Rope Guard Repairs Underwater

FN Diving offers specialised underwater rope guard repairs. Rope guards are the protection barrier for propeller shafts shielding them against line entanglement around main shafts.

Typically rope guards are attached by means of welding or bolted with locking wires in place. These locations can also harbour heavy marine growth at times making it difficult for inspections or repairs to be carried out.

FN Diving offers specialised underwater welding operations for the installation of rope guards. Carrying out removal of entangled ropes and nets picked up at sea or in Port are a common diving task. FN Diving also performs special inwater sealing of rope guards for internal seal replacements, creating a totally water tight seal for the replacements of internal stern tube seal replacements.

Replacement and installation of rope cutters is also an important task when it comes to the maintenance of rope guards they are the first defence against shaft entanglement and secondary damage on the shaft seal system.