ISO 16556:2014

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 16556
First edition
2014-10-15
Large yachts — Deck equipment —
Anchoring equipments
Grands yachts — Équipement de pont — Mouillage
Reference number
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ISO 2014
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Design and construction . 4
4.1 Cable-lifter . 4
4.2 Testing and performance . 6
5 Remote control of windlass . 6
6 Installation instructions provided by the manufacturer . 6
7 Labelling . 6
8 Chain stoppers . 7
8.1 Installation . 7
8.2 Design . 7
8.3 Holding load . 7
Annex A (normative) Minimum information provided by the purchaser . 8
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 16556:2014(E)
Large yachts — Deck equipment — Anchoring equipments
1 Scope
This International Standard defines the requirements for layout, design, and installation for large yacht
anchoring equipment.
For the purpose of this International Standard, large yachts are of L (as defined according to
H
ISO 8666:2002) equal to or longer than 24 m, in use for sport or pleasure and commercial operations.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 1704, Ships and marine technology — Stud-link anchor chains
ISO 3828, Shipbuilding and marine structures — Deck machinery — Vocabulary and symbols
ISO 4568, Shipbuilding — Sea-going vessels — Windlasses and anchor capstans
ISO 7825, Shipbuilding — Deck machinery — General requirements
ISO 8666:2002, Small craft — Principal data
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 3828 and the following apply.
3.1
working load of the windlass
F
W
working load, derived from the chain cable diameter and the chain cable grade, measured at the cable
lifter
3.2
nominal size of the windlass
NS
W
size expressed in terms of chain cable diameter, in millimetres, grade of chain cable, and pull capability
EXAMPLE 100/3/25 is the size designation of a windlass for 100 mm diameter chain cable of IACS
(International Association of Classification Societies) Grade 3, with a holding load of 25 % of the breaking load of
the chain cable.
3.3
anchor nominal weight
W
A
mass of a single anchor in kg
3.4
nominal size of chain stopper
NSC
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