Load Monitoring

When a ship is moored, the forces in the mooring lines can be measured by the Mooring Load Monitoring (MLM) system. Overloads on the buoy connection or mooring lines are identified by this load system in an early stage, so prompt action can be taken. The loads are displayed in real time in tons and alarms can be set if the loads exceed the safe working load of the mooring line or buoy connection. Retrieval of MLM data from comparable situations can be used as guidance to estimate the required number of mooring lines.