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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.
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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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