and details of usage. Untagged wire or rope will be considered non-operational.
Under the direction of the Captain, the ship’s crew will review the mooring configuration and compliance with this policy to ensure a safe operation.