The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator issued a marine safety advisory, highlighting it continues to note several Port State Control issues related to the condition of tank vent heads. There have been numerous heads found with missing, broken, and wasted parts.
As informed, these issues have been found on vessels of varying ages ranging from new delivery to existing vessels in service. Owners and operators are urged to open and inspect these vent heads every three months.
Examples of issues found are provided below:
- Damaged plastic disk
- Missing disk and post
- Gasket slipped off
- Broken Post/missing gasket
- Detached post
- Warped Disk/Missing gasket
- Missing/broken post
- Post too short, disk slipped off
