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Mooring Lever Safety Cut-out Switch (MSR_2)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: msr_2.ttl
- Name
mooringLeverSafetyCutOut- Attribute
- MSR Mine Anti-Recovery Capability
- Definition
- A switch that may be fitted to cut out the mooring lever safety switch, which normally renders a moored mine safe on breaking adrift or being swept.
- Description
- Its purpose is to leave the mine fully armed whilst drifting and hence liable to detonation during recovery or on being washed ashore. The Hague Convention forbids the use of the drifting mine as a weapon, except for very short-term use.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Allowed for
- BD001 Explosive Naval Mine
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.