Mooring

Dedicated mooring packages are available depending on buoy type and local conditions. Important engineering parameters are: depth, current profile, tidal range and maximum expected wave height. Main components are:

• Elastic section: rubber cord (safety line optional)
• Sinking section: aluminum sinker weights of 1 kg
• Floating section: polypropylene rope
• Special terminals
• Floats

Our rubber cords, originally designed for Datawell’s wave buoys, are also used to moor navigation- and oceanographic buoys. A contemporary application is the mooring of LiDAR buoys. The elastic rubber cord on the one hand enables the buoy to follow the wave motion while the Nylon safety-line parallel to the rubber cord takes care of a soft stop of the buoy in case of extreme wave conditions on the other hand.

Datawell rubber cord for navigation buoys have shown to substantially reduce wear by keeping the mooring line under permanent tension. Key features are:

• Simple and robust design
• Large ratio of maximum cord length and minimum cord length
• Specially suited for shallow water with relatively large tidal range