Monday, July 3, 2017

hull plate renewal

1     As a chief officer write a dry dock specification for the repair for the repair of following damage that has occurred, stating what factors must be considered when costing the repairs.” approx. 2 meters of damage to Forepeak tank shell plating must be removed and replaced along with relevant damaged stiffeners. In your specification, include the services required, accessory work required and final tests required to ensure satisfactory completion of the repair. 

Steel renewal in no fore peak  ballast tank
Please quote for following scope of work to be carried out during the period of dry docking 
tank capacity 5000 m3(sea water)
open manhole covers 02 nos on deck size 680mmX480mm for the inspection and to be boxed back after the repair with new jointings indicate repair cost for replacement of studs.
provide ventilation blowers for the tank during repair indicate cost per day
provide lighting to the tank
provide man entry certificate and hot work permit during the period of repair
clean the ballast tank and hose down prior to commencement of the repair
erect staging from frame no 46 to 51 at second stringer level to required height and to remove on completion
erect staging from frame no 46 to 51 for the outside shell on port side to 8meter height from ships baseline and to remove on completion
crop and renew the damage section of approx.; 02 square meters side shell plating with damaged frames in way of the plating area with classification approved materials. the material specification andthickness is clealy marked on the shell expansion drawing provided and details of the frames are included in the drawing for preparation.
Marerials certificates welding procedure and qualified welders are to be provided during the repair
work to be completed to the satisfaction of the classification society surveyor
on completion of the plate renewl vaccum test or hose test to be done on the plates.
Apply paint scheme   with inside the tank as per the attached specification
Paint supplied by ship
Outside the hull apply the yard supplied paint two coats of anticorrosive and anti-fouling paint coating thickness 300 microns are to applied paint supplied should have anti fouling approval certificate
Clean all debris generated during repair from the tank 
Tank will be pressure tested by ship staff on completion of the repairs by filling with sea water

Al above wok to be carried out to the satisfaction of the classification society surveyor

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

WELDING RODS -EFFECTS OF MOISTURE



Effects of moisture in welding rods

Purpose of a welding flux is to keep nitrogen and oxygen away from the molten metal and its secondary purpose is to drive out the gasses generated and ensure good penetration of filler. any water vapour contained in the flux coating can get dissolved in the weld in the form of oxygen and Hydrogen lead to

Electrodes for Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) or stick electrodes must be properly stored in order to deposit quality welds. When stick electrodes absorb moisture from the atmosphere, they must be dried in order to restore their ability to deposit quality welds. Electrodes with too much moisture may lead to cracking or porosity. Operational characteristics may be affected as well. Unexplained weld cracking problems are experienced, or if the stick electrode arc performance has deteriorated, it may be due to moisture in the electrode due to poor storage methods or re-drying procedures.

When the moisture present welding joint ma damaged due to following


1. A greater amount of moisture in low hydrogen electrodes may cause porosity. Detection of this condition requires x-ray inspection or destructive testing. If the base metal or weld metal exceeds 550 MPa yield strength, this moisture may contribute to under-bead or weld cracking.
2. A relatively high amount of moisture in low hydrogen electrodes causes visible external porosity in addition to internal porosity. It also may cause excessive slag fluidity, a rough weld surface, difficult slag removal, and cracking.

3. Severe moisture pickup can cause weld cracks in addition to under-bead cracking, severe porosity, poor appearance and slag problems.