S P M

HAWSERS
TOWING
LINES
MOORING
ROPES
A BUSINESS OF
CONNECTIONS
CSL is a Brazilian company internationally acknowledged as
a leading synthetic fibre rope manufacturer. For over eight
decades, it has been specially committed to the quality of
products and services provided, making sure its customers
exceeded their expectations and that long lasting connections
were built.

Anchored in its tradition and experience and driven by new

technologies, CSL walks towards the future, investing in the
continuous improvement of its solution line in order to meet
the increasingly demanding world market.
1 SPM
HAWSERS
A COMPLETE SOLUTION

Buoy Thimble
Rope

Floats Shackle

Messenger
Rope Chafe Chain

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CSL provides custom made hawser

systems including rope, connectors
(shackles and thimbles), floats,
chafe chains, buoys as well as other
hardware that may be requested by
monobuoys’ and FPSO’s operators.

SPM HAWSER SYSTEMS

 ROPES

VICTOR Circunference Nominal Nominal mass

the next generation
in Mooring hawsers
Minimun Average breaking
at load diameter at load breaking strenght strenght*
inches mm kg/100m tons tons
6 48 164 48 53
7 56 223 65 72
8 64 291 85 94
9 72 368 107 118
10 80 454 132 145
11 88 550 159 175
12 96 654 188 207
13 104 768 220 242
14 112 890 254 279
15 120 1022 291 320
16 128 1165 330 363
17 136 1318 373 410
18 144 1470 416 458
19 152 1649 464 510
20 160 1827 513 564
21 168 2005 561 617
22 176 2209 618 680
23 184 2412 675 743
24 192 2615 732 805
25 200 2848 794 873
26 208 3082 857 943
27 216 3315 920 1012
28 224 3574 991 1090
29 232 3832 1061 1167
30 240 4090 1132 1245 ISO 10554 and 10547
31 248 4364 1210 1331
32 256 4638 1288 1417
33 264 4911 1366 1503
*The average breaking strengths stated above were obtained on certified tests. CSL recommends that the ropes: (i) are not subject to
operations with safety factors lower than 5:1 and (ii) are used in accordance with the synthetic fiber ropes standard and guidelines.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

VICTOR has a special design that allows the highest

abrasion and UV resistance among its category. It is
the next generation in mooring hawsers.

Sp eci fi c gr avi t y 1 .2 4 g /c m 3
U V re si st ance Ve r y h ig h
A b ra sion resi st ance Ve r y h ig h
E lo n g a t i on Ve r y h ig h
S h o ck a bsorpt i on Ve r y h ig h
Sp l i ci n g Diffic u lt
C ol or N at ur al (w h ite )
Water absor pt i on < 4 .5 %
Fl oatabi l i t y Ne g a tiv e

W E T B RE AKI NG TEST AT 7 5 % M BS D RY BR EA KING TEST

140

120

100
75% MBS

MBS (%)

80

60

40

20

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Elongation (%) Elongation (%)

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VI C T O R c o m b i n e s C S L’s l o n g
expertise with heavy duty
ropes and field mooring
knowledge. Superior abrasion
and UV resistance allow longer
life and performance. Its
SPM HAWSER SYSTEMS

special jacket perfectly acts as

a substitute for polyurethane
protective coatings.

It is the natural successor of

Do u b l e B r a i d e d a n d C i r c u l a r
Nylon ropes for Single
Point Moorings.
ROPES

NYLON2in1 Circunference Nominal Nominal mass Minimun

double braided nylon

Average breaking
at load diameter at load breaking strenght strenght*
inches mm kg/100m tons tons
6 48 143 50 59
7 56 195 68 89
8 64 255 88 104
9 72 322 112 132
10 80 398 138 165
11 88 482 166 200
12 96 573 198 238
13 104 673 231 276
14 112 780 268 324
15 120 893 308 370
16 128 1020 350 420
17 136 1155 396 475
18 144 1290 443 530
19 152 1447 495 588
20 160 1603 547 648
21 168 1760 599 720
22 176 1937 660 783
23 184 2113 721 856
24 192 2290 782 938
25 200 2493 849 1007
26 208 2697 917 1089
27 216 2900 984 1180
28 224 3127 1061 1259
29 232 3353 1137 1350
30 240 3580 1213 1455
31 248 3823 1298 1540
ISO 10554

32 256 4065 1382 1641

33 264 4308 1467 1743
*The average breaking strengths stated above were obtained on certified tests. CSL recommends that the ropes: (i) are not subject to
operations with safety factors lower than 5:1 and (ii) are used in accordance with the synthetic fiber ropes standard and guidelines.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This is the industry standard for Single Point Moorings

due to its very high shock absorption and fatigue
resistance. Reccomended for stressing environments.

Sp eci fi c gr avi t y 1 .14 g /c m 3

U V resi st ance H ig h
A b r as i o n r esi st ance Ve r y h ig h
E l on g ati on Ve r y h ig h
Sh ock absor pt i on Ve r y h ig h
Sp l i ci n g D iffic u lt
C ol or N at ur a l (w h ite )
Water a bsor pt i on <9%
Fl oatabi l i t y Ne g a tiv e

WE T B RE AKI N G TEST AT 7 5 % M BS D RY BR EA KING TEST

140

120

100
75% MBS

MBS (%)

80

60

40

20

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Elongation (%) Elongation (%)

 S P M H AWS E R S Y S T E M S

C ircunference
NYLONCIRCULAR 11
Nominal Nominal mass Minimun Average breaking
at load diameter at load breaking strenght strenght*
inches mm kg/100m tons tons
8 64 263 124 136
9 72 333 157 173
10 80 411 193 221
11 88 498 233 266
12 96 592 277 310
13 104 695 324 356
14 112 806 375 413
15 120 923 431 474
16 128 1054 490 539
17 136 1193 555 621
18 144 1333 620 690
19 152 1495 692 761
20 160 1657 765 842
21 168 1819 838 922
22 176 2001 924 1016
23 184 2184 1009 1110
24 192 2366 1095 1205
25 200 2576 1189 1308
26 208 2787 1283 1411
27 216 2997 1378 1516
28 224 3231 1485 1634
29 232 3465 1592 1751
30 240 3699 1699 1869
31 248 3950 1817 1999
32 256 4201 1935 2129
33 264 4452 2053 2258
*The average breaking strengths stated above were obtained on certified tests. CSL recommends that the ropes: (i) are not subject to
operations with safety factors lower than 5:1 and (ii) are used in accordance with the synthetic fiber ropes standard and guidelines.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A perfectly round rope designed to have superior

breaking strenght and controlled elongation. This
product has high fatigue performance and satisfatory
shock absorption. The best option for calm waters.
SPM HAWSER SYSTEMS

S p e c ific g ra v ity 1 .1 4 g /c m 3
U V re s is ta n c e H ig h
A b ra s io n re s is ta n c e Ve r y h ig h
E lo n g a tio n H ig h
S h o c k a b s o rp tio n R e g u la r
S p lic in g D iffic u lt
C o lo r N a tu ra l (w h ite )
Wa te r a b s o rp tio n <9%
F lo a ta b ility N e g a tiv e
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optionals
Grommet construction
D o u b le r o p e w i t h no e nd a nd a ppr o x i m a t e l y
1 7 0 % o f th e s i ngl e r o pe e f f i c i e nc y

Polyurethane coating
In c r e a se o f r o pe ’s a br a s i o n a nd U V r e s i s t a n c e

Lace-On

Floats
L a c e - O n : E xp a nde d po l y e t hy l e ne w r a p p e d
o n h i g h p e r fo r m a nc e po l y e s t e r f a br i c a n d
l a c e d a r o u n d t he r o pe Tu b u l ar

B i- Pa r ti te : E x pa nde d c l o s e d- c e l l pol y u r e -
t h a n e w ith pl a s t i c e nc a s e m e nt i n a b i - p a r-
t ite p ie c e
Bi-Partite
Tu b u l a r : E xp a nde d c l o s e d- c e l l po l y u r e t h a n e
wi th p l a sti c e nc a s e m e nt i n o nl y o ne p i e c e

Support buoy
C o m m o n ly us e d t o gi v e f l o a t a t i o n s u p p o r t t o
t h e c h a fe c h a i ns o n S P M s y s t e m s i n s t a l l e d i n
de e p w a te r s

Chain through buoy

M o stl y r e c o m m e nde d t o he l p t he f l o a t a t i o n
t o th e c h a fe c ha i ns o n S P M s y s t e m s u s e d
o n sh a l l o w wa t e r s , a v o i di ng t he c h a f e c h a i n
t o e n ta n g le t he m o no buo y c ha i ns
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Thimbles
SPM Tubul a r Rotative B e l l mo u t h

Thimble encapsulation
Fixes the rope into the thimble, allowing better
handling and higher abrasion resistance

Chafe chains
C h a f e c h a i n s “ A” a n d “ B ” ( a s
p e r O C I MF 2 0 0 7 ) c o n n e c t t h e
hawser line to oil tankers,
mo n o b u o y s a n d F P S O s
SPM HAWSER SYSTEMS

Shackles
Mo s t c o m mo n l y u s e d a s a
connection between the rope
F lu sh P i n D Ty pe B o w Ty pe Heavy and the chafe chain
D Typ e Duty

Other optionals may be available upon request

Fotografias por:
Petrobras, Tonico Alvares e
Alexandre Abu-Jamra

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