un renvoi d’angle
English translation: cable (or rope) angle
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13 mins confidence: 
see explanation below Explanation: I'm not sure how best to say this but what it means is that where the chain used for lashing purposes passes through the lashing ring, the angle between the direction on which it enters the ring and the angle on which it leaves the ring should be 45°. If you think of shoe laces and how they go in and out, you should see what I mean. The chain obviously criss-crosses the load diagonally... HTH |
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27 mins confidence:
cable (or rope) angle Explanation: I think this has to do with tying down a load on a lorry trailer, and how you run the rope so that it is most effective. Safe loading practice means that you run the rope so that it subtends an angle of at least 45º on each side of each attachment point on the trailer, and to ensure that longitudinal stresses don't get out of hand (when the truck brakes, etc.) The instructions are urging that the carrier respects the 45º angle when tying down the load, using the trailer "rings" or tie-down points, with the rope (or cable) ending in a winch also attached to the trailer (or lorry if its non-artic). Very important safety points for a driver when making his load safe for travelling. |
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