by Neptune » Thu Feb 06, 2020 4:11 am
So finally, some more pics.
Nearly there now.
Unfortunately a major screw-up on the helicopter landing markings. I'm affraid I'll have to sand it off and respray that part of the ship. Delicate thing, but I guess it'll be necessary. Tried with a marker as well, but it doesn't seem to get a grip on the white coat and it doesn't dry.
Furthermore on the details:
Yellow painted equipment forward and aft are the "Emergency Towing Gear". Forward on large tankers, this consists of 2 Smit brackets as well a box with a chafing chain. This is a large chain that can be connected to the Smit Brackets and then overboard towards a tug. This chain is to be used in major emergency cases, where the chain delivers high strenght as well as resistance against fire and chafing in the fairlead.
Aft there is an emergency towing reel, with a long very large diameter wire and a strong point. In the small yellow box at the stern there is a buoy with a messenger line. Once deployed, the buoy with light floats behind the ship, pulling with it the messenger line. These are to be picked up by a vessel in distress (or a tug), which then pulls in the big steel wire. At the end of the wire, there is a fixed strong piece that gets caught in the strong point of the tanker, this way she can tow other vessels. This is also common on all tankers.
The small red winches are the "fire wires", again common on tankers, although not always present on a fixed winch/storage reel. These wires are deployed forward and after overboard when in port. In case of fire at the jetty or other emergencies, the tanker can then be towed away by tugs without any assistance from the tanker. This practice is now discontinued as they figured out that, when tugs pull the wires, it creates a big hazard onboard for passing crew. Either the wire would break or the bollard or fairlead would give away if the tugs pull. Generally wires are protected by green canvas against corrosion, therefore the outside of the reels is painted green.
Next to the manifold you can also see a bigger piece of railing, this is reinforced to carry the weight of cargo hoses in case of ship-to-ship operations. Since I already placed the fairleads, I decided to also place this piece at the ship's side.
In the picture of the manifold you can see some glue from the masking tape was left on the white paint. Any suggestions on how best to remove that glue?
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So finally, some more pics.
Nearly there now.
Unfortunately a major screw-up on the helicopter landing markings. I'm affraid I'll have to sand it off and respray that part of the ship. Delicate thing, but I guess it'll be necessary. Tried with a marker as well, but it doesn't seem to get a grip on the white coat and it doesn't dry.
Furthermore on the details:
Yellow painted equipment forward and aft are the "Emergency Towing Gear". Forward on large tankers, this consists of 2 Smit brackets as well a box with a chafing chain. This is a large chain that can be connected to the Smit Brackets and then overboard towards a tug. This chain is to be used in major emergency cases, where the chain delivers high strenght as well as resistance against fire and chafing in the fairlead.
Aft there is an emergency towing reel, with a long very large diameter wire and a strong point. In the small yellow box at the stern there is a buoy with a messenger line. Once deployed, the buoy with light floats behind the ship, pulling with it the messenger line. These are to be picked up by a vessel in distress (or a tug), which then pulls in the big steel wire. At the end of the wire, there is a fixed strong piece that gets caught in the strong point of the tanker, this way she can tow other vessels. This is also common on all tankers.
The small red winches are the "fire wires", again common on tankers, although not always present on a fixed winch/storage reel. These wires are deployed forward and after overboard when in port. In case of fire at the jetty or other emergencies, the tanker can then be towed away by tugs without any assistance from the tanker. This practice is now discontinued as they figured out that, when tugs pull the wires, it creates a big hazard onboard for passing crew. Either the wire would break or the bollard or fairlead would give away if the tugs pull. Generally wires are protected by green canvas against corrosion, therefore the outside of the reels is painted green.
Next to the manifold you can also see a bigger piece of railing, this is reinforced to carry the weight of cargo hoses in case of ship-to-ship operations. Since I already placed the fairleads, I decided to also place this piece at the ship's side.
[color=#0000BF]In the picture of the manifold you can see some glue from the masking tape was left on the white paint. Any suggestions on how best to remove that glue? [/color]