1st Edition
Introduction to Oil Tanker and Gas Carrier Operations
Introduction to Oil Tanker and Gas Carrier Operations introduces the mandatory minimum requirements for training and qualifications for masters, officers, and ratings serving on board liquefied gas tankers. It covers basic safety and pollution-prevention precautions and procedures, layouts of several types of liquefied gas tankers, types of cargo, their hazards, and their handling equipment, as well as general operational sequence and liquefied gas tanker terminology.
The book is intended for officers and key ratings who have not previously served on board crude oil or liquefied gas tankers as part of the regular ship’s company. It covers the Level 1 training requirements prescribed by Regulation V/1, paragraph 1.2 of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, STCW-95.
1. History of the Oil and Chemical Bulk Shipping Industry.
2. Typical Tanker Arrangements.
3. Physical and Chemical Properties of Oil and Chemical Products.
4. Cargo Operations.
5. Cargo Handling Operations.
6. General Precautions on Cargo Handling Operations.
7. Inspection and Maintenance of Cargo Handling Equipment at Sea.
8. Cargo Measurement and Heating Systems.
9. Tank Cleaning and Gas-Freeing Operations.
10. Inert Gas Systems.
11. Tanker Hazards and Safety.
12. Hazard Controls.
13. Enclosed Spaces and Hazardous Working.
14. Emergencies, Fire Safety and Firefighting.
15. MARPOL and Marine Oil Pollution Prevention.
16. Incident Case Studies.
Annex I. Cargo transfer procedure.
Annex II. Checklist No.1 – Prior discharge.
Annex III. Checklist No.2 – Prior loading.
Annex IV. Checklist No.3 – Departure port.
Annex V. Bunker transfer procedures.
Annex VI. Engine room procedures.
Biography
Alexander Arnfinn Olsen is a Training Solutions Architect for a global maritime engineering company and a Senior Consultant at RINA Consulting Defence UK. He is STCW II 1995 qualified and has also worked as a marine training designer, marine auditor, and fisheries observer. His other books with Routledge include Introduction to Container Ship Operations and Onboard Safety, Maritime Cargo Operations, and Merchant Ship Types.
