IS 4401 : 2006 Textiles - Twisted Nylon Fish-Net Twines - Specification

ICS 677.494.675.072.63:677.076.732/.736:639.2.081.11 TXD 18
Reaffirmed 2021

1 Scope

This standard prescribes the constructional details andother particulars of undyed twisted nylon twines of thefollowing two types used in the manufacture of fishingnets:

a) Type 1 - Gill net twines (GNT) used in themanufacture of gill nets, and.

b) Type 2 - Trawl twine (TLT) used in themanufacture of trawl nets.

2 References

The following standards contain provisions which,through reference in this text, constitute provisions of thisstandard. At the time of publication, the editions indicatedwere valid. All standards are subject to revision and partiesto agreements based on this standard are encouraged toinvestigate the possibility of applying the most recenteditions of the standards indicated below:

    IS No.     Title
IS 1398 : 1982 Packing paper, waterproof,
bitumen laminated (second
revision)
IS 5508 (Part 1) : 1969 Guide for fishing gear - General
IS 5508 (Part 10) : 1972 Gutie for fishing gear: Data sheet
for seer gill net
IS 5815 (Part 3) : 1970 Methods of test for fishing gear
materials: Part 3 Determination of
twist
IS 5815 (Part 4) : 1993 Fishing nets - Determination of
ISO 1805 : 1973 breaking load and knot breaking
load of netting yarns first revision)
IS 5815 (Part 7) : 1993 Fishing nets - Determination of
ISO 3790 : 1976 elongation of netting yarns (first
revision)