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Tanker Operations Course

This course is for anyone wishing to get an excellent practical review of tanker operations without being loaded down with excessive technical detail.  It details tanker types, design and construction and all aspects of operations, such as types of cargoes carried, processes of loading/discharging, ballasting and tank cleaning, and bunkers used.  The relative laws, regulations, and regulatory bodies and industry organizations are discussed, such as IMO, Flag/Port State, ISM, STCW, ISGOTT, MARPOL, SOLAS, OCIMF, OPA 90, ISPS, etc. The basics of charter parties, Worldscale and vessel performance will also be reviewed. 


Tanker Operations


Course Topics

This three-day course covers the topics you want and need to know to help increase your understanding of tanker operations, design, function and management of, such as:

 

  •       Types, sizes, uses and design of tank vessels

  •       Oil Spill Prevention / Cleanup / COFR

  •       Maritime Terms and Definitions

  •       Charter Parties - Demurrage - Laytime

  •       Governing Authorities - Flags - Registration

  •       Weather Planning / Routing

  •       Classification Societies - Port State Control

  •       Vessel Vetting / FPSOs / FSOs

  •       ISM Codes - Vessel Manning - ISO 9000

  •       COGSA / Hague Rules / INCOTERMS

  •       Draft - Trim - List - Basic Stability

  •       Worldscale - Hire - Freight Rates

  •       Vessel Engines - Fuel - Bunkers - White List

  •       ISPS / MTSA Code - Security Issues

  •       Tanks - Pipes/Lines/Valves - Cargo Pumps

  •       Latest Pollution Laws and Regulations

  •       Loading - Discharging - Ballasting - IGS

  •       OPA 90 - ITOPF - CRISTAL - P&I Clubs

  •       Tank Cleaning Practices and Procedures

  •       Vessel Navigation and Watch Standing

  •       Cargo Measurement - Compatibility

  •       Maintenance - Practices/Costs

  •       Terminals - Sea Berths - Lightering

  •       Double Hulls - For Better or for Worse?

  •       Types of Cargo - Classification Methods

  •       Gas Carriers - Chemical Tankers – Barges


Course Objective:  To expose the participants to the fundamentals of physical tanker operations, including tanker design, construction, cargo operations, pollution laws, voyage costing, chartering, regulatory bodies and industry organizations.



Special One-Day Course Topics

This one-day session presents all the essentials of our three-day course in a condensed format that allows the participants to succinctly get a solid base of knowledge of these topics.

 

  • Types Types of Tankers / Purpose / Classification - Deadweight

  • Regulatory Bodies / Flag States / Port States
          o  COC – ISM – ISPS – IMO – MARPOL

  • Classification Societies

  • Vessel Crew – Manning Requirements

  • Vessel Engines / Generators / Bunkers / Bunkering

  • Navigation – Draft / Trim / List

  • Servants of Owners / Pilots / Tugs

  • Agents – Owners / Charterers

  • Customs Clearance – Free Pratique - Immigration

  • Vessel Cargo / Ballast System / Ballasting Ops

  • Vessel Cargo Pumps / Pipelines / Vapor Recovery

  • Cargo Planning / Preparation / Stowage

  • Tanker Berths / Lightering / Ship to Ship Transfer (STS)

  • Importance of Load / Discharge Port Rotation
  • Loading / Discharging / Pumping / Backpressure
  • Tank Cleaning vs. Tank Washing / COW
  • Inert Gas – Inerting / De-inerting
  • Vessel Loading / Vessel Discharging / Plan
  • Key Meeting – Load / Discharge Requirements
  • Cargo Measurement Principals / Procedures – Documents
  • Bills of Lading / Vessel Experience Factor (VEF)
  • Vessel Chartering – Vessel Vetting

  • Voyage Costing – Worldscale

  • Notice of Readiness (NOR)
  • Charter Parties / Laytime / Laydays / Demurrage
  • NGO Influencing Bodies - OCIMF / ISGOTT / Others


Course Format

The sessions consist of a combination of lectures, audio visual presentations, problem solving discussions/calculations, hands-on use of equipment (where applicable), and daily question/answer periods.


Registration begins a half hour before the scheduled start of each session.  Sessions are conducted from 0900-1630 daily.

Continental breakfast and refreshments are provided during the Houston and Singapore sessions. 

Everyone is on their own for lunch, except in Singapore where refreshments and full lunch is provided each day.


Materials

Participants receive original reference books, pertinent industry publications, papers and other handouts.  A course certificate is awarded to all of those successfully completing the program.

 

Who Should Attend

Manager, field/office staff, traders, brokers, owners, ship/terminal operators, charterers, schedulers, attorneys, claims analysts, accountants, government personnel,

and anyone working in the marine petroleum industry in any way will benefit from these programs.






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Bring Your Questions...They Will Be Answered!

Enercon's courses have been designed to be as practical as possible and bring these technical subjects into context for participants. This is done, in part, by allowing the attendees to discuss their specific operational problems as well as directly participate in the structured program.  If a specific question raised cannot be answered immediately, all attempts will be made to have an answer before the end of the program.  If this is not possible, the question will be researched and a response provided as soon as practical after the course. 



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