API 2P : 1987

Foreword
Policy
Section 1 - Basic considerations and data requirements
1.1 Basic considerations
1.2 Purpose of mooring analysis
1.3 Definitions
1.4 List of symbols
1.5 Environmental design criteria
1.6 Water depth
1.7 Soil condition
1.8 Mooring equipment
Section 2 - Mooring system
2.1 Mooring pattern
2.2 Type of mooring
Section 3 - Environmental forces and vessel motions
3.1 Basic considerations
3.2 Wind
3.3 Current
3.4 Steady drift force
3.5 Low frequency vessel motions
3.6 Wave frequency vessel motions
3.7 Oblique environment
Section 4 - Mooring design criteria
4.1 Offset
4.2 Maximum mooring line tension
4.3 Line length
4.4 Drag anchor holding power
4.5 Comments on mooring design criteria
Section 5 - Mooring analysis procedure
5.1 Basic considerations
5.2 Preliminary calculations
5.3 Mooring analysis procedure
Section 6 - Example analysis
6.1 Example definition
6.2 Mooring analysis for the maximum design condition
6.3 Mooring analysis for the maximum operating
     condition
6.4 Summary and discussion of mooring analysis results
6.5 Comments on the analysis for quartering environment
Section 7 - Selected bibliography

Gives a method for the analysis, design or evaluation of spread mooring systems used with floating drilling units. Coverage includes purpose of mooring analysis, list of symbols, environmental design criteria, low frequency vessel motions, wave frequency vessel motions, maximum mooring line tension, drag anchor holding power, comments on mooring design criteria, and mooring analysis for the maximum operating condition.