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Water test weights
from Seaflex are regularly used by Fleet Support Limited, one of
the UK's leading providers of Royal Navy and commercial ship repair
services. FSL is a joint venture between BAE Systems and Vosper
Thornycroft, who are both major suppliers of ships and systems to
the Royal Navy.
When FSL were asked to test the Aft Pad Eye on HMS Scott a Seaflex
WaterLoad water weight was the obvious choice. A 20 Tonne unit was
suspended from the pad eye and filled to maximum capacity, then
inspected by FSL staff. The 20 Tonne water weight was enough to
fulfil the pad eye's safe working load test requirement. After the
test the unit was drained, packed and returned to Seaflex for service
and a periodic test, after which it was ready to go out on its next
test.
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