A cable cleat is a device designed to secure electrical cables when installed at intervals along the length of the cables” – IEC 61914 Cable Cleats for Electrical Installations
Cable cleats should :
Prevent excessive cable movement due to fault-current magnetic forces
Be rated for specific cable size and available current.”
The fifth edition of API Recommended Practice 14 F (Design, Installation and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities) .
Single core electric cables are to be firmly fixed, using supports of strength adequate to withstand forces corresponding to the values of the peak prospective short-circuit current.” – Lloyds Register. Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, Part 6, Control, Electrical, Refrigeration and Fire.
Cables are to be installed and supported in ways to avoid chafing and undue stress in the cable. – ABS Steel Vessel Rules 4-8-4/21.9 Cable Support, 4-8-4/21.9.1 General and 4-8-4/21.9.3 Clips, Saddles, Straps
