401.11—Fairleads.

(a) Mooring lines shall:
(1) Be led at the vessel's side through a type of fairlead or closed chock, acceptable to the Manager and Corporation;
(2) Pass through not more than three inboard rollers that are fixed in place and equipped with horns to ensure that lines will not slip off when slackened and provided with free-running sheaves or rollers; and
(3) Where the fairleads are mounted flush with the hull, be permanently fendered to prevent the lines from being pinched between the vessel and a wall.
(b) Wire lines shall only be led through approved roller type fairleads.

Code of Federal Regulations

[39 FR 10900, Mar. 22, 1974, as amended at 70 FR 12971, Mar. 17, 2005; 74 FR 18994, Apr. 27, 2009; 76 FR 13089, Mar. 10, 2011]