Agree. But due to the tactical nature of the asset it needs to remain the color scheme of the current design. The sub basically relied on the fact that the host nation did not require the pans. But like safety regs, mission critical requirements are written due to a failure during a critical...
Thank you both for the input. The tanks are located in the middle east. and are considered mission critical. Based on your input I will hold them to the fire to put them in. Their reasoning was that the local country fuel provider does not require them so they did not put them in
Thank you for responding! The float pan is a honeycomb design that floats on the surface of the fuel (oil)it is meant to reduce the amount of vapor build up. Thanks again!
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Have a DoD requirement to use float pans in three bulk fuel storage tanks. Is there any way to meet the intent of the float pans without using them. The reason I am asking is the sub contract has built the tanks without installing the float pans. I am trying to avoid having them tear them open...
