CI 3
Standard Test Methods for Fiber Rope Including Standard Terminations
Published by Cordage Institute (CI)
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The edition the CFR requires
CI 3, Revised, June 1980
As the CFR lists it: “CIA-3, Standard Test Methods for Fiber Rope Including Standard Terminations, Revised, June 1980”
- Listed in 33 CFR 164.03(d)(1); required by33 CFR 164.74
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