The SLiC® fiber aerial terminal closure is a strand-mount, breathable fiber terminal for fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) applications. It is designed to be used for in-line, tautsheath, and butt-splicing configurations. The SLiC 530 terminal closure is composed of two separate chambers: a distribution cable splice chamber and a drop termination chamber. The distribution cable splice chamber houses the fiber splices and stores buffer tube or ribbon fiber slack while the drop termination chamber is used to house all drop terminations. This craft separation feature allows the installer to terminate and maintain the drop without entering the splice chamber. The 530 terminal closure has the capability of handling OptiTap® Adapters, external cable assembly module (ECAM) FD factory-terminated SC APC or SC UPC fiber drops, and direct splicing. The terminal accommodates four, six, eight, or 12 drops.