Cleetus
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The problem I see is that do we really want all and sundrie splicing ropes as PPE? I think that there would have to be certain rules to taking a course. For example 5 years climbing experience and LOLER qualified, and maybe a pre splicing course course!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to make sure the candidate under stands rope construction etc. I started splicing because having climbed for 15 years I wanted to know how a splice was done. I have learnt all my splicing tricks from experience and talking to others, I now consider my self pretty damn good if I do say so my self, and am now able to splice commercialy and follow a quality assurance programme. As I have said before it takes a lot of splices before you are confident you are doing it right, not just a 2 day course.
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I have run a small splicing course for 3 respected assessors. Before we even started to splice I ran through types of rope and their constuction, and which type of splice to use. This was completely new territory for them. I think before pepole even pick up a fid they should know how the rope they are going to splice is constructed. There are small diffrence between perfoming the same "type" of splice on a "diffrent" type of rope, which can make it safe or not safe.
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Hi all I feel that a governing body would be a good solution. Anyone can splice, but is it safe? It takes a lot of splicing to be happy that what you are doing is right. I have had my splices tested by 2 manufacturs. If people are producing splices for others to use, they should be able to provide some sort of "Quality assurance" scheme, or proof of testing. (thats my first thread over) cheers
