Free field guides
Tank Field Guides
Printable, plain-English guides to the parts of an aboveground storage tank, with the other names you'll hear on site. Built by TankForge.
Free · 48 parts
Tank Roof Field Guide
Thief hatch · Gauge well · Sample well · Roof manway
Free printable PDF — coming soon
Shell & nozzles
Manways, nozzles, cleanout fittings, shell plate courses.
Free printable PDF — coming soon
Bottom & foundation
Annular ring, sketch plates, foundation types, leak detection.
Free printable PDF — coming soon
Damage & defects
Pitting, laminations, settlement, coating failure — how to describe what you find.
Free printable PDF — coming soon
Stairs & platforms
Spiral stairs, crossovers, handrail rules, ladder cages.
Free printable PDF — coming soon
Floating roof seals
Primary and secondary seal types, in more depth than the roof guide.
Built by TankForge — API 653 inspection software
The Annex C checklist, tank drawings, UT readings and the finished report, on one iPad, from the tank deck — even with no signal.
Free printable guides to other tank parts are coming — shell, bottom & foundation, nozzles.