What is this standard about?
BS 6349-4 gives recommendations and guidance on the design of fendering systems and layouts, mooring devices and mooring system layouts, principally for commercial vessels with a minimum displacement of 1 000 t .
Who is this standard for?
- The maritime industry
- Infrastructure and environmental engineers for ports
- Project management consultants for maritime/ports
- Port authorities
- Private consultancies
- Planning agencies
- Manufacturers and suppliers of fenders and vessel berthing products
Why should you use this standard?
Since 2000 many things have changed relating to mooring and fendering, including vessel shape and size, self-propelled docking and commercial pressures on facility location. Both vessel sizes and berth construction have increased significantly. This revised standard covers the latest industry developments and the changes in design methods imposed by the adoption of limit state design methods encompassed in the Eurocode suite of standards.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS 6349-4 has been revised by technical experts in line with industry and technological developments and includes the following changes:
- A reduction of informative content, with informative guidance separated from recommendations
- General updating to reflect latest practice
- Change in definitions of berthing mode and navigation conditions