OIL TANKER CARGO AND BALLAST HANDLING SIMULATOR — IMO MODEL COURSE 2.06

Those who have satisfactorily completed all sections of this IMO Model Course 2.06 will be able to take active part in provision of the operation/control of the shipboard ballast and cargo installation thus improving the tanker safety and environment protection. They will get familiarized with the equipment and controls that are normally used on board tankers with the purpose of handling cargo.

They will also get fully aware of the importance of pre-planning as well as the use of the checksheets when performing the cargo operations, as well as of the application of the safe procedures. Due attention was paid by the authors of the course to the identification of the operational problems and finding the ways to solve them.

After the basic introduction to the subject, the trainees will proceed to the section devoted to the special procedures and operations involved, including the COW, i.e. crude oil washing, tank cleaning, draining and straining, evaluation of the in-tank atmosphere etc. The ballast and cargo operations are dealt with in the next two sections, followed with the one about the operational problems mentioned above, possible system faults and malfunctions, together with the remedial actions.