BS ISO 4568:2021

This standard BS ISO 4568:2021 Ships and marine technology. Sea-going vessels. Windlasses and anchor capstans is classified in these ICS categories:

• 47.040 Seagoing vessels

This document specifies requirements for the design, construction, safety, performance and acceptance testing of windlasses and anchor capstans.

This document is applicable to windlasses and anchor capstans of sea-going vessels, which have an electric, hydraulic, pneumatic or external drive, of the following types:

• symmetrical double cable-lifter windlasses (type 1);

• single cable-lifter windlasses (type 2);

• single cable-lifter windlass units (types 3 and 4);

• anchor capstans (type 5);

• double cable-lifter windlasses with connecting shaft (type 6).

For combined windlasses/mooring winches, ISO 3730 is applicable in addition to this document.