List 9a Approved Manufacturers of Chain Cable for Ships and Offshore Mooring

This list identifies works approved by Lloyds Register Group Limited (LR) for the manufacture of chain cable for ships and offshore mooring in accordance with the requirements of LR's Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials, Chapter 10. The information listed for each works is a summary of the product, grade and maximum nominal diameter approved. Where required further information should be obtained from the current certificate of approval issued to the manufacturer by LR. Works designated "MQS Approved" are also approved under the Materials Quality Scheme in accordance with LR's Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials, Chapter 1 Section 2. Approval only covers the manufacturing location listed, it does not extend to other works owned by the same company. The local LR surveying office is also listed. Lloyd's Register Group Limited, its affiliates and subsidiaries and their respective officers, employees or agents are, individually and collectively, referred to in this clause as 'Lloyd's Register'. Lloyd's Register assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable to any person for any loss, damage or expense caused by reliance on the information or advice in this document or howsoever provided, unless that person has signed a contract with the relevant Lloyd's Register entity for the provision of this information or advice and in that case any responsibility or liability is exclusively on the terms and conditions set out in that contract.

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List 9a Approved Manufacturers of Chain Cable for Ships and Offshore Mooring
Name and Address Category Grades Max Nominal Diameter (mm) Office

Bangladesh
KUROKI CHAIN BANGLADESH CO., LTD. Chittagong Export Processing Zone Sector No. 2, Plot No. 1 & 2 P.O. CEPZ Chittagong 4223 Ship stud link flash butt welded U1, U2(a) 48.00 Calcutta

Tel: +880 31 740979 - 741064 Fax: +880 31 740072 Email mailto:kuroki@colbd.com Certificate #: MD00/1368/0006/9a Expiry date: 21/12/2014

China, People's Republic of

ASIAN STAR (ZHENJIANG) MOORING CHAIN CO., LTD. 8# Nanwei 4th Road Dingmao New Area Zhejiang, Jiangsu Ship stud link flash butt welded U3(a) 102.00 Nanjing

Tel: +86 555 2103822 Fax: +86 555 2100186 Email: XSK@MASYXML.com.cn Web: www.masanchorChina.com Certificate #: MD00/4266/0001/9a Expiry date: 09/12/2016
ASIAN STAR ANCHOR CHAIN ( MAANSHAN) CO., LTD. No.73 Taiping Street Caishi, Maanshan Anhui Province PC:243041 Ship stud link flash butt welded U1, U2(a) 44.00 Nanjing

Tel: +86 555 2103822 Fax: +86 555 2100186 Email: XSK@MASYXML.com.cn Web: www.masanchorChina.com Certificate Number: MD00/0964/0006/9a Expiry: 16/10/2016 "ENHANCED SURVEY"
FOSHAN MARINE ANCHOR CHAIN LTD. (FMAC) Ship stud link flash butt welded Mooring stud link Mooring studless U3(a) R3S R3S 122.00 127.00 127.00 Guangzhou

No. 68 Jin Gang Road Jin Ben Town San Shui District, Foshan City Guang Dong Province

Tel: +86 757 8751 0563 / 8017 Fax:+86 757 8751 6281 Email: seaflower@fmac.com.cn Web: http://fmacanchorchain.com Chain cable Grade U3a is supplied in the quenched and tempered condition. Approval for R3S Stud link and Studless to 127.0mm diameter is restricted to manufacture with bars supplied by Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works, Co., Ltd. and Daye Special Steel Co., Ltd. Method of manufacturing of single substitute links approved for R3S grade 127mm diameter common link made by the bars supplied by Daye Special Steel Co., Ltd. Certificate Number: MD00/3459/0007/9a Expiry: 12/02/2017 "ENHANCED SURVEY"
JIANGSU AOHAI MARINE FITTINGS CO., LTD. Wuwei Village Jiangyin-Jingjiang Industrial Zone Jiangsu Province Ship stud link flash butt welded U3(a) 122.00 Jiangyin

Tel: +86 0523 84805088 Fax: +86 0523 84808088 Email to: yangyin0808@126.com Web http://www.cn-ahac.com Scope of approval includes manufacture of End Links (maximum 146mm diameter) and Enlarged Links (maximum 137mm diameter) in Grade U3(a) Certificate No.: MD00/4236/0001/9a Expiry Date: 14/10/2016
Ship stud link flash butt welded Mooring stud link Mooring studless Dongxing Town, 214533 Jingjiang U1, U2(a), U3(a) R4 R3, R3S R4 R3, R3S 152.00 132.00 157.00 132.00 157.00 Jiangyin

JIANGSU ASIAN STAR ANCHOR CHAIN Co., Ltd

Tel: +86 523 4686 808 Fax: +86 523 4681 390 Email: mailto:taojj@pub.tz.jsinfo.net Web: http://www.anchor-chain.com Certificate Number: MD00/1974/00012/9a Expiry: 23/07/2014 *ENHANCED SURVEY*
LAIWU STEEL ZIBO ANCHOR CHAIN CO., LTD. Heiwang Town Zichuan District Zibo City Shandong Province Ship stud link flash butt welded U1, U2(a), U3(a) 122.00 Qingdao

Tel: +86 (0) 533 506 9323 Fax: +86 (0) 533 506 9302 Email mailto:lgchains@163169.net Web: www.lgchains.com Approval is for Grades U1 & U2 supplied in the normalized condition and Grade U3 supplied in the quenched & tempered condition. Certificate Number: MD00/2135/0007/9a Expiry: 22/08/2015 "ENHANCED SURVEY"

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List 9a Approved Manufacturers of Chain Cable for Ships and Offshore Mooring
Name and Address LAIWU STEEL ZIBO ANCHOR CHAIN CO., LTD. Category Ship stud link flash butt welded Mooring stud link Mooring studless Grades U3(a) R3, R3S, R4 R3, R3S, R4 Max Nominal Diameter (mm) 122.00 111.00 111.00 Office Qingdao

Qingdao Branch No. 269, Yanhe Road, Economic & Technical Development Zone, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266510,

Tel: +86 532 8683 7880 Fax: +86 532 8683 7810 Email: lgchains@163.com Web: http://www.lgchains.com Approval for R3, R3S and R4 Stud link and Studless to 111.0mm diameter is restricted to manufacture with 114.0mm diameter bar supplied by Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works, Co., Ltd., R3 bar to specification R30Mn2, R3S bar to specification 28MnCrMo, R4 bar to specification 22MnCrNiMo. Scope of approval includes for the manufacture by flash butt welding as part of individual chain manufacture for End Links (maximum 146mm diameter) and Enlarged Links (maximum 134mm diameter) for the required increased diameter as applicable to the chain common link diameter. For mooring grade chain cable this is additional subject to these links being manufactured with the same specification bar stock from the same supplier. Ships stud link flash butt weld chain cable grade U3(a) and mooring grades R3, R3S and R4 are supplied in the quenched & tempered condition. Certificate Number: MD00/3779/0003/9a Expiry:19/04/2016 "ENHANCED SURVEY"
QINGDAO ANCHOR CHAIN CO., LTD. 106 Aolan Road Jimo Qingdao, 266200 Ship stud link flash butt welded U1, U2(a), U3(a) 122.00 Qingdao

Tel: +86 (0)532 88513117 Fax: +86 (0)532 88511501 Email: mailto:qac@public.qd.sd.cn Web http://www.qd-anchor-chain.com. Approval is for grades U1 and U2 are supplied in the normalised condition; grade U3 supplied in the quenched and tempered condition. Certificate Number: MD00/1226/0007/9a Expiry: 31/10/2015 "ENHANCED SURVEY"
ZHEJIANG SHUANGNIAO ANCHOR CHAIN CO., LTD. Sanwang Industrial Park, Huangze Town, Shengzhou City, Zhejiang Province Ship stud link flash butt welded U3(a) U2(a) 78.00 81.00 Ningbo

Tel: +86 (0) 575 8350 7866 Fax: +86 (0) 575 8350 7766 Email: zjsnac@163.com Web: http://zjsnac.com Grade U2 supplied in normalized condition, Grade U3 supplied in the quenched and tempered condition. Chains in Grade U3 over 76mm diameter require sub-contracted break load testing. Scope of approval includes for the manufacture by flash butt welding as part of individual chain manufacture for End Links (maximum 91mm diameter) and Enlarged Links (maximum 84mm diameter) for the required increased diameter as applicable to the chain common link diameter to a maximum of 76mm. Certificate Number: MD/00/3757/0003/9a Expiry: 13/03/2016 "ENHANCED SURVEY"
ZHENGMAO GROUP CO., LTD. Ship stud link flash butt welded Mooring stud link Mooring studless Wufeng Kou Zhenjiang Jiangsu Province PC 212011 U1, U2(a) U3(a) R3, API-2F R3S, R4 R3 R3S, R4 152.00 172.00 105.00 152.00 105.00 152.00 Nanjing

Tel: +86 511 8451 1151 Fax: +86 511 8451 1152 Email: wangxt151@163.com Web: http://gb.anchorchain-china.com Scope of approval includes for the manufacture by flash butt welding as part of individual Studlink and Studless mooring chain manufacture in Grade R3S for End Links (maximum 182mm diameter) and Enlarged Links (maximum 167mm diameter) for the required increased diameter as applicable to the chain common link diameter to a maximum of 152mm. API-2F manufactured under API Licence No. 2F-0011. Approval for mooring grade R3 to 105mm diameter is with bars supplied by Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co. Ltd to specification R30Mn2. Approval for mooring grade R3s to 152mm diameter (increased to 182mm diameter for end links and enlarged links) is with bars supplied by Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co. Ltd to specification 28MnCrMo. Approval for Mooring grade R4 to 105mm diameter is with bars supplied by Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co. Ltd to specification 22CrMnNiMo. Approval for mooring grade R4 to 152mm diameter is with bars supplied by Daye Special Steel Co. Ltd to specification 27CrMnMo. Grades U1 and U2 are supplied in the normalised condition; Grades U3, R3, R3S, R4 and API-2F are supplied in the quenched an tempered condition. Certificate Number: MD00/1716/0009/9a Expiry: 14/05/2016 "ENHANCED SURVEY"
ZHOUSHAN ZHONGNAN ANCHOR CHAIN CO LTD., Pingyangpu Putuo, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, 316101 Ship stud link flash butt welded U2(a) U3(a) 78.00 95.00 Shanghai Port

Tel No: +86 580 369 5396 Fax No: +86 580 3694968 Mob: 13706806187 Email: znmlzz@163.com Web: www.zszhongnan Certificate Number: MD00/4035/0001/9a Expiry: 27/06/2015 "ENHANCED SURVEY"

France
CARLIER CHAINES S.A.S. 37 Rue Salengro BP 10145 59733 Saint Amand Les Eaux Cedex Ship stud link flash butt welded U1, U2(a), U3(a) 76.00 Lyon

Tel: +33 3 27 48 12 00 Fax: +33 3 27 48 95 27 Email: mailto:info@carlier-chain.com Web page http://www.carlier-chain.com Certificate #: MD00/0288/0006/9a Expiry date: 21/01/2015

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List 9a Approved Manufacturers of Chain Cable for Ships and Offshore Mooring
Name and Address MARIT & DAVAINE CHANES 230 avenue Desandrouins F-59300 Valenciennes Category Ship stud link flash butt welded Grades U1, U2(a), U3(a) Max Nominal Diameter (mm) 81.00 Office Lyon

Tel +33 3 2719 3270 Fax +33 3 2719 3271 Email: mailto:pierrem@marit.fr Web:www.marit.fr Certificate #: MD00/0994/0007/9a Expiry date: 29/08/2014

Germany
HNNETALER KETTENFABRIK SCHULTE & Co. Bundesstrae 30 D-59846 Sundern-Hvel Ship stud link flash butt welded U1, U2(a), U3(a) 26.00 Dortmund

Tel: +49 (0)2935 809-0 Fax: +49 (0)2935 4521 Email: mailto:info@hoennetal-ketten.de Web: http://www.hoennetal-ketten.de Certificate No. MD00/2583/0005/9a Expiry date: 12/09/2014
KETTENFABRIK MESTER GmbH Bornstrae 280 D-44145 Dortmund Ship stud link flash butt welded Mooring stud link U1, U2(a), U3(a) R3 105.00 97.00 Dortmund

Tel +49 231 8610300 Fax +49 231 86103023 Email: mailto:info@mesterkette.com Web: http://www.mesterkette.com Mooring chain cable grade API-2F may be accepted up to 105 mm nominal diameter for approved applications. Certificate No. MD00/0841/0007/9a Expiry date: 04/04/2014
THIELE GmbH & CO. KG Iserlohn-Kalthof Werkstr. 3 D-58640 Iserlohn Ship stud link flash butt welded U3(a) U1, U2(a) 132.00 140.00 Dortmund

Tel: +49 (0)2371 947-0 Fax: +49 (0)2371 947-234 Email: mailto:h.kleischmann@thiele.de Web: http://www.thiele.de Certificate #: MD00/1513/0007/9a Expiry date: 03/07/2015

India
INDIAN CHAIN PRIVATE LTD. 238-B, A.J.C. Bose Road KOLKATA 700 020 Ship stud link flash butt welded U3(a) U1, U2(a) 66.00 70.00 Calcutta

Tel: +91 33 2247 6839 Fax: +91 33 2247 4217 Email: mailto:inchain@vsnl.com Web: www.indianchain.com Certificate No. MD00/0757/0006/9a Expiry date: 02/01/2014

Japan
HAMANAKA CHAIN MFG. CO., LTD. Ship stud link flash butt welded Mooring stud link Mooring studless Himeji Factory 810-1, Oeshima Aboshi-ku Himeji-city Hyogo-pref. U1, U2(a), U3(a) R3, R3S, R4 API-2F R3, R3S, R4 155.00 134.00 152.00 134.00 Kobe

Tel: +81 792 73 7111 Fax: +81 792 73 0313 Email: mailto:info@hamanaka-chain.co.jp Web: http://www.hamanaka-chain.co.jp Bar materials for mooring grades R3, R3S and R4 are restricted to supply by Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Corporation - Muroran Works to internal specifications HTCC70B (R3), HTC80M (R3S) and HTC100B (R4). Grades U1 and U2 are supplied in the normalised condition; grades API 2F, R3, R3S and R4 are supplied in the quenched and tempered condition. Method of Stud FixingGrades U1, U2 and U3; two point welding, four point welding or proof loading to a maximum 130% of nominal proof load. Grades R3 and R3S; two point welding or proof loading to a maximum 125% of nominal proof load Grade R4; Proof loading to a maximum 112.5% of nominal proof load API-2F manufactured under API Licence No. 2F-0004 Method of manufacture of single substitute links approved for all grades and sizes Certificate No. MD00/0642/0007/9a Expiry date: 18/05/2016
NIPPON CHAIN & ANCHOR Co., Ltd. Ship stud link flash butt welded U1, U2(a), U3(a) 132.00 Kobe

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List 9a Approved Manufacturers of Chain Cable for Ships and Offshore Mooring
Name and Address Hiro Factory 1-2-43 Hiro-Shiratake Kure City Hiroshima Pref. P.C. 737-0144 Category Grades Max Nominal Diameter (mm) Office

Tel. +81 (0)823 71 1170 Fax +81 (0)823 71 1174 Email: mailto:i.masunaka@kotobukikogyo.co.jp Certificate No. MD00/1082/0007/9a Expiry date: 24/11/2014
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES HIMATEX CO LTD., ISOURA WORK 16-4 Isoura-cho Niihama-shi Ehime-pref 792-0002 Ship stud link flash butt welded U1, U2(a), U3(a) 90.00 Kobe

Tel: +81 897 32 6504 Fax: +81 897 32 6496 email: mailto:ykm_kuwano@shuff.shi.co.jp website: http://www.shinsissa.co.jp Certificate No. MD00/0793/0008/9a Expiry date: 22/04/2016
TOA CHAIN MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Otsu-362 Shirahama-cho Himeji-city Hyogo-pref. Ship stud link flash butt welded U1, U2(a), U3(a) 70.00 Kobe

Tel: +81 (0)792 46 0555 Fax: +81 (0)792 46 3040 email: mailto: furuchan@toachain.co.jp Certificate No. MD00/1532/0006/9a Expiry date: 02/06/2014

Korea
DAI HAN ANCHOR CHAIN MFG.CO., LTD. Ship stud link flash butt welded Mooring stud link U1, U2(a), U3(a) R5 R4S R3, API-2F R4 R3S R5 R4S R3 R4 R3S 157.00 137.00 142.00 147.00 152.00 162.00 137.00 142.00 147.00 152.00 162.00 Seoul

Mooring studless

#740, Dohwa-Dong Nam-Gu Inchon

Tel: +82 32 862 0091 Fax: +82 32 863 5114 Email: mailto:daihan@dhac.co.kr API-2F manufactured under API Licence No. 2F-0003 Certificate No. MD00/0371/0012/9a Expiry date: 29/01/2016

Web: http://www.dhac.co.kr

Spain
VICINAY CADENAS S.A. Ship stud link flash butt welded Mooring stud link Mooring studless Deusto Factory C/Particular de Sagarduy, 5 P.O. Box 956 48080 BILBAO (VIZCAYA) U1, U2(a), U3(a) R5, R4S R3, R3S, R4, API-2F R3, R3S, R4, R5, R4S 132.00 120.00 132.00 180.00 Bilbao

Tel: +34 944 891131 Fax: +34 944 891132 Email: mailto:tlopez@vicinaycadenas.com Web: http://www.vicinaycadenas.net API-2F manufactured under API Licence No. 2F-0005 The approval for the Grades R3, R3S, R4 and R5 are restricted to chain cable made from bars from specific suppliers and processing routes as detailed on Appendix 2 and Appendix 3 of the certificate. Certificate Number: MD00/1633/0015/9a Expiry: 16/04/2015

Sweden
RAMNS BRUK AB Ship stud link flash butt welded Mooring stud link Mooring studless U1, U2(a), U3(a) R3, R3S, R4, API-2F R3, R3S, R4 165.00 165.00 165.00 Stockholm

P.O Box 14 S-73060 Ramns

Tel: +46 220 22000 Fax: +46 220 35837 Email: mailto:info@ramnas.com Web Page http://www.ramnas.com Certificate No. MD00/1230/0008/9a Expiry date: 24/05/2014

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List 9a Approved Manufacturers of Chain Cable for Ships and Offshore Mooring
Name and Address Category Grades Max Nominal Diameter (mm) Office

United Kingdom
THE SOLID SWIVEL CO., LTD. Portersfield Road Cradley Heath West Midlands B64 7BL Ship stud link flash butt welded U1, U2(a), U3(a) 54.00 Liverpool

Tel: +44 1384 636421 Fax: +44 1384 639163 Email mailto:graham@solidswivel.co.uk Web: http://www.solidswivel.co.uk Grade U2 chain cable is supplied in the normalised condition and the grade U3 chain cable is supplied in the quenched and tempered condition. The scope of approval included for the manufacture of U2 grade end (open) links up to 60mm nominal diameter produced by flash butt welding as part of the chain cable manufacture. The scope of approval includes for the supply of flash butt welded stud link chain cable in Aluminium Silicon Bronze to Grade 2 of NES 171 (Def Stan 07-209) up to 26mm maximum diameter accepted for approved applications. The scope of approval included for the manufacture of in Aluminium Silicon Bronze to Grade 2 of NES 171 (Def Stan 07-209) of end (open) links up to 35mm nominal diameter produced by flash butt welding as part of the chain cable manufacture accepted for approved applications. Certificate Number: MD00/3028/0003/9a Expiry: 24/11/2015

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