How An Oil Tanker Works And Designed 

Fun fact : The spaces between the hull and tank are serviceable with crawl passages. You can also enter right under the tank and crawl into no man's land to swap a pt100 sensor. Got to do it once and it was an experience to be had as a service Engineer.

Love how in the presentation the engine looks insanely small but actually standing next to it is probably like being right next to a commercial airliner

As mentioned elsewhere in the comments, apart from a few minor details this is a nicely put together and informative video that gives anyone unfamiliar with tankships a good basic understanding of the principal. It's nicely presented and thought out without being overly long or technical. I'll be saving this, along with checking out some other videos from 3D.

Very educational and detailed. Love the breakdown of different structures and subsystems. Amazing how we have documentary quality content easily accessible for free these days :)

I just found this video on youtube, I love it, so many things i did no know about tankers, I worked in the US Merchant Marine on several oil tankers and did not realize how complicated these ships were, retired now and subscribed to learn more. Thanks for the upload,

I wish there was a ship simulator on the same level as Flight Simulator 2020 where there are real routes of various types of cargo and passenger ships with perfect simulation of water physics in storms causing rough seas and massive waves breaking on the hull making huge sprays of water all over the deck and hitting the bridge's glass... it would be magnificent!

Thank you for this one sir. I work on tanker and I appreciate it so much!

I crewed a VLCC in the late sixties and the seventies…. Shell M boats, so named because their names all began with the letter M. Interesting fact it was possible to see the hull flexing up and down in heavy seas. A bit disconcerting when one first sees it…Crew comfort was pretty good for the period. With self contained cabins that included a bathroom/toilet etc. great days of my youth…

Love the attention to detail on the oil "free surface effect" simulation section. Not many channels put in that much effort.

Especially the loading pattern was interesting and logical by even out the stresses on hul and balancing the ship at the same time 👍

Nice video! I was an officer on oil tankers for over 30 years. One small correction is that you called the navigational bridge the "control room". The cargo control room is actually located on a lower deck somewhere inside the house.

This is amazing! I recently began getting interested in the topic of global supply chain and I was wondering how oil was transported. I was recommended this video and it perfectly explains the mechanics of these modes of transport. It's not an abstract idea anymore. Please keep making these educational videos - I instantly subscribed!

loved the way it is narrated.... curated to the viewers....mainly the part explaining about the color of the oil.

Thanks for this video. In 1970 I was a radio officer on a VLCC. I never knew much about the function of the ship as I was only concerned with safety of life messages and and commercial messages. One time in the Indian Ocean we had to go over a Tsunami wave at an angle of 45 degrees. The 300 metre deck rose up into the air in front of the ship and then moved down the opposite side.

Thank you dear nice vlog and good information 👍🇵🇰🥰

Just found your channel and after watching this video immediately subscribed! What a gem!

It's amazing what people are able to design and build today.

Another fantastic video from this channel. So much effort and work on each video. Quality content like thiss on RU-vid is scarce!

With this video we are able to understand the typical arrangements of all the tanks and basic of pipeline distribution system which is hard to get through books. Thanks.

"The control room" (1:33) is called "the bridge".

Great content, easy to teach and understand. Well done and many thanks!

Great video really appreciate the production you did One thing I was going to add being the current state of the world's energy markets between a bigger oil tanker and a smaller oil tanker is how Russia is getting around it's oils restrictions by taking its smaller tankers going out into the Mediterranean and just filling up differently flagged bigger tankers and then selling the oil as if it came from somewhere else But that's only a small aspect of the big tanker versus smaller tanker relationship

Next Bulk Carrier, LNG Tanker, Container Ship and Cruise Ship Please 🙏🏻

I appreciate the explanation of all the pipes on the deck.

Your voice is so much better. It's perfect for these videos, and you have such a wonderful cadence and inflection, while conveying a genuine interest in the subject. I sincerely hope that you bring your wonderful voice back.

The ship's cargo pumps are not used in loading. The pumps are used for discharging cargo. There are drop lines that run from the cargo manifold to the cargo lines at the bottom of the cargo tanks through which the cargo is being loaded. These same lines at the bottom of the tanks are used as suction lines when pumping the cargo off. The cranes at the manifold are there primarily for the handling of cargo hoses. The cranes are sized based on the handling of cargo hoses. The handling of ship stores is a secondary function. There are cranes near the accommodation block aft, whose primary function is the handling of stores. .

Oil tankers has always been a mistery up to this very explanatory video. Thanks for it and take care of yourself.

Hello, awesome friend, The 8 min video has taught us much useful and amazing knowledge of which some I have never heard of before. Thanks.

You could do, "what's inside the Capitol?" I think it's a beautiful building☺️

Good to see a easy to understand view of a tanker. I don't often see breakdowns of tanker design. There is one correction you might make. From the manifold there are drop lines to the bottom lines so there is no need to route through the pumps. The bottom lines fill the tanks by using valves to open and close the required tanks with the segragations as you describe. This way the vessel uses the energy of the shore pumps to fill its tanks. Loading through the pumps is possible but it causes unnecessary wear on the cargo pumps and is slower loading than using the drop lines. Normally only used in emergency if there is an issue with bottom valves.

Your voice is so much better! This robotic voice kept mispronouncing cofferdam. It’s annoying.

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Lucius, Nice content. I'm definitely subscribing and looking forward to your upcoming videos. Thank you, I love this type of stuff!

🕵‍♀🔧🚢 That's an interesting insight into the inner workings of an oil tanker! While it may be fascinating for service engineers to navigate crawl passages and access hard-to-reach areas, it also raises questions about safety and maintenance procedures. Ensuring the integrity of oil tankers is crucial for preventing environmental disasters and protecting marine ecosystems. It would be intriguing to learn more about the rigorous maintenance protocols and safety measures in place to ensure the smooth operation of these massive vessels.

Great 👍 Job, Nice Information Sir.

Shown is a VLCC type, the only type of crude vessel sailing with cargo tanks in the centre as well as the wing tanks. Some modifications - bridge wings are missing, you need to be able to see the side of the ship from the bridge for mooring. The pipe rack has many less pipes forward of the centre manifold area. When loading the cargo passes from the manifold down the drop line to the bottom line. Oil is not loaded via the pump-room as shown. Hope that helps - have a look at my VLCC "Solana".

Very nicely and smoothly explained, which easily understandable. Thanks

Good video, I sailed as pumpman and tankerman for several years

Very nicely and smoothly explained, which easily understandable. Thanks. Excellent, very knowledgeable article, even for a layman .

Excellent, very knowledgeable article, even for a layman ❤😊

BG is a addict and has no problem telling you or anyone that ask. Speaking from the same glasshouse. Nobody surprised or care fr. Im from down south(Mississippi) wt fam in NO and live outside Bmore so that explains my mess rite there. As long as he wasn't giving Fleece as the kids say... He will always be a Legend.

Thank you Lucius, that was very informative and cool 3d graphics

everything is very brief and very to the point!

What an amazing engineering 😮

I am very interested in such topics❤❤❤❤

*extremely* interesting and informative video, thanks! this channel is mad slept-on...lol, for now. 😎👍

i'm not really into this stuff but i gotta be honest, this is really interesting to watch

Crude oil is not green, yellow or purple folks! It's black! 😂I love these videos Lucius. You've got 50,000 subscribers with just 14 videos posted. That's alright! I imagine they take a long time to produce. Hope to see more soon!

thank you so much .more video on shipping please please please

COW or Crude Oil Washing is the most dangerous part of the process of moving crude oil. Using some of the cargo, the oil is heated to a suitable temp and sprayed with fixed nozzles to clean the residue from the tanks. If you think this creates a explosive atmosphere you would be correct, also, the spray of hot crude oil causes lighting to occur in the tanks while cleaning, so there is an ignition source. They used to figure that there was insufficient oxygen in the tank, displaced by the explosive and flammable gases cause by the crude oil washing, or water washing used previously, to pose a danger. Except, tankers were going missing at sea, presumably while cleaning tanks on the way to pick up an new load. So, the exhaust gases from the stack are now captured, washed and pumped into the tanks to create an Inert Gas System to prevent tankers from blowing up. COW and IGS are two important systems used in modern tankers that reduced pollution enormously. The atmosphere of the tanks is closely monitored, because you have a explosive atmosphere, there is an ignition source, and if for any reason, the tanks are not filled with inert gas. Boom. My experience was, good people, good food, but long hours, dangerous conditions and poor pay.

Very well explained ! Thank you 🙏

Great animation. I especially love the animation of the free surface sloshes around❤ what tool did you use to make it? And I have one little remark on the explanation: fse is not about the impact on the ship‘s hull but about the transverse shift of the centre of gravity, increasing the list. Keep up the great work!

Love the background music!! Nice choice, thanks!

Thanks, Lucus, for a neat presentation.

I love videos like this, i love tankers! Thanks to those people, who gave life to these beautiful ships!👍😀⚓

With such an amazing and simplifying explanation i will definitely subscribe

Thank you for another video. Maybe you could do one on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I have to do a school project on it and it is quite interesting. Thank you

Excellent presentation. Wish this video is part of the library for Management trainees about to start their careers in Oil Industry . Learning becomes so easy with this kind of animated presentation. Well done !!

Very nice video!

really high quality engineering video lecture,greatly appericiated sir .

i am in to ship recycling and this is informative-impressive. specially tank filling info

Really enjoy these videos keep it up 👍

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Beautiful explanation of my childhood mystery 😅😁👍

Maybe, In the next video you can explain why the Bridge and Living quarters are on the stern. Why Bulk Carriers on the great lakes have them in the bow?

This is a great video for learning more about offshore vessels. Hope you can produce some video about military vessels

Besides the funny part where you had to clear out the oil is black and the colours are just for illustration which was quite funny great video.

You explained in very detailed. Very informative

Good Works 3D Living Studio Thanks

Indeed, very interesting knowledge for everyone.

Nice graphics👍

Actually the control room is below deck running the machinery. What you mentioned is called the Bridge, where window lookers spent their time being served coffee, unless they need to eat or sleep. ;)

Very informative. 👍

Hi congratulations, good job you have done with the video and explanations. The understanding is very clear. Can you make a video explaining about lower vessels that transport CPP products? Thank you.

Very very interesting. Each point is valuable. I unable to skip a single second 👍

Wow perfect and unique information 👍❤️❤️ Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰

Great Explanation. Great Work.👍👍

Good explanation. I really like it. If you can make a container ship documentary too.. 🤝

From Bangladesh,very nice presentation

Thank you for the best information, clear and perfect

Brilliant!! I’ve always wondered about this

really great work, just awesome video to give information easily

Очень интересно и познавательно! Спасибо!

great animation and narrative

I would like to see 3D Living Studio do an upload on container ships.

Miss your voice!

Oh RU-vid the place of learning! Just stumbled on this video, I don’t know how these ships work lol 😂

that was actually pretty cool and didn't know a lot of that, thankyou

I appreciate the objective reporting in this video.

As the CEO of Aramco, I approve of this.

Very informative video, thanks for all you've done. Please make video about underground mine structure and working principle

After watching this video, I am now a Ship Engineer and a Captain.

Real voices will always be nicer to listen to than text reader bots

I just learned how to eat a taco on the surface of Neptune Thanks hulu!

Great animation with nice explanation.

Thank you for your video, you have a new member in the channel.

Thank you, great work! One remark though: the cranes are used on oil tankers to handle the cargo hoses

Thank you very much for your kindness.

Very informative video. Thank you so much.

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