BS 5414:1976

This standard BS 5414:1976 Method of test for determination of elongation of netting yarns for fishing nets is classified in these ICS categories:

• 65.150 Fishing and fish breeding

This International Standard specifies a method of determining the elongation of netting yarns, from packages or from netting, in their final physical state.

Tests may be carried out in both the dry and wet states but tests in the wet state are considered to be particularly appropriate in indicating the behaviour of the yarn in use.

Determining the elongation of dry or wet netting yarns, from packages or from netting, in their final physical state.