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A beginner’s guide of planning stowage on chemical tankers

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Chemical tanker operations There is no other way to have expertise in chemical tanker operations other than by working on board a chemical tanker. Chemical tanker is a complete different field. With each new cargo you are on a completely different ship. This is because the requirements both safety and otherwise changes with each cargo. It takes months and years of working on chemical tanker to get used to its uniques operations. IHS FairPlay expects chemical cargo demand forecast to surge by 2020.  Radiant insight INC has said recently that chemical tanker market size will be worth $2.23 Trillion by 2020. All these forecasts and trends show that there will be huge demand for chemical tanker officers  on these ships. Many shore management will be forced to shift officers from other ships to chemical tankers. But performing each task on chemical tanker without earlier experience on these can be difficult. One such task is the stowage of the cargo on chemical tankers. This guide aims to help officers  with comparatively lesser experience on chemical tankers. However, this can also be used by experienced officers to help them refresh their memory. Let's begin. St...
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Comments (54)

  • Sagar kumar July 30, 2016
    Good guide , I have only oil tanker experience but after reading this article got good idea of chemical tanker stowage planning. Thanks for writing sir
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    Rajeev Jassal July 30, 2016
    Glad you found it useful Sagar..Let me know if you any question regarding chemical tanker operations if you switch to that side..
    Sagar Kumar July 30, 2016
    Of course sir, Thanks for helping us.
  • ercan August 3, 2016
    i have been working on chemical tankers for about 8 years. i found it very useful and informative writing. Thanks for your sharing .
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    Rajeev Jassal August 3, 2016
    Glad you found it useful Ercan..
  • Nicolas September 13, 2016
    As usual, best lecture for colleagues...appreciate if you elaborate in the future a lecture on venting systems, primary, secondary means, differences on oil tankers, parcels and chemical tankers...thanks for share knowledge
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    Rajeev Jassal September 14, 2016
    Thank you Nicolas. Yes sure, I will write on venting systems soon..
  • pardeep deswal December 29, 2016
    I will be joining first time on chemical tanker as chief mate and little bit nervous too....So can I request to advise or provide some complete handy notes,lesson by any means...thanks in advance
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    Rajeev Jassal December 29, 2016
    I will write more posts on chemical tanker operations. Meanwhile if you have any doubt while on board, feel free to email me.
  • HARISH P NAIR January 31, 2017
    EXCELLENT BASICS IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE FOR ANY FIRST TIMER..APPRECIATING
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    Rajeev Jassal February 5, 2017
    Thanks for your words..
  • Rahul Mohanty February 5, 2017
    hello Sir, could you share something on Framo pumps and its working ( tired of textbook language). Being a teetotaler with chemical tankers, i will be useful.
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    Rajeev Jassal February 5, 2017
    Yes Sure Rahul, I will write on that shortly..
  • Ram February 6, 2017
    Dear Rajeev; well written article. Have a query : where can one find tabulated ch17/18/19 and IBC namve against Trade names .... in a spreadsheet format e.g.MSExcel. Thanks, Ram
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    Rajeev Jassal February 10, 2017
    I have seen such a list from STOLT. But they have covered most of the trade names of the cargoes carried by their ships. With softwares like "Miracle" and "Milbros" these lists are no more required as all the information is their in these including all the trade names.
  • Mohamed April 13, 2017
    Good and very simple explaining
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    Rajeev Jassal April 30, 2017
    Thanks Mohamed..
  • Captain Ken Tree April 28, 2017
    Hello Rajeev I just came across your site, well done quite refreshing many thanks
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    Rajeev Jassal April 30, 2017
    Thanks Capt Ken for your kind words..
  • MD.ASRAFUL HASAN May 5, 2017
    Thanks sir for your excellent and easy interpret note in order to prepare stowage plan on chemical tankers.
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    Rajeev Jassal May 15, 2017
    Glad you liked it..
  • Anil kumar May 13, 2017
    Thank you sir, for such a simple and easy interpretation of stowage planning in chemical tanker.
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    Rajeev Jassal May 15, 2017
    Thank you Anil..
  • Amimul Basher May 20, 2017
    Thanks you sir for your nice Airtcle.........
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    Rajeev Jassal November 18, 2017
    Glad you like it Amimul...
  • Capt. Sunil P.Karve July 13, 2017
    very nice and informative article.
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    Rajeev Jassal November 18, 2017
    Thanks Capt Sunil...
  • Maung Myo Naing August 21, 2017
    Thank sir, got pretty knowledge to reading, hope u to write more and more, waiting to read further post
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    Rajeev Jassal November 18, 2017
    Glad you liked it Maung...
  • Sharif September 30, 2017
    Thank you! Very helpful interpretation for the beginners.
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    Rajeev Jassal November 18, 2017
    Thanks Sharif...
  • Harpal Cheema March 1, 2018
    Much appreciate the effort you have put in to write a step by step guide for people who do not have as much experience as you do. Well done. Knowledge shared is knowledge enhanced. Thank you Rajeev.
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  • Derrikq GOH March 26, 2018
    Hello Rajeev, very much appreciated your mentioning of Interline 9001 and International Paint's CRG website on your excellent website. I would appreciate if you can get in touch with me, as some of the information provided are incorrect, such as Interline 9001 does not have any restriction on FFA content, even though it is a notation 2. Great stuff you are sharing! Thank you.
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  • Hemant May 1, 2018
    Thank you sir!!
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  • Naim Al Zidan July 12, 2018
    Sir, how to mitigate health hazards in chemical takers.. Please inform me sir
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  • Minakshi Kumari July 13, 2018
    It's very nicely explained. I would have loved reading more
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  • ZOHEB September 23, 2018
    THANKS FOR THE POST SIR VERY HELPFULL
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  • Andrey January 7, 2019
    Good day Capt Jassal. One question regarding choise of Drager tubes. Is it possible to find number of required tubes without software? Many thanks in advance
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  • Vinod Singh April 25, 2019
    Good day sir Please advise if cargo is not listed in cof can we load that cargo or not ?
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  • KTNW May 10, 2019
    please ,let me know how to download your page. Best Regards
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  • saleh alshehhi July 25, 2019
    very good explanation capt. could you please write some article about FOSFA band list for previous cargo
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  • Ankur November 2, 2019
    Hello sir The explanation given by you is very useful . My question in the stowage plan what all remarks can be put before sending it to the company / chrts . The remarks that can help you safe guard your self in case there is change in drafts or stowage quantity during loading .Thanks in advance
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  • Sabareesh B S February 14, 2020
    Sir, can you tell me, chemical tanker carrying sulphuric acid comes under in which IMO type of vessel?
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  • Brij bhatia May 10, 2020
    Hi Rajiv.. very informative articles.. keep up the good work buddy!
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  • Nawshad September 10, 2020
    As usual. The best articles in simple language covering most of the basics I ever read in marine sites is yours. Thanks Rajiv sir.
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  • pedrochapman December 21, 2020
    Resourceful article. its pretty to see your post once more. I simply need to express profound gratitude for the great job what you have done here.Your articles and post help me a ton to improve as a merchant. Its also best guide for those who want to start forex trading. for more information here Beginners Trading Guide
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  • Akshay Bansal February 19, 2021
    Hello sir.. Is there any way to load cargo not listed in ICOF ?
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  • Corine Harris March 2, 2021
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  • Mohamed Farag July 5, 2021
    Can't find a word to thank you Capt. Rajeev, anyway I have a question about the purpose of recirculating Benzene !! is it for pump stack sample only? appreciate if you put up a guide for loading Benzene and Molasses as well.
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  • Capt .V GANESHYAM September 3, 2021
    Chemical Tankers explanation simple and clear as a Crystal and other Topics too ..Please share your Email Best Regards
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  • Gaurav September 17, 2021
    Must commend Rajeev for such easy to understand description of the methodology. Great work from a fellow seafarer.
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  • Jaime Podutan January 11, 2022
    Sir, tnx a lot for sharing the knowledge, I am currently Second Officer and trying to have a knowledge on next higher rank. Found your article so simple an yet very useful.
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Capt Rajeev Jassal

About Capt Rajeev Jassal

Capt. Rajeev Jassal has sailed for over 24 years mainly on crude oil, product and chemical tankers. He holds MBA in shipping & Logistics degree from London. He has done extensive research on quantitatively measuring Safety culture onboard and safety climate ashore which he believes is the most important element for safer shipping.

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