# \#ballast

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## [Ballast pump coupling flange](https://www.queseas.com/t/ballast-pump-coupling-flange/962)

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**Author:** [@Satyajit](https://www.queseas.com/u/Satyajit)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2024, 7:37am UTC](https://www.queseas.com/t/ballast-pump-coupling-flange/962 "2024-09-09T07:37:41Z")

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Hello all! Any ideas on how to remove a stuck ballast pump coupling flange - without application of heating because the ballast pump is located inside the pump room of a tanker vessel?

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## [IACS Recommendation 87 - Guidelines for coating maintenance and repairs for ballast tanks and combined cargo/oil ballast tanks in oil tankers](https://www.queseas.com/t/iacs-recommendation-87-guidelines-for-coating-maintenance-and-repairs-for-ballast-tanks-and-combined-cargo-oil-ballast-tanks-in-oil-tankers/510)

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**Author:** [@Surcouf\_Renard](https://www.queseas.com/u/Surcouf_Renard)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://www.queseas.com/t/iacs-recommendation-87-guidelines-for-coating-maintenance-and-repairs-for-ballast-tanks-and-combined-cargo-oil-ballast-tanks-in-oil-tankers/510 "2022-10-27T20:38:19Z")

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A very useful guide for the assessment of coating condition during ballast tank surveys. IACS RECOMMENDATION 87.pdf.pdf (4.8 MB)