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Here, you need to scroll according to your sounding and then you will get initial steps of Volume, we called it “ OBSERVED VOLUME“.īefore being scroll you must have to consider some stability issues like Trim / List. Below Picture will clear your vision more: And sounding is just opposite.Īccording to the Sounding / Ullage of the Tank you will need to scroll down on your Tank table and then you will find Observed Volume. The air space between the oil surface and the top of the tank is known as ullage.

Ullage is the volume that is left empty in a tank so that there is space for the liquid in the tank to expand. Ullage/ Sounding just reciprocal to each other. There are two methods to get Volume, either by ULLAGING/ SOUNDING.

DENSITY (Which varies with Cargo/ Temperature).

So as to calculate any liquid’s Mass at first we need to know : There is a simple formula to calculate any liquid: In this post, I will try to explain it the easiest way so that you can understand WITHOUT ERROR.Ĭargo Calculations is the most vital operation for a Shipboard Cargo Officer. Is mainly you don’t read or understand WITHOUT ERROR. There are so many blogs regarding this topic and most of the time once you read you understood but when it comes to imposing you can’t.ĭo you know why? Why you can’t explain/ calculate without error when it requires. You might be thinking about why I am discussing Error, whereas my Topic was about Tanker Cargo Calculations. Actually, most of the accident is due to human error and very rare cases of natural error.Īnd professionally Tanker man is used to being vigilant. I have seen so many sailors are avoiding the Tanker vessel due to its dangerous cargo but to me, where more dangerous cargo there is more safer environment. Either you have sailed or you are planning to sail on Tanker.

You are reading this article means you are interested in Tanker vessel’s operation.