Shipbuilding . head of sounding pipes with self - acting valve . details of body.
Fore peak tank fresh water tank ballast tank emergency generator fuel oil tank use sounding pipe sludge tank use short sounding pipe.
Also the starboard bilge sounding pipe of No. 1 cargo hold was corroded at the thread section and the closing cap was missing.
The sounding pipe in No. 1 top side tank (port side)to be renewed, dia. Approx. 50mm.