Definition(s)


Spread Mooring

Mooring system consisting of multiple mooring lines terminated at different locations on a floating structure, and extending outwards, providing an almost constant structure heading.

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

 

Spread Mooring

A multi-line mooring system designed to maintain an offshore unit on an approximately fixed heading.

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

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