Keeping trawlers shipshape
October 1st 2007 Trawlers based at the Scottish port of Peterhead are being kept pristine thanks to
Nilfisk-ALTO pressure washers.The hot or cold water machines ensure decks and
working areas are maintained to strict health and safety standards
Crews work in arduous conditions in the North Sea and North
Atlantic to bring a variety of fish and shellfish to market.
Skippers have to keep their
ships clean to ensure a safe
working environment and good
hygiene standards.Decks and fish
processing areas are cleaned as
often as needed at sea, and each
vessel gets a thorough cleaning
before returning to port.
"Some of the larger, more
modern ships have stationary
machines fitted in their engine
rooms, feeding strategic outlets
where crewmen plug in a high
pressure hose and lance," says Jim
Sinclair of Grampian Powerclean
Equipment, distributor of Nilfisk-
ALTO pressure washers.
"Others use mobile machines
from Nilfisk-ALTO'S NEPTUNE and
POSEIDON families that are
plugged into the nearest power and water supplies.
"The Nilfisk-ALTO range is designed for economical, high
performance cleaning in a wide
range of food, agricultural and
other industrial applications.This
means we can provide a spread
of cleaning capacities – with
water pressures from around
100bar to more than 200bar –
and a choice of hot or cold
water machines, powered either
by electricity at 400V, 230V or
110V, pneumatic or hydraulic
power, or petrol and diesel
engines. " The shipboard
pressure washers use sea
water, but skippers are
encouraged to flush them out
with fresh water after use
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