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SIMULATOR
CRUDE OIL TANKER
SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION
The information contained herein is proprietary LCHS CRUDE OIL TANKER. Systems Description.
to Transas Marine Ltd. and shall not be duplicated
or used in whole or part for any purposes whatsoever.
II CONTENTS
PURPOSE
The Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator (LCHS) is intended for the training and prac-
tising of tanker personnel in the handling of liquid cargoes in accordance with the
requirements of STCW-95, MARPOL 73/78 and other International Regulations
and Conventions.
The general description of systems provided in this document is the basis for fami-
liarising with the simulator structure and serves for studying the tanker systems
within the framework of standard IMO courses: IMO 2.06 “Cargo and Ballast Han-
dling Simulator” and IMO 1.01 “Oil Tanker Familiarization”, 1.02 “Advanced Tan-
ker Program on Oil Tanker Operations”.
For a prototype a tanker for the carriage of crude oil was selected; its deadweight
is 60,000 tons, length overall is 240 m, breadth is 32 m.
The tanker has been built in compliance with all the modern regulations.
Ballast tanks which form a double skin around the cargo capacities are used for
receiving clean ballast.
Cargo spaces are divided into the portside and starboard tanks to reduce the li-
quid’s free surface. The ship framing is removed to the ballast tanks, a free running
down of cargo along the smooth surface of tank walls is, therefore, ensured. In the
middle of the aft part of the tank there are suction wells wherefrom the oil taken to
the pumps via pipelines.
The information contained herein is proprietary LCHS CRUDE OIL TANKER. Systems Description.
to Transas Marine Ltd. and shall not be duplicated
or used in whole or part for any purposes whatsoever.
IV INTRODUCTION
The stripping, ballast and cargo pumps are arranged in a special pump compar-
tment which is located under the forward part of the vessel superstructure. The
pump room is separated from the engine room where all the pump drives are in-
stalled. The transmission from the drive to the pump is by means of the cardan
shaft. In the top of the pump room a washing water steam heater is installed.
The tanker systems are implemented as linear structures. In the bottom part of
the tanker the pipes are laid in a special tunnel; in the top part of the tanker they
are laid in the central part of the main deck. We will now consider the systems.
1.1 PURPOSE
The system is designed for the reception and discharging the clean ballast from
the double bottom and double skin tanks to ensure the required vessel stability
and stresses on the hull.
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to Transas Marine Ltd. and shall not be duplicated
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Fig. 1 Ballast system
CONTROLS 1-3
1.3 CONTROLS
– control of the cut-off valves Bv1.…Bv18;
– pumps ON/OFF buttons;
– control of the throttle valves in tanks Bv1s.…Bv10p and Bvfp, Bvap;
– self-priming systems of ballast pumps – V.
1.5 ALARMS
– no response from the throttle valve to the change of setting for 10 sec;
– uppermost/lowermost levels in ballast tanks B1S.…B10P.
1.6 PROTECTION
A pump is turned off to protect it from overheating.
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to Transas Marine Ltd. and shall not be duplicated
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1-4 BALLAST SYSTEM
2.1 PURPOSE
The cargo handling system serves for the charging, discharging, transfer of the ca-
rgo on board the ship. It is also used for the tank stripping and washing process.
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Fig. 2 Cargo handling system
CONTROLS 2-7
– sea chest connected with the system via Cv9 cut-off valve;
– COW1.…4 pipes for feeding the crude oil or water to the washing system from
the cargo pumps;
– Slop1.…4 pipes for the delivery of oil from cargo pumps to slop tank C8P;
– Strip1.…4 pipes for the connection of the cargo handling system with stripping
system.
2.3 CONTROLS
System controls are shown on “Cargo Handling System” mnemonic diagram
Fig. 2:
– throttle valves in the suction wells of tanks Cv1s.…Cv8p;
– head valves of cargo pumps Cv5, Cv6, Cv7, Cv8;
– start/stop of cargo pumps Pump1.…4;
– increasing/reducing the revolutions of cargo pumps Pump1….4;
– switching on/off of self-priming system V;
– cargo charging, discharging and distribution cut off valves Cv10….Cv25.
2.4 INDICATORS
– Pump1.…4 pumps ON indicator (operating/not operating);
– Pump rate of revolutions RPM;
– Cargo pump’s charging and suction pressure;
– Indicators of the throttle valves’ open position;
– Cargo oil level, temperature and density in the tanks;
– Rate of cargo oil delivery into the tanks;
– Gas pressure in the tanks;
– Pressure in the cargo lines before the shore manifolds Cg1….Cg4;
– Temperature of the cargo pumps’ bearings.
2.5 ALARMS
– There are two stages of alarm for a high oil level in the tanks:
• a warning at 95% of filling;
• emergency alarm at 98% of filling.
– High temperature of cargo pumps’ bearings;
– No response from the throttle valve to the change of setting for 10 sec;
– Overspeed of cargo pumps turbo-drives.
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to Transas Marine Ltd. and shall not be duplicated
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2-8 CARGO HANDLING SYSTEM
2.6 PROTECTION
The cargo pumps are stopped automatically in case of:
– faults in Inert Gas System (IGS);
– overspeed of the turbine;
– high temperature of the cargo pump bearings.
Emergency stop can be effected from any post for turning off the cargo pumps.
3.1 PURPOSE
The stripping system is designed for:
– draining the cargo oil residue from the pipelines of the cargo handling system;
– can be used for the stripping of cargo tanks in case of failure of self-priming
systems in the cargo pumps;
– for the collection and delivery of cargo residue on shore;
– for filling and draining of the slop tanks;
– the system is used in the process of tank washing.
In addition, the system’s piston pump is used for the pressing-in of the cargo pi-
pelines before the beginning of cargo handling operations. The pump’s set of
valves allows any tank to be stripped and cargo to be drained from any pipeline.
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Fig. 3 Tank stripping system
CONTROLS 3-11
– cut-off valves Slop1.…4 connecting the cargo oil deck pipelines with a drain
to tank 8p;
– SWW pipe for the connection of the stripping system with the tank washing
system deck pipeline;
– small diameter pipeline for removing stripped oil products ashore via Sv17
valve;
– pressure and flow throttle valve of the stripping pump Sv13;
– steam heater of the sea water Sh;
– system’s cut-off valves – Sv1.…Sv11, Sv14….Sv17;
– Sj ejector with a capacity of Q ≈ 150 m3/h;
– stripping pump Sp1 with a capacity of Q ≈ 400 m3/h.
3.3 CONTROLS
The principal system controls are shown in Fig. 3:
– cut-off valves of the system Sv1, Sv3.…Sv11, Sv14.…Sv16, Strip 1.…4,
Slop 1….4;
– throttle valve Sv13 changes the pump capacity and pressure;
– start/stop of the stripping pump Sp1;
– valve for the delivery of stripping products ashore Sv17;
– valve for the reception of water from the sea chest Sv2;
– valve for feeding steam to the heater Sh – Sv12.
3.4 INDICATORS
– Sp1 pump ON indicator;
– Indicators of cut-off valves position Sv1.…Sv17, Slop1.…4, Strip 1….4;
– Indicators of level in slop tanks 8p and 8s;
– “Oil/water” interface detector in slop tanks 8p and 8s;
– Pressure on the pump charging line in the feed pipes to the shore and wash-
ing system Sg1;
– Temperature of sea water heated for the washing of tanks Sg2.
3.5 ALARMS
Level in the slop tanks.
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to Transas Marine Ltd. and shall not be duplicated
or used in whole or part for any purposes whatsoever.
3-12 STRIPPING SYSTEM
3.6 PROTECTION
No protection is provided.
4.1 PURPOSE
The tanker is equipped with stationary tank washing system. This system enab-
les the tank surfaces to be cleared of oil’s paraffin sedimentation by using the
jet of crude oil or sea water. For a better cleaning process, the sea water can be
heated, and some detergents may be added to it.
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to Transas Marine Ltd. and shall not be duplicated
or used in whole or part for any purposes whatsoever.
Fig. 4 Tank washing system
CONTROLS 4-15
4.3 CONTROLS
Controls are shown in Fig. 4:
– COW1.…4 valves for feeding the washing liquid from the cargo handling
system;
– SWW valve for feeding the washing liquid from the stripping system;
– Cut-off valves before the washing machines W1v1….W8v4;
– Throttle valves W1v….W8v;
– Programming device of the operating mode of each washing machine in the
way of the cleaning angle, revolutions rate and the number of cycles.
4.4 INDICATORS
– pressure gauge Wg9 in the washing pipeline;
– pressure gauges Wg1.…Wg8 at each group of washing machines;
– operation indicator for each washing machine.
4.5 ALARMS
Low pressure of the washing liquid before the washing machine.
4.6 PROTECTION
The cleaning process is stopped if the oxygen content in the tank is more than
8% of its volume, or in case of an oil spill.
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to Transas Marine Ltd. and shall not be duplicated
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5. OIL DISCHARGE MONITORING
AND CONTROL SYSTEM
5.1 PURPOSE
The system is installed on the tanker in accordance with MARPOL 73/78 requi-
rements. It serves for the monitoring of oily water operations and registry of the
amount of oil products discharged overboard.
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to Transas Marine Ltd. and shall not be duplicated
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5-18 OIL DISCHARGE MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM
5.3 CONTROLS
– start/stop of pump Sp2;
– valve Sv1;
– cut-off valve for the water discharge overboard Sv15;
– switch from the discharge overboard to the discharge to a slop tank in an auto-
matic or manual mode.
6.1 PURPOSE
The Inert Gas System is designed for creating an atmosphere with the minimum
oxygen content in the vessel’s cargo tanks which rules out the ignition or explo-
sion of carried cargo vapours This is gained by feeding the inert gases (CO2) in-
to the tanks and maintaining the inert environment in the holds on the level of
the cargo carrier’s requirements (but not more than 8% of oxygen in volume).
Optionally the system is used for gas-freeing of the tanks before repairing works.
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to Transas Marine Ltd. and shall not be duplicated
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Fig. 5 Inert Gas Plant
CONTROLS 6-21
6.3 CONTROLS
1. Valve for the delivery of fuel to boiler FUEL.
2. Boiler shutter (fuel/air status change) AIR.
3. Cut-off valves Iv1 and throttling Iv2 for the intake of gases into the scrubbers
(coolers) IS1, IS2 and IK1.
4. Gas blower’s cut-off valves Iv3…Iv6.
5. Valve for the intake of air from atmosphere Iv10 (for tank gas-freeing before
their inspection).
6. Throttling valve Iv7 for discharging gas into atmosphere (mode of stand by
for operation or a short pause in the inerting tanks.
7. Throttling valve Iv8 for delivery gas to deck seal Ids.
8. Non-return valve Iv9 after the deck seal: delivery of gas to the IG-deck line.
9. Non-return valves on tanks for filling them in with inert gas (I1p…I8p) and
(I1s…I8s).
10. Non-return throttling valves on tanks for low (I…p2), (I…s2) and upper
(I…p1), (I…s1) tank feeling.
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to Transas Marine Ltd. and shall not be duplicated
or used in whole or part for any purposes whatsoever.
Fig. 6 Inert Gas Deck Distribution Line
MONITORED PARAMETER 6-23
11. Start/Stop of gas blowers (Blower1 and Blower2), pump Ip1. The Boiler IB1 al-
ways work in 40 –100 % Load.
12. Water inlet Iv11, Iv12 valves in scrubbers IS1 and IS2.
13. Cut-off valves Iv14 of the overboard water system used for the water level
control in IDs.
14. Valve Iv15 for feeding steam to the water seal for heating IDs.
6.5 ALARMS
1. High temperature at the inlet Ig2 and outlet Ig4 of gas coolers IS1 and IS2.
2. High content of O2 in gases after the gas blowers Ig5.
3. Low pressure after blowers Ig5.
4. High gas temperature Ig5 before the water seal IDs.
5. Low level of water seal and water temperature Ig10 in it.
6. Level in Pressure/vacuum breaker Ig12.
7. High oxygen content, high temperature and pressure the tanks.
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to Transas Marine Ltd. and shall not be duplicated
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6-24 INERT GAS SYSTEM
6.6 PROTECTION
1. Boiler breakdown, no signal from the light flame diode.
2. High level of O2 after the gas blowers, the automatics start discharging gas-
es in the atmosphere via Iv7, Iv8 closed the same time and then stop the ca-
rgo pumps.
3. High gas temperature Ig5 before the water seal IDs.
4. High pressure in the tanks or low pressure (vacuum) during the unloading.
5. Low level in the water seal.