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Crude Oil Wash

System explained basis my present vessel Cargo oil tanks are crude oil washed to comply with both legislation (contingency ballast

System explained basis my present vessel. The deck mounted tank cleaning machines are turbine driven, fully programmable, single nozzle units.

The stripping pump is a steam driven, double stroke, reciprocating type pump, controlled from the cargo console in the CCR.

Normally on oil tankers the main cargo pump system consists of three vertical centrifugal single stage double suction type cargo

A large variety of cargoes carried in containers today – everything from ice cream to New Zealand lamb, from avocados

Containers of various sizes are used in the industry and we shall now understand how they are utilised for cargoes

On a general cargo vessel the identification of the location of a parcel of cargo was a simple process. Since

The Gauging system Most of the terminals these days demand that a closed gauging / sampling system be followed on

Containers A standard container is basically a rectangular box with 5 sides closed and the sixth being the door. A

INDEPENDENT TANKS These types of tanks are completely self-supporting and do not form part of the ship’s hull and do