Marine roller fairlead, also called guide roller, is installed on the round-shaped base of ship deck between the fairlead and winch. It is used to change the direction of mooring ropes and helps lead the ropes to the reel. YSmarines supplies a variety of sizes and types of the roller fairleads including swivel head fairlead, DIN81906 warping roller, JIS F 2014 warping roller, vertical guide sheave, NS2585 warping roller and so on. YSmarines also can offer the customized fairleads according to customer’s special requirements.

NS2585 Warping Roller Fairlead
NS2585 warping roller is the same as the GB/T 10105-88 fairlead. It is cast by the finest quality marine mild carbon steel for added durability. All surfaces in contact with the ropes shall be free from surface roughness or irregularities likely to cause damage to the ropes by abrasion. It has a high breaking load of a tightwire. The compact design, precision machined smooth surface and easily removable shafts ensure the good wear and corrosion resistance of the fairlead. It is used to lead the direction of mooring ropes for marine ships.

ISO13767 Shipside Roller Fairlead
The shipside roller is made in accordance with the standard of ISO 13767. The safe working load (SWL) intended for the use of the roller fairlead shall be noted in the towing and mooring plan available onboard for the guidance of the shipmaster as specified in MSC/Circ.1175. There are two types of fairleads as the construction, which include 2-roller type and 3-roller type.

Vertical Guide Sheave
The vertical sheave is a type of mooring fittings to guide the mooring rope vertically on the deck. The fairlead is built to withstand breaking strength of indicated rope at 90-degree sheave wrap on sheaves. It is made of cast steel with hardened rope groove for longer life. There can be one sheave or two sheaves together. It is a removable guide roller with an epoxy primer coating. It is a special sheave for high-performance synthetic ropes.

JIS F 2026 Roller Fairlead
The roller fairlead is manufactured strictly according to the Japanese Standard JIS F 2026-1980. It is also known as universal fairlead with horizontal rollers and vertical rollers. It is made of stainless steel. Its surface is polished and galvanized which has high corrosion-resistance. It is usually located on the deck end or in the bulwark. It can perfectly guide the direction of ropes and protect them. There are three types for the fairleads: Type A (4 rollers), Type BR (5 rollers) and Type BL (5 rollers and symmetrical to BR type).

JIS F 2014 Warping Roller
The warping roller is manufactured according to the JIS F 2014 -1987 standard. It is also known as CB58-83 fairlead. It is used as a shipside roller fairlead and is to change the direction of the ropes. All surfaces of the fairlead, including welding, shall be free from any visible flaws or imperfections. The roller diameter is from100mm to 450mm, suitable for rope diameter from 40mm to 80mm. The warping roller has three types including type A (one roller), type B (two rollers as a group) and type C (3 rollers as a group).
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