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Flame screen

Flame screen

Created OnDecember 28, 2017
byCapt. Angad S Cheema
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A portable or fitted device incorporating one or more corrosion resistant wire woven fabrics of very small mesh which is used for preventing sparks from entering a tank or vent opening or, for a short time, preventing the passage of flame. (Not to be confused with ‘Flame arrester’).
Capable of being ignited and of burning.

Related:

  • Flame Screen (or Arrester)
  • Dreadage or Dreading Clause
  • DOP (Dropping Outward Pilot)
  • COA (Contract of Affreightment)
  • Arrived ship
  • Timber

By Capt. Angad S Cheema

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