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oil tankers have less openings as compared to other ships and those openings can be closed efficiently.
oil tankers have lesser area of hatch openings when compared to bulk and containers.so the structural strength is more and safer.hence allowed for lesser freeboard
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Why oil tankers have lesser freeboard than a general cargo ship?
Freeboard on Oil Tankers have less freeboard than General Cargo ships of similar length for several reasons, six of them being: 1. Smaller deck openings in the Upper Deck. 2. Greater sub-division by transverse and longitudinal bulkheads. 3. Density of cargo oil is less than grain cargo. 4. Much larger and better pumping arrangements on tankers to control any ingress of bilge water. 5. Permeability for an oil-filled tank is only about 5% compared to permeability of a grain cargo hold of 60-65%. Hence ingress of water in a bilged compartment will be much less. 6. Larger Transverse Metacentric Height (GMT) values for an Oil Tanker, especially for modern wide shallow draft tanker designs.
What is the difference of a oil tanker and a container ship?
the oil tanker is the ship in which there are big tanks for oil and container ship takes the goods packed in the containers which are totally water prof and air tight
Was the Exxon Valdez an oil rig?
No, the Exxon Valdez was an oil tanker ship.
What causes an oil spill?
where an oil tanker collides with another ship at sea... i think
What do you call ships built to transport oil?
You call a ship that is built to transport oil a tanker.
What is a boat that carries oil or petrol called?
It is a ship known generally as a tanker.
What is a description of an oil tanker?
A ship constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil in bulk in its cargo spaces and includes combination carriers and any chemical tanker. --Jayant Negi
What is is the largest ship afloat?
Jahre Viking, crude oil tanker
How many people work on an oil rig?
The number of people working on an oil rig can vary depending on the size and type of rig. Typically, a small offshore rig might have around 50-100 workers, while larger rigs can have several hundred crew members. Staff include engineers, technicians, drillers, rig operators, and support personnel.
What does it cost to rent an oil tanker?
only and only 1 billion dollars {criuse ship}
An observer noticed a large oil tanker parked at an oil terminal for 2 days. On the second day more of the hull of the ship was visible. Was the tanker picking up oil or delivering it?
A ship with a cargo rides lower in the water than when it has no cargo. As the cargo is unloaded, the ship rises in the water, revealing parts of the hull which had been below the water level. What the observer was looking at was a ship which was in the process of delivering its oil to the terminal.
What is an auxiliary oiler?
An auxiliary oiler is a naval oil tanker with the ability to perform underway replenishment of fuel oil or ship oil to ships of the fleet.
