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and in SLR, it is 13,267,800,000.00 (Rs. 13.267800 to have Japanese safety standards for operation;
billion). Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK) classification. This
classification society is well recognized and has
Types of Tankers (Source: en.wikipedia.org) approximately 20% of the world merchant fleet
currently under their class. This classification
The ownership and responsibilities of covers not only hull structures, but also safety
such ship tankers are complex, yet it is the nature equipment, cargo handling gear, engines,
of shipping industry. MT New Diamond (IMO: machinery, and electrical and electronic systems
9191424) is a Panama-flagged ship, Registered too. Though it is not obliged, there is an industrial
Ship Owner company is M/S Porto Emporios practice among owners at present, to obtain an
Shipping Incorporated in Greece under Liberian internationally recognized vetting certification
nationality. She is Managed and Commercially in view of marketing the particular ship to be
operated by M/S New Shipping Ltd, again in Greece. selected for a charter (oil transportation order).
It’s Protection and Indemnity Insurance (P&I) club Whether the IOC looked for such qualification
is West of England Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance when hiring this tanker is in doubt. Some of the
Association in Luxembourg and their legal counsel important details of this tanker are as follows.
is M/S Holman Fenwick Willan (HFV). The ship
is presently Classified under Japanese ‘NK’ and • Previous names:
finally charted by IOC. There are local agents for Diamond Warrior, Ikomasan
ship owners worldwide, and in this case, they • Builder:
have nominated the ‘Gac Maritime Services Ltd’ Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding,
as the local agent in Sri Lanka after this accident Chiba, Japan
to handle on behalf. Most countries of the world • Gross Tonnage: 160079
operate fleets of merchant ships. However, due • Summer DWT: 299986t
to the high costs of operations, these fleets are in • Length Overall x Breadth Extreme:
many cases sailing under the flags of other nations 333 x 60 m,
that specialize in providing manpower and services • Draught: 20.4 m
included registration fees, favourable taxes and • Installed power: Single diesel
circumstantial benefits in insurance claims. Such engine, Speed:15.5 knots
flags are known as ‘flags of convenience’. Liberia,
Panama and Moldovia are present examples of Design Features and Safety...
such, and they are liable for the seaworthiness of
those ships. Hydrocarbons always are present onboard
a tanker during normal operations because they
When a vessel is said to have been designed constitute her cargo and its engine's fuel. Hence,
and built to international standards, the flag state neither hydrocarbons nor ignition sources can be
issues a certificate for each convention to which removed reliably to extinguish/minimize possible
the vessel complies. Each certificate is valid for fire. Therefore, oxygen is the element that industry
five years, provided an annual inspection afloat. has sought to eliminate during normal operations.
Checking the compliance of both international This is done by filling the ullage space with gases
and domestic requirements usually is carried (‘inerting’) that do not support combustion (gases
out by government agencies. As at present, the lacking in oxygen). The source of such gases can be
flag state contracts a classification society for all either cleaned (scrubbed) flue gas from the ship's
these enforcement and inspection for compliance boilers or to use a separate inert gas generator
services to handle due to the increase of open (Kantharia , 2020).
registry system (Council, 1991). This ship is said
Numerous potential sources of ignition
exist in non-cargo spaces such as the engine room,
the ship's quarters, and the galley areas too. In these
spaces, the main fire/explosion preventatives are
simply good practices around hot machinery.
Tankers do, however, differ in one important
respect from other ships in this regard, as they are
fitted with a pump room. Pump rooms usually are
located centrally between the cargo tank block and
the ship's stern (Engine Room). The pump room
and in SLR, it is 13,267,800,000.00 (Rs. 13.267800 to have Japanese safety standards for operation;
billion). Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK) classification. This
classification society is well recognized and has
Types of Tankers (Source: en.wikipedia.org) approximately 20% of the world merchant fleet
currently under their class. This classification
The ownership and responsibilities of covers not only hull structures, but also safety
such ship tankers are complex, yet it is the nature equipment, cargo handling gear, engines,
of shipping industry. MT New Diamond (IMO: machinery, and electrical and electronic systems
9191424) is a Panama-flagged ship, Registered too. Though it is not obliged, there is an industrial
Ship Owner company is M/S Porto Emporios practice among owners at present, to obtain an
Shipping Incorporated in Greece under Liberian internationally recognized vetting certification
nationality. She is Managed and Commercially in view of marketing the particular ship to be
operated by M/S New Shipping Ltd, again in Greece. selected for a charter (oil transportation order).
It’s Protection and Indemnity Insurance (P&I) club Whether the IOC looked for such qualification
is West of England Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance when hiring this tanker is in doubt. Some of the
Association in Luxembourg and their legal counsel important details of this tanker are as follows.
is M/S Holman Fenwick Willan (HFV). The ship
is presently Classified under Japanese ‘NK’ and • Previous names:
finally charted by IOC. There are local agents for Diamond Warrior, Ikomasan
ship owners worldwide, and in this case, they • Builder:
have nominated the ‘Gac Maritime Services Ltd’ Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding,
as the local agent in Sri Lanka after this accident Chiba, Japan
to handle on behalf. Most countries of the world • Gross Tonnage: 160079
operate fleets of merchant ships. However, due • Summer DWT: 299986t
to the high costs of operations, these fleets are in • Length Overall x Breadth Extreme:
many cases sailing under the flags of other nations 333 x 60 m,
that specialize in providing manpower and services • Draught: 20.4 m
included registration fees, favourable taxes and • Installed power: Single diesel
circumstantial benefits in insurance claims. Such engine, Speed:15.5 knots
flags are known as ‘flags of convenience’. Liberia,
Panama and Moldovia are present examples of Design Features and Safety...
such, and they are liable for the seaworthiness of
those ships. Hydrocarbons always are present onboard
a tanker during normal operations because they
When a vessel is said to have been designed constitute her cargo and its engine's fuel. Hence,
and built to international standards, the flag state neither hydrocarbons nor ignition sources can be
issues a certificate for each convention to which removed reliably to extinguish/minimize possible
the vessel complies. Each certificate is valid for fire. Therefore, oxygen is the element that industry
five years, provided an annual inspection afloat. has sought to eliminate during normal operations.
Checking the compliance of both international This is done by filling the ullage space with gases
and domestic requirements usually is carried (‘inerting’) that do not support combustion (gases
out by government agencies. As at present, the lacking in oxygen). The source of such gases can be
flag state contracts a classification society for all either cleaned (scrubbed) flue gas from the ship's
these enforcement and inspection for compliance boilers or to use a separate inert gas generator
services to handle due to the increase of open (Kantharia , 2020).
registry system (Council, 1991). This ship is said
Numerous potential sources of ignition
exist in non-cargo spaces such as the engine room,
the ship's quarters, and the galley areas too. In these
spaces, the main fire/explosion preventatives are
simply good practices around hot machinery.
Tankers do, however, differ in one important
respect from other ships in this regard, as they are
fitted with a pump room. Pump rooms usually are
located centrally between the cargo tank block and
the ship's stern (Engine Room). The pump room
