This Standard specifies the terms and definitions, classification and designation, order content, dimensions, shape, weight, and tolerances, technical requirements, inspection methods, inspection rules, packing, marking, and quality certification of zinc or zinc alloy coated steel wire for armouring oceaneering cables. This Standard is applicable to zinc or zinc alloy coated round carbon steel wire (hereinafter referred to as steel wire) for similar purposes such as armouring oceaneering optical cable, cable, photoelectric composite cable, umbilical cable.