Data Plate for UN Portable Tanks (T11, T20, T22, T50)
Question: “My UN Portable Tank is missing the data plate. How do I get another one?”
Tank Guru:
UN Portable Tanks used in international service needs to have the data plate that was affixed by the original manufacturer (or a replacement copy), a CSC Safety Approval plate, and a TIR/Customs plate. The manufacturer’s plate includes key information such as:
- Design pressure
- Temperature
- Shell thickness
- Original hydro test date
- Latest hydro test date
- Approvals to which the UN Portable Tank was designed and constructed.
- ASME Code plate or a product plate that shows the list of substances approved for transport in the tank (for certain high-pressure tanks)
Newer ISO tanks include these, however, if the data plate is lost or damaged in such a way that it’s not legible, a replacement plate engraved with the original information should be procured. Once the data plate has been created, it should be reviewed and stamped by the class society surveyor who carried out the last periodic test.
Replacement plates are available through tank container repair facilities or select parts suppliers ( Tank Service Inc. included)
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