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This document specifies requirements for the design, construction, safety, performance and acceptance testing of windlasses and anchor capstans. This document is applicable to windlasses and anchor capstans of sea-going vessels which have electric, hydraulic, pneumatic or external drive. For combined windlasses/mooring winches, ISO 3730 is to be used in addition to this International Standard. NOTE 1 - Where reference is made in the text to "windlass" it should be understood as "windlass and anchor capstan", where applicable. NOTE 2 - Attention is drawn to the requirements of relevant Classification Societies or the government of the state whose flag the ship is entitled to fly.