Getting to know the Vessel - Ballast and bunker capacity

3 important questions on Getting to know the Vessel - Ballast and bunker capacity

Where are wing tanks used for?

To compensate for any list the vessel may have, they can be used to establish an extra GM by lowering the VCG of a vessel or compensate for trim during loading operations

Where are centre tanks used for?

To relieve stress on the vessel in combination with the double bottom tanks an d wing tanks, and used as cargo residue tanks.

What type of ballast conditions are there?

  • Full ballast
  • minimum ballast condition
  • speed ballast condition

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