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Safety At Sea - Harness and Tether Study - Appendix III Part 3



Appendix III
Static Testing Tables

Tethers

Tether Make/
Model

End
Fitting
Harness
End

End Fitting(s)
Deck End

Cost
Retail/
Street

Pass/
Fail

Failure Mode

Captain Als’ Single Point

Locking Aluminum Carabiner

Locking Aluminum Carabiner

40.00

Fail

Stitching

Captain Al’s Three Point

Locking Aluminum Carabiner

Locking Aluminum Carabiner

80.00

Fail

Stitching

Forespar Passagemaker

Snap Hook

Locking Snap Hook

Incl. w/ harness

Fail

Harness Snap Hook Bent

Holland Yacht Equipment 1284T

Snap Hook

Snap Hook

27.50

Fail

Stitching

Helly-Hansen K-947 Three Point

Snap Hook

Snap Hook

59.50

Fail

Snap Hook Deformed

Jim Buoy 922

Splice

Snap Hook

33.77

Fail

Snap Hook opening too small

Lirakis Newport

Loop

Snap Hook

Incl. w/ harness

Pass

 

Raudaschl

Snap Hook

Snap Hook

52.00 Canadian

Fail

Snap Hook Bent

SOSpenders Three Point

Snap Shackle

Locking Snap Hook

97.68

66.05

Pass

 

Survival Technologies 6’ with snap shackle

Snap Shackle

Snap Hook

44.50

Pass*

 

Survival Technologies Shock Arrest Tether

Snap Shackle

Snap Hook

76.50

Pass

 

West Marine 6’ with Snap Shackle

Snap Shackle

Snap Hook

44.00

Pass

 

West Marine 6’ Basic

Snap Hook

Snap Hook

34.00

Pass

 

West Marine 6’ with Snap Shackle and Gibb Hook

Snap Shackle

Gated Gibb Snap Hook

84.00

Pass

 

West Marine 6’ with Dual Snap Shackles

Snap Shackle

Snap Shackle

53.00

Pass*

 

 

Wichard 7001

Snap Hook

Snap Hook

104.00

88.40

Fail

Snap Hook bail failed open

Wichard 7015

Gated Snap Hook

Gated Snap Hook

115.00

98.00

Pass

 

*Slightly bent pin on snap shackle

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