SWL is of paramount importance in bollard purchasing, as without or with wrongly SWL marked on unit, inspector won't give confirmation on our products, which will generate big influence. Below four things are what we should bear in our mind in terms of SWL marking.
1 The safe working load (SWL) intended for the use of the bollards shall be noted in the towing and mooring plan available on board for the guidance of the shipmaster as specified in MSC/Circ.1175;
2 The actual SWL on board shall be determined by considering the under deck reinforcement, and it shall be marked on the towing and mooring plan. The actual SWL shall not be over the SWL indicated in this International Standard;
3 The bollards shall be clearly marked with their SWL by weld bead or equivalent. The SWL shall be expressed in tonnes (letter ‘t’) and be placed so that it is not obscured during operation of the fitting;
4 In case the bollard is used both for mooring and towing, the marking shall be provided as below:
Both SWLs for mooring and towing purposes shall be marked.
EXAMPLE 1 SWL XXX t
EXAMPLE 2 TOW XXX t
