General-use life safety rope shall have a diameter 12.5 mm (1/2 in.) or greater and not more than 16 mm (5/8 in.) when tested in accordance with Section 9.1 of Cordage Institute Standard CI 1801, Low Stretch and Static Kernmantle Life Safety Rope. For the purpose of reporting, the calculated diameter of all new life safety rope shall be rounded to the nearest 0.5 mm (1/64 in.).
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i will make some calls. thanks for the input.
i know the standards (including ISO) but in order to certify the product the certifying agency must also be certified to certain standards in order to accomplish certification.