What is a Mast Riser?

Natural resource derivatives like petroleum-based products are crucial for the world economy. These invaluable products include crude oil, or in other words, naturally extracted liquid compounds from which various kinds of petroleum products are derived or the derivatives themselves, like refined oils or gases. Specially designed oil tankers and LNG carriers transport these crucial products across the globe.

However, appropriate care must be taken to avoid accidents as these products are highly flammable, which means they tend to catch fire with the slightest trigger. It essentially means that with the interference of any causal factors near its vicinity, it can burst into raving flames in no time. 

Speaking of these factors, a spark or fire is the main reason for these disasters. Remember seeing those large ‘No smoking’ boards in hazardous places like petrol pumps or gas stations? 

While smoking is also prohibited onboard ships, especially in the enclosed spaces within the hull, there can still be other means for catching fire. They include accidental gaseous leakages, overheating of any machinery or systems, electrical sparks or short circuits, and