VLCC Cargo Manuals
Crude oil carriers including VLCCs, Aframax, Suezmax and product oil carriers are the workhorses of the petrochemical and power generation industries. With safe and efficient transportation of these cargoes both in relation to the safety of the ship's crew and environmental concerns, it is now more imperative than ever that the safe operation of these ships is maintained and improved upon. These aspects are precisely the operating criteria that WMT use in producing the cargo operating manuals.
Generally the cargo operating manuals for this type of vessel is broken down into 4 individual sections.
Section 1: Cargo System Description
This section covers the design concept and capacity of the vessel. Additionally, the manuals carry detailed information on the use of the essential equipment used in discharging the cargoes and maintaining the cargo tanks in a safe inert condition.
Section 2: Cargo Handling Procedures
This section covers the detailed description of cargo operations and all relevant piping flow illustrations. Included in this section are the procedures of COW operations, line cleaning in preparation for drydocking, ballast operations, including heavy weather ballasting and the use of the ODME equipment.
Section 3: Cargo Control and Operation System
Under this section heading the detailed information is contained on the use of the cargo control system. WMT manuals can form a one stop instruction manual which will cover details which may otherwise be either difficult for the operator to interpret from the manufacturer's manuals, or that they are not fully explained in a way the operator can readily understand.
Section 4: Emergency Systems and Procedures
Safety is paramount on board ships not only for the ship's company, but also for the loading terminal and taking into account environmental considerations. This final section covers the use and description of the fire fighting system and detection equipment both on deck and in the accommodation. Additionally, detailed information is described with the use of explicit illustrations on the use of emergency inerting of ballast tanks and safe discharge from a damaged cargo oil tank.
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