	Use	Size	Construction	Lay	Core	Grade
	Clamshell
	Holding & Closing Lines Boom Hoist Tag Line (1/2"+)	1/2" + 1/2" + All 3/8" +	6 x 2 5 FW or 6 x 36 WS 6 x 19 or 6 x 37 Class 6 x 19 Class 6 x 37 Class	RRL RRL RRL RRL	IWRC IWRC IWRC IWRC	EIPS EIPS EIPS EIPS
	Crawler & Truck Cranes
	Hoist Line Boom Hoist Line Whip Line All	All All 3/8---1-1/2	6 x 19 Class or 19 x 19 6 x 19 Class 19 x 7 or 35 x 7 RRL	RRL RRL RRL	IWRC IWRC IWRC	EIPS EIPS EIPS
	Cranes & Hoists
	Overhead Ladle Crane	All All	6 x 19 Class 6 x 37 Class	RRL RRL	IWRC IWRC	EIPS EIPS
	Dragline
	Hoist Line Drag Line Boom Hoist	Up to 1-1/4 1-3/8 & Up 3/4---1-1/2 1-5/8---3 3 & Up 1/2 & Up	6 x 19 or 8 x 19 Class 6 x 37 Class 8 x 19 Class 8 x 37 Class 8 x 37 Class 6 X 19 Class	RLL RLL RLL RLL RRL RRL	IWRC IWRC IWRC IWRC IWRC IWRC	EIPS EIPS EIPS EIPS EIPS EIPS
	Shovels
	Hoist Line Crowd & Retract Boom Hoist Trip Rope	Up to 1 1/8 1-1/4 & Up 3/4 & Up 1/2---1-1/4 1-3/8 & Up 3/8---1 1" & Up	6 x 19 CL or 8 x 19 CL 6 x 37 CL or 8 X 19 CL 6 x 37 CL or 8 X 19 CL 6 x 19 CL or 8 x 19 CL 6 x 37 CL or 8 X 19 CL 6 x 37 CL or 8 X 19 CL 6 x 37 CL or 8 X 19 CL	RLL RLL RLL RRL RRL RRL RRL	IWRC IWRC IWRC IWRC IWRC IWRC IWRC	EIPS EIPS EIPS EIPS EIPS IPS IPS
	Logging Ropes
	Chokers Winch Lines	All All	6 X 19 Class 6 X 19 Class	RRL RRL	IWRC IWRC	EIPS EIPS
	Mining
	Slope Rope Shaft Hoist Ropes Slusher Rope Mining Machine Rope	All All All All	6 x 19 S 6 x 19 S or 6 x 25 FW 3 x 6 x 37 Class 6 x 19 or 6 x 37 Class	RLL RLL RRL RRL	FIBER FIBER IWRC IWRC	IPS IPS IPS EIPS
	Marine Ropes
	Towing Hawser Mooring Lines Cargo Falls	All All All	6 x 37 Class 19 S or 6 x 19 S 6 x 36 WS or 6 x 41 WS	RRL RRL RRL	IWRC IWRC IWRC	EIPS EIPS EIPS
	Oil Field
	Rotary Drill Lines Sand Lines Tubling Line Cable Tool Line	3/4---2 All All All	6 x 19 S, 6 x 21 S, 6 x 26 NS 6 x 7 6 x 26 WS 6 x 21 S	RRL RRL RRL& LRL	IWRC POLY IWRC POLY	EIPS IPS EIPS IPS
	Offshore
	Rotary Drill Lines Riser Tensioner Lines Guide Lines Sand Lines Pendant Lines Crane-Main Hoist Crane-Auxiliary Hoist Anchor Lines Heavy Lift Slings Heavy Lift Slings	1---2 1-1/4---2 1/2---1 1/2---5/8 1-1/2-3 3/4 3/8---2 3/8---2-1/4 1-3/8---6 1-1/2---4 3-1/2---10	6 x 19 S, 6 x 21 S, 6 x 26 CL 6 x 37 Class 6 x 19 Class 6 x 7 6 x 19 Class or 6 x 37 Class 6 x 37 Class or 35 x 7 Cl 35 x 7 Class 6 x 37 Class 6 x 37 Class	RRL RLL RRL RRL RRL RRL RRL RRL RRL RLL& LLL	IWRC IWRC IWRC POLY IWRC IWRC IWRC IWRC IWRC IWRC	EIPS IPS IPS IPS EIPS IPS & EIPS EIPS EIPS EIPS EIPS

Definition of Abbreviations

GRADE	CONSTRUCTION
IPS- Improved Plow Steel EIPS - Extra Improved Plow Steel GIPS - Galvanized Improved Plow Steel EEIPS - Extra, Extra Improved Plow Steel EEEIPS - Extra, Extra, Extra Improved Plow Steel	FW - Filler Wire WS - Warrington Seale SFW - Seale Filler Wire RR - Rotation Resistant W - Warrington S - Seale
LAY	CORE
RRL - Right Regular Lay RLL - Right Lang Lay LRL - Left Regular Lay LLL - Left Lang Lay RAL - Right Attended Lay LAL - Left Attended Lay	IWRC - Wire Rope Core FC - Fiber Core Fiber - Hemp or Poly Core Poly - Polypropylene Core