Cargo control

room

A modern CCR gives the PIC access to

numerous monitoring and control
systems

The cargo control room, CCR,

or cargo office of a tankship is
where the person in charge
(PIC) can monitor and control
the loading and unloading of
the ship's liquid cargo.
Prevalent on automated
vessels, the CCR may be in its
own room, or located on the
ship's bridge.[1][2] Among
other things, the equipment in
the CCR may allow the person
in charge to control cargo and
stripping pumps, control and
monitor valve positions, and
monitor cargo tank liquid
levels.
History

Many systems allow the PIC to monitor

the ballast system and ship's stability
during load and discharge

Cargo control rooms began to

appear on U.S.-flag tankers in
the mid-1960s.[3] Prior to this
time, valves were operated
manually on deck by reach
rods and liquid levels were
monitored by a roving watch
consisting of the mate and
seamen on watch.[3] The use of
computers in the cargo control
room began in the 1980s.[4] As
technology developed,
computerized systems began
to centralize tasks such as
cargo control per se, tank level
monitoring, and real-time
computation of hull stress
information in the cargo
control room.[4]

Characteristics
Schematic showing various cargoes
loaded, trim, and list.

Monitoring systems that do not use

computers are still often seen

The design and layout of an

individual cargo control room
is determined by the ship's
design, owner's requirements
and the capabilities of the
shipyard in which the ship is
built.[3] Modern cargo control
rooms offer some or all of
these components: main cargo
pump and stripping pump
control, valve control, tank
level monitoring, and auxiliary
functions.[3]

Main cargo pumps and

stripping pumps are used to
discharge cargo from the ship.
From the cargo control room,
the person in charge of the
discharge can typically turn
pumps on and off, set pump
speeds, and monitor pipeline
pressures on the suction- and
discharge-sides of pumps.[3][4]

By actuating cargo valves, the

person in charge can control
where cargo is pumped from,
where it is pumped to, and in
systems that use throttle
valves, can control the relative
flow rates of cargo through the
valves.[4] Modern cargo control
rooms allow the person in
charge to remotely control
some or all of the valves in the
cargo system and monitor the
state of all valves.[4] Valve
indicators are typically laid out
on a "mimic panel" which
displays the cargo system
piping, valves and pumps in a
schematic diagram.[4]

Tank level monitoring is

another key functionality often
provided in modern cargo
control rooms.[4] One aspect of
tank level monitoring is overfill
alarms, which sound
throughout the ship when
cargo levels exceed the ship's
design specifications.[4] Many
systems allow the person in
charge to monitor tank levels
at all tank levels. Tank level
monitoring allows the person
in charge to take early action
to avoid oil spills, especially
when loading the ship.[4] Tank
level information is often sent
to computers that calculate
hull stresses such as shear
forces and bending
moments.[4]
Various other functions are
available in some cargo control
rooms.[4] Many offer the
person in charge additional
monitoring and control
systems,[4] the ability to
monitor inert gas systems,[4]
and tank pressures.[4] Modern
cargo control rooms typically
allow the person in charge to
control ballast pumps and
valves,[4] and monitor oil
content of ballast water by the
use of oily water separators.[4]
In cases where ships carry
specialty products, specialized
monitoring systems are
available in the cargo control
room.[4]

See also
Oil tanker
Chemical tanker

Notes
1. Huber 2001, p. 146.
2. Huber 2001, p. 147.
3. Gordon, 1993, p. 128.
4. Gordon, 1993, p. 129.

References
 Gordon, Maurice, "Tanker
Cargo Systems" (PDF), in
Benford, Harry; Fox, William A.,
A Half Century of Maritime
Technology 1943–1993 (1st
ed.), Jersey City, NJ: Society of
Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers,
ISBN 978-0-939773-12-1,
retrieved 2009-07-24.
Hayler, William B.; Keever,
John M. (2003). American
Merchant Seaman's Manual.
Cornell Maritime Pr.
ISBN 0-87033-549-9.
 Huber, Mark (2001). Tanker
operations: a handbook for the
person-in-charge (PIC).
Cambridge, MD: Cornell
Maritime Press.
ISBN 0-87033-528-6.
International Chamber of
Shipping (1996). International
Safety Guide for Oil Tankers
and Terminals (ISGOTT). New
York: Hyperion Books.
ISBN 1-85609-081-7.
Turpin, Edward A.; McEwen,
William A. (1980). Merchant
Marine Officers' Handbook (4th
ed.). Centreville, MD: Cornell
Maritime Press.
ISBN 0-87033-056-X.

External links
In Alaska: An Oil Tanker
Sails
NK Rules For Centralized
Cargo Monitoring and Control
Systems

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