BS EN ISO BRITISH STANDARD 1969:2004 Fibre ropes Polyethylene 3- and 4-strand ropes The European Standard ENIS01969:2004has the status of a British Standard ICS 59.080.50 BSi NO COPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBY COPYRIGHTLA BritishStandards BSENISO1969:2004 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of ENIS01969:2004.It is identical withIS01969:2004.It supersedes BSEN700:1995whichiswithdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee TCI/77, Ropes and cordage and fishing nets, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present tothe responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled"International Standards Correspondence Index", or byusing the"Search”facility of theBsI Electronic Catalogueor of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract.Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not ofitselfconfer immunity fromlegalobligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the ENISO title page, the EN ISO foreword page, the ISO title page, pages ii and ili, a blank page, pages 1 to 4, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication This British Standard was publishedundertheauthority Amd. No. Date Comments of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 19 November 2004 C BSI 19 November 2004 ISBN 0580448045 ENISO1969 EUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHENORM November 2004 ICS59.080.50 SupersedesEN700:1995 Englishversion Fibre ropes - Polyethylene - 3- and 4-strand ropes (IsO 1969:2004) Cordages en fibres -Polyethylene - Cordages a 3 et 4 Faserseile - Polyethylen - 3- und 4-litzige Seile (ISO torons (ISo 1969:2004) 1969:2004) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 4October 2004. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German).A version in any other language made by translation versions. Germany,Greece, Hungary,Iceland, Ireland, Italy,Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,Norway,Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEEUROPEENDENORMALISATION EUROPAISCHESKOMITEEFURNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels @2004CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref.No.ENISO1969:2004:E worldwideforCENnational Members. ENIS0.1969:2004 Foreword Thisdocument (EN ISO1969:2004) has beenpreparedbyTechnical CommitteeCEN/TC248 "Textiles and textile products", the secretariat of which is held by BSl, in collaboration with Technical Committee ISO/TC38"Textiles". This European Standard shall begiven the status of a national standard, eitherbypublication of an identicaltext orby endorsement, at the latestbyMay2o05,and conflicting nationalstandards shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2005. ThisdocumentsupersedesEN700:1995 According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations,