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Особености на превозването с кораби-танкери на различни видове нефт и нефтопродукти
Crude Oil and Products Vessel Transportation Particularities

Author(s): Dobrin Milev
Subject(s): Economy, Transport / Logistics
Published by: Институт за знание, наука и иновации ЕООД
Keywords: crude oil; oil products; toxic and flammable substances; precautions

Summary/Abstract: Crude oil and oil products tanker transportation hides particular risks determined by the nature of the cargo. The different kinds of crude oil and products consist of variable proportion of toxic and flammable substances, which the master and crew have to deal with, in order to prevent human factor incidents and ship’s equipment damage. The operator has implemented strict procedures and precautions that cover all the processes starting from the loading, passing through the transportation and finishing with the discharging to the receiver. All these particularities have to be adopted by the master and crew and combined with their experience, have to guarantee safe planned voyage.

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