Marine Order 32 (Cargo handling equipment) 2016

A hand-spliced eye must comply with section 4.4.3 of the ILO Code.

Each whole strand end must include, at least, a second, third and fourth tuck of the same type.

After the first tuck, the splice must:

be tapered:

with each of 3 sets of tucks using a whole strand end of the rope and made over 1 and under 1 against the lay, cutting out alternate strand ends after the fourth tuck, with the remaining strand ends tucked in the same way as the previous 2 tucks; or

with each of 3 sets of tucks using a whole strand end of the rope and made over 1 and under 2 against the lay, cutting out either alternate strand ends or half the wires after the fourth tuck, with the remaining strand ends or remaining wires tucked in the same way as the previous 3 tucks; or

with each of 3 sets of tucks using a whole strand end of the rope and made over 1 against the lay and under 2 with the lay, cutting out half of the wires from each of the strand ends after the fourth tuck, with the remaining wires in each strand end tucked in the same way as the previous 3 tucks; or

with each of 3 sets of tucks a whole strand end of the rope and made over 1 against the lay and under 2 with the lay, cutting out half of the wires from each of the strand ends after the fourth tuck, with the remaining wires in each strand end tucked over 1 and under 2 against the lay; or

with each of 3 sets of tucks using a whole strand end of the rope and made over 2 against the lay and under 2 with the lay, cutting out half of the wires from each of the strand ends after the fourth tuck, with the remaining wires in each strand end tucked in the same way as the previous 3 tucks; or

have its ends turned with the second, third and fourth tucks made in accordance with paragraph (a), tucking alternative ends backwards into the rope after the fourth tuck to conceal the ends, with the remaining alternative ends tucked in the same direction and then tucked backwards into the rope to conceal the ends.