An introduction to bunker operations / by Nigel Draffin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Draffin, Nigel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oil transfer operations.

Ships--Fuel.

Ships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 pages)

Place of Publication:

Adderbury, Oxfordshire, England : Petrospot Ltd., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""About the author""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Figure 1.The early days of bunkering""; ""Photograph courtesy of John W. Whitaker (Tankers) Ltd (www.whitakertankers.com)""; ""Figure 2.Example of a buyer's request""; ""Figure 3.MSA Explosimeter Model 2A""; ""Photograph courtesy of MSA (www.msa-europe.com)""; ""Figure 4.IBIA Safety Information for Marine Fuel Oil""; ""Figure 5.BW Technology gas alert""; ""Photograph courtesy of BW Technology (www.gasmonitors.com)""; ""Figure 6.A podger""

""Photograph courtesy of King Dick Tools (www.kingdicktools.co.uk)""""Figure 7.Water clerks description from Lord Jim""; ""Figure 8.Agents onboard""; ""Photograph courtesy of GAC (Singapore) Pte Ltd (www.gacworld.com)""; ""Figure 9.Oil tanker tank layout""; ""Diagram courtesy of Petrospot (www.petrospot.com)""; ""Figure 10.Container vessel tank layout""; ""Diagram courtesy of Petrospot (www.petrospot.com)""; ""Figure 11.Car carrier / passenger ship tank layout""; ""Diagram courtesy of Petrospot (www.petrospot.com)""; ""Figure 12.Reefer / general cargo tank layout""

""Diagram courtesy of Petrospot (www.petrospot.com)""""Figure 13.Tanker cargo loading and bunker manifold""; ""Diagram courtesy of Nigel Draffin""; ""Figure 14.Ferry bunker door from inside""; ""Photograph courtesy of Norbulk Shipping UK Ltd (www.norbulkshipping.com)""; ""Figure 15.Barge deck looking into bunker door""; ""Photograph courtesy of Titan Ocean Pte (www.petrotitan.com)""; ""Figure 16.Reducers""; ""Photograph courtesy of Nigel Draffin""; ""Figure 17.Table of ANSI flange sizes""; ""Figure 18.Table of DIN flange sizes""; ""Figure 19.Dry break connections""

""Photographs courtesy of TODO (TODO-MATIC Dry Break couplings) (www.todo.se)""""Figure 20.Dry break connection""; ""Diagram courtesy of TODO (TODO-MATIC Dry Break couplings) (www.todo.se)""; ""Figure 21.LOA, beam, draught, freeboard""; ""Diagram courtesy of Petrospot (www.petrospot.com)""; ""Figure 22.Table of vessel dimensions""; ""Figure 23.Fuel oil transfer system""; ""Diagram courtesy of Nigel Draffin""; ""Figure 24.Example crew list showing the typical availability of manpower""; ""Figure 25.Tanks""; ""Photograph courtesy of Vopak Terminals UK (www.vopak.co.uk)""

""Figure 26. Storage tank arrangement diagram"" ""Diagram courtesy of Nigel Draffin""; ""Figure 27.Tank terminal layout""; ""Diagram courtesy of Nigel Draffin""; ""Figure 28.Manual blender""; ""Diagram courtesy of Nigel Draffin""; ""Figure 29.Automatic blender""; ""Diagram courtesy of Nigel Draffin""; ""Figure 30.Loading and discharging activity at terminal""; ""Photograph courtesy of Vopak Terminals UK (www.vopak.co.uk)""; ""Figure 31.Loading gantry""; ""Photograph courtesy of SafeRack (www.saferack.com)""; ""Figure 32.Rail tanker loading""

""Photograph courtesy of SafeRack (www.saferack.com)""

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-908663-07-3

1-299-19066-9

OCLC:

842647317