According to rules and regulations, metal hatch covers on cargo vessels are expected to be weather-tight without the aid of further appliances. In practice however, hatch joints can allow water to seep into the cargo causing unnecessary expense. As a safeguard and as an exercise in good housekeeping many owners around the world carry some form of hatch sealing tape on their ships for use in such emergencies.

DRY - CARGO hatch sealing tape is manufactured especially for metal hatch covers and consists of a bitumen compound coated onto polythene film and interleaved with release paper.

DRY - CARGO tape is supplied in 20 meter rolls available in 75mm, 100mm and 150mm widths ex stock.

TEMPERATURE RANG
Application: From 5 deg C to 35deg C
Service: From –5deg C to 65deg C
Packing: 75mm width – 4 into 20m rolls per carton
100mm width – 3 into 20m rolls per carton
150mm width – 2 into 20m rolls per carton
Carton Spec (all widths): 18kg – 320into 320into 320cms

METHOD OF USE:
1. The joint should be brushed clean of any loose particles.
2. The tape is unrolled along the joint, at the same time removing the metallised interleaving paper.
3. The adhesive side is pressed over the joint and the tape firmly pressed into place using firm foot pressure.
4. To remove: simply scrape off.