Definition(s)
Catenary Mooring
Chain or steel wire at the seabed to provide a catenary that provides both compliance and weight to prevent or reduce vertical loading at the anchor.
Source: API RP 2SM Design, Manufacture, Installation, and Maintenance of Synthetic Fiber Ropes for Offshore Mooring, Second Edition, July 2014. Global Standards
Source: API RP 2SM, Design, Manufacture, Installation, and Maintenance of Synthetic Fiber Ropes for Offshore Mooring, First Edition, July 2014. Global Standards
Catenary Mooring
Mooring system where the restoring action is provided by the distributed weight of mooring lines. [ISO 19900:2002].
Source: ISO 19901-7:2013, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Specific requirements for offshore structures – Part 7: Stationkeeping systems for floating offshore structures and mobile offshore units. Global Standards
Source: ISO 19900:2013, Petroleum and natural gas industries – General requirements for offshore structures. Global Standards
Catenary Mooring
A mooring system which derives its compliancy mainly from the catenary action of the anchor lines. Some additional resilience is provided by the characteristic axial elasticity of the anchor lines.
Source: Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Mobile Offshore Units, Part 3, Functional Unit Types and Special Features, June 2013, Lloyd’s Register, Global Standards