GAS TANKERS — FAMILIARISATION LEVEL
| Author(s) | Marine Sun |
| Publisher | Marine Sun |
| Date | 2012 |
| Pages | 150 |
| Format | |
| Size | 3 Mb |
| D O W N L O A D | |
The present training course is aimed to help the key ratings and officers that have not previously served on board LG tankers. The book covers all mandatory minimum training requirements as prescribed by Regulation V/1, paragraph 1.2 of the STCW-95; it also includes basic pollution-prevention and safety precautions and applicable procedures, layouts of various types of liquefied gas tankers, types of transported cargo, their handling equipment and hazards plus the general sequence of operations and gas tanker terminology.
The whole training material has been arranged in two halves; the first part of the course providing some basic safety training for ship officers and ratings, while the second part provides the additional technical training for officers, masters as well as all others having immediate responsibilities for handling of cargo/equipment.
The main portion of the course starts with listing the most important stages in the LNG transportation by ships and some historical information on the development of liquefied gas handling, followed by the terminology used, properties of the liquefied gases and hazards associated with their transportation, types of gas carriers, cargo handling equipment and instrumentation etc...
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