26.4. Jewelry

With Jewelry we refer to all connectors, attachments, or accessories needed to attach or connect mooring or segments of the mooring line.

Component	Purpose	Image
Clump weights	Heavy weights attached to the line to increase restoring force, reduce line angles, or improve station-keeping by adding pretension.
In-line tensioners	Devices installed along the mooring line to adjust or maintain the desired pretension and compensate for line elongation over time.
Load reduction devices	Specialized elements that absorb or limit peak dynamic loads in the mooring system, improving fatigue life and protecting the floater.
Mid-line buoyancy elements	Buoys attached along the mooring line to alter its profile, reduce seabed interaction, or modify restoring stiffness.
Pull-in Connector	Connectors used to attach the mooring line to the floater during installation and allow for easier retrieval or disconnection.
Intermediate line connectors	Hardware used to join two different mooring line segments, often between chains, wires, or synthetic ropes.
Mooring winches	Deck-mounted or subsea devices used to install, adjust, or retrieve mooring lines by controlling line length and tension.
Fairleads	Guide structures mounted on the floater to lead mooring lines from the deck machinery to the water, reducing abrasion and bending stresses.