JAPANESE MINIMUM CREW VLCC

The Japanese Ministry of transport has undertaken a study of a 237,000 tdw vessel, to be operated by a ship's company of 9. A motorship, in long haul service, she will have 9 small electronic computers for control purposes. The captain, six officers and two seamen will be sufficient to navigate, control machinery functions, load and unload the tanker.

• Corporate Authors:

  Whitehall Technical Press Limited

  Wrotham Place
  Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent ME14 1PE,   England 
• Publication Date: 1971-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 393
• Serial:
  • Marine Engineer and Naval Architect
  • Publisher: Whitehall Technical Press Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Crew size; Ship pilotage; Vessel operations; Voyage management systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic control systems; Crew reduction; Shipboard operations
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00034506
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Journal of the Israel Shipping Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 27 1973 12:00AM