DEVICE FOR CLEANING/WASHING OF CARGO HOLDS ONBOARD DRY CARGO VESSELS

摘要

This invention consists of a device for washing/cleaning of cargo holds onboard dry cargo vessels, where the device (50) is arranged at the extreme front end of a suitable trolley (40), which is in turn secured on the edge of the vessels cargo hold hatch (41) in such a way that the device may be lowered down between the cargo hold hatches (41), (42) whereupon the rotating portion of the washing device (1) rotates whilst pressurized water (16) exits from a nozzle (22) which is arranged at the end of the washing arm (20) concurrently with the washing arm (20) being gradually lowered so that the entire cargo hold is washed/cleaned from the top and down. After completion of the washing process the rotating portion of the device (1) may be raised so that the entire device can be repositioned to the next cargo hold, after being disengaged from the hatch cover. Repositioning from one cargo hold to the next may be accomplished manually by rolling the entire device over a custom ladder (130) which is positioned onto and between each of the cargo hold hatch covers. The invention may be adapted to all types of vessels.