UFC 4-159-03, DESIGN: MOORINGS (3 OCT 2005)

UFC 4-159-03, DESIGN: MOORINGS (3 OCT 2005)., This UFC provides design policy and procedures for design of moorings for U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) vessels. The purpose of this UFC is to ensure quality, consistency, and safety of DOD vessels, mooring hardware, and mooring facilities throughout the world. Other criteria should not be used without specific authorization. A mooring, in general terms, is defined as a compliant structure that restrains a vessel against the action of wind, wave, and current forces. For the purposes of this UFC, the emphasis is on moorings composed of tension members (chain, line, wire rope, etc.) and compression members (fenders, camels, etc.) used to secure vessels (surface ships, submarines, floating drydocks,