Inspection Of Mooring Hardware

1-1 SCOPE: This UFC, 4-105-08, is a guide for the inspection and evaluation of facility berthing capability, for all facilities providing berthing for U.S. Military Ships. It is a source of reference for the planning, inspection and reporting of mooring hardware conditions in a standardized format.1-2 PURPOSE: This handbook provides guidance for the planning, inspection, assessment, and reporting of mooring hardware conditions. It should be used as a tool for helping personnel tasked with maintaining the readiness of shore side facilities for use by the fleet and in support of military marine operations. The Mooring Hardware Report has the following objectives: * Establish adequacy of mooring facilities. * Enable facility users to develop efficient berthing plans. * Establish baseline data on existing mooring hardware and berthing capacity. * Provide facility users with information sufficient to determine level of effort to maintain or upgrade existing capacity.