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BERMUDA
FRONT CENTURY, FRONT CHAMPION, FRONT CHIEF
FRONT COMMANDER, FRONT CROWN
Double skin design
Segregated Ballast Tanks
Ballasting/deballasting is performed concurrently with cargo
handling, thus avoiding delays due to interruptions in loading/
discharging operations
Programmable washing machines installed in all cargo holds and
sloptanks to minimize amount of residues after discharge
Computerized planned maintainance system
Heating coils in slop-tanks only
Cargo control room with all cargo handling and safety functions
FRONTLINE NEW C-CLASS VLCC GENERATION
Stability, fully sufficient for all normal cargo operations, without
specific limitations of slack tanks during loading or discharging
All safety functions relayed to bridge
Remote level gauging by tank radars
Monitoring systems for hydrocarbon gas in ballast tanks and
pump room
Monitoring system for O and H O in pump room
Ballast tanks possible to inert
Vapor emission control system as per USCG regulation is
installed
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FRONTLINE MANAGEMENT AS
P.O.BOX 1327 VIKA
N-0112 OSLO
VISITING ADDRESS : BRYGGEGATA 3
PHONE : 47-2311 4000
FAX : 47-2311 4040
TELEX : 74011 FRONT N
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Single screw VLCC with five (5) center cargo oil, five (5) pairs of side
cargo oil and two (2) slop tanks. Double skin hull with most of the
strengthening elements placed in ballast spaces, cargo oil tanks almost
free from obstructions. Accommodation, engine room and pump room
are located aft.
Ship Name : Front Century, Front Champion
Class : Lloyd's Register of Shipping +100A1, Double Hull Oil Tanker ESP
Shipping (SDA, FDA, CM, PC. WBT), + LMC, UMS, IGS, IWS, SPM.
NAV1, SCM, L1
Ship Name : Front Chief, Front Commander, Front Crown
Class : Det Norske Veritas +1a1, Tanker for Oil ESP, CSA-1, EO, W1-
OC, LCS(SID), TMON.
SPEED, CRUISING RANGE
The cruising range is about 28,000 nautical miles and at normal
continuous rating (NCR) fuel consumption at NCR as about 97.2 mt/day
of heavy fuel oil with a lower heating value of 9.700 kcal/kg. The
average service speed is about 15.6 knots at designed draft, leaving
speed and consumption in relation to different draft as follows :
DESCRIPTION, CLASS
Speed
(Knots) Ballast draft Design draft Scantling draft
13 43.6 59.9 63.3
14 54.8 73.8 78.4
15 68.0 90.3 96.9
In addition aux. eng. consumes abt 4,0 tons of heavy fuel oil per day.
Length over all 334.45 m = 1097.3 ft
Length between p.p. 320.00 m = 1049,9 ft
Breadth, molded 58.00 m = 190.3 ft
Depth, molded 31.00 m = 101.7 ft
Draught on summer freeboard 22.723 m = 74.6 ft
Deadweight on this draft 310,392 mt
Draught designed 20.973 m = 68.8 ft
Deadweight on this draft 280,868 mt
Draught normal ballast dep. condition f=8.69 m a=11.57 m
Deadweight normal ballast dep. condition 104,019 mt
Draught normal ballast arrival condition f=8.86 m a=11.46 m
Deadweight normal ballast arrival condition 104,658 mt
Parallel body length (loaded, summer) 160.9 m = 527.9 ft
Parallel body length (normal ballast) 145.3 m = 476.7 ft
Distance from bow to bridge 281.60 m = 923.9 ft
Distance from stern to bridge 52.85 m = 173.4 ft
Distance from bridge to center of manifold 113.38 m = 372.0 ft
Distance from bow to center of manifold 168.22 m = 551.9 ft
Distance from stern to center of manifold 166.23 m= 545.4 ft
Height keel to top of mast 67.11 m
Height keel to center manifold 33.023 m
Light ship weight 42,600 mt
Gross RT Net RT
International 157,500 108,800
Suez 160,000 150,000
DIMENSIONS
TONNAGE
INTERNATIONAL LOADLINE
S 8.323 22.723 74.551 310,392 352,992
TF 7.329 23.717 77.812 318,198 360,864
F 7.802 23.244 76.260 310,421 353,021
T 7.850 23.196 76.102 318,431 361,031
W 8.796 22.250 72.999 302,393 344,994
Freeboard (m) Draft (m) Draft (ft) Deadweight (mt) Displacement (mt)
Freeboard (m) Draft (m) Draft (ft) Deadweight (mt) Displacement (mt)
S 8.938 22.108 72.533 299,998 342,598
F 8.431 22.615 74.196 300,000 342,600
Freeboard (m) Draft (m) Draft (ft) Deadweight (mt) Displacement (mt)
S 10.542 20.504 67.270 272,999 315,599
F 10.071 20.975 68.816 273,011 315,611
Freeboard (m) Draft (m) Draft (ft) Deadweight (mt) Displacement (mt)
S 11.435 19.611 64.341 258,095 300,695
F 10.983 20.063 65.823 258,115 300,715
MACHINERY EQUIPMENT
MAIN ENGINE
One marine diesel engine type Hyundai - B&W 7S80MC (VI), seven (7)
cylinders, turbo charged, direct reversible, arranged for operation on
heavy fuel oil with a maximum viscosity of 600 cSt at 50 C Max.
continuous rating 25,485kW (34,650 bhp) at 79 rpm.
Normal continuous rating 23,477 kW (31,920 bhp) at 76,9 rpm.
Maker: Hyundai Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd.
AUXILIARIES
Three (3) Diesel Generators, Wartsila 8L20-1040 kW (1414 bhp) 720
rpm, arranged for operation on heavy fuel oil with a maximum viscosity
of 600 cSt at 50 C.
EVAPORATOR
One (1) fresh water generator type Alfa-Laval Nirex with a capacity of
25 tons per day.
BOILERS
Two(2) auxiliary boilers fully automatic, force draught, heavy fuel oil
burning marine boiler with a capacity of 50 tons saturated steam per
hour at a working pressure of 16 kg/cm .
Maker: Mitsubishi Heavy Ind., Ltd.
One (1) exhaust gas economizer with a capacity of 2 tons saturated
steam per hour at a working pressure of 6 kg/cm .
Maker: Kang-Rim Ind. Co., Ltd.
PROPELLER
One (1) four bladed, right-handed rotation, areofoil, solid, keyless
propeller. With a diameter of 9,7 meter and a pitch of 6,4597 meter.
One propeller is kept in spare for all five (5) vessels.
All information/details contained
in this pampphlet given in good
faith beleived to be correct but
without guarantee.
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CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT
CARGO SYSTEM
Fifteen (15) cargo oil tanks, total capacity of cargo oil tanks is 336,032
cu.m or 2,113,575 barrels at 98%.
Two (2) slop tanks fully coated with coal tar epoxy, total capacity of slop
tanks is 7,030 cu.m or 44,216 barrels at 98%.
Three (3) grades of oil can be handled simultaneously with two valves
segregation.
The cargo pumping system allows maximum unloading rate of 15,000
cu.m per hour with three main cargo pumps.
Vessel to allow a maximum loading rate of approximately 20,500 cu.m
per hour through the cargo manifolds.
PUMPS
Cargo oil pumps: Three (3) steam turbine driven, vertical centrifugal
pumps with a capacity of 5,000 cu.m per hour at 150 mTH. each.
One (1) set reciprocating, steam driven, cargo oil stripping pump with a
capacity of 450 cu.m per hour at 150 mTH.
Two (2) cargo oil stripping eductor, with a capacity of 700 cu.m per hour
at 30 mTH.
TANK CLEANING EQUIPMENT, COW SYSTEM
Each cargo tank has four(4) and each side cargo tank has three(3) deck
mounted, programmable crude oil washing machines, with a capacity of
90 cu-m per hour at a thrust of 34 meters.
Maker: Consilium, Sweden.
Type: 270 FT Mark I Gun Clean.
Each slop tank has one deck mounted, programmable crude oil washing
machine with a capacity of 90 cu.m per hour at a thrust of 34 meters.
Maker: Consilium, Sweden
Type: 270 ft Gun Clean
TANK GAUGING SYSTEM
Each cargo and slop tank is fitted with Saab tank radar level gauge
system with built in high/low level alarm, remote controlled from the
cargo control room.
Each water ballast tank including peak tanks is fitted with SF-Control
electro-pneumatic type tank level gauge system with remote readout in
the cargo control room.
VALVES
Valves in cargo oil and water ballast systems are of hydraulic remote
controlled type, operated from the cargo control room. Blanks and
pressure- testing arrangement fitted for seavalves and overboard outlets.
Maker: Han-II.
GAS WARNING SYSTEM
The fixed gas warning system is continuously monitoring for hydrocarbon
gases in pump room and ballast spaces and O + H O in pump room,
with safety functions relayed to bridge.
LOADING COMPUTER
The loading computer is of "on-line" type and monitoring the level of
cargo oil tanks and water ballast tanks, and the draft by on-line
connection with tank gauging system and draft gauging system.
Maker: Kockumation AB
Type: Loadmaster
HIGH VELOCITY VALVES
Press-Vac valves with double pressure outlets are fitted on cargo and slop
tanks including one common mast riser.
Maker: Se-Won Co., Ltd.
INERT GAS SYSTEM
The inert gas system has a capacity of 18,750 cu.m per hour and is fed
by two blowers, each holding 50% of the total capacity.
Maker: Aalborg-Sunrod kk
VAPOR LOCKS
Calibrated vapor locks fitted to perform complete closed loading, ullaging
and sampling if required.
OIL POLLUTION MONITOR
For monitoring the discharge of oily water, one oil discharge monitor
complying with MARPOL requirements is installed and controlled from the
cargo control room.
Maker: Seres. Type: S 663 MK III
MARINE SANITATION DEVICE
A sewage holding tank of vacuum type with a capacity of 5 cu.m, USCG
approved is installed.
Maker: Evac
POSITION OF MANIFOLDS
Center of manifolds from midship of L.O.A. 0.992 m
Distance from the foremost part of the ship
to the center of the manifolds 168.22 m
Distance from the after most part of the ship
to the center of the manifolds 166.23 m
Distance from manifold flanges to ship's side 4.60 m
Distance between manifold flanges 2.10 m
Distance between center manifold and center manifold 3.00 m
Distance between manifold and roller bar 4.36 m
Distance between center of manifold and main deck 2.00 m
Distance between center of manifold and keel 33.02 m
Distance between center of manifold and waterline,
normal ballast condition arrival 22.86 m
CARGO HEATING SYSTEM
Fixed heating coils made of Al-brass are installed in slop tanks. The
heating system is capable of raising the oily water (50/50) temperature
in the slop tanks from 44 C to 66 C in 24 hours during voyage with
ambient air temperature of 2 C and sea temperature of 5 C.
CONSUMPTION FOR UNLOADING
The three steam-driven cargo oil pumps will consume about 7,6 tons fuel
oil per hour.
Total consumption per 24 hours of full unloading capacity will be about
182 tons of fuel oil.
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CONSUMPTION FOR LOADING
One electrical driven ballast pump and one steam driven ballast pump,
will consume about 1,0 ton of fuel oil per hour.
Total consumption per 24 hours of full loading capacity will be about 23
tons of fuel oil.
CONSUMPTION FOR INERTING EMPTY SHIP
To inert the empty ship will take about 24 hours and will consume about
34 tons of fuel oil.
SLUDGE HANDLING DAVIT
Two (2) sets of portable air motor driven davits for each cargo tank with
capacity of 0,2 tons.
DECK EQUIPMENT
STEERING GEAR AND RUDDER
One electro-hydraulic rotary vane steering gear drives one semispade
rudder with two pintles.
Maker: Porsgrunn Steering Gear AS & Hyundai Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd.
WINCHES
Two electro-hydraulic driven combined anchor windlass/mooring
winches and six electro-hydraulic driven mooring winches fitted with
wires of 42 mm diameter and 280 meter length, break holding capacity
of at first layer of 53,1 tons. Brake test kits are provided.
Windlass/mooring winch fwd. 2 x 30 tons at 15 m/min.
Mooring winches fwd 1 x 30 tons at 15 m/min.
Mooring winch mid 4 x 30 tons at 15 m/min.
Mooring winch aft 3 x 30 tons at 15 m/min.
Length of port anchor chain is 14 shackles.
Length of starboard anchor chain is 14 shackles.
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
LIFE BOATS
Two water-cooled, diesel engine driven, fully enclosed lifeboats, each for
32 persons.
LIFE BOAT DAVITS
Two hinged, gravity type, lifeboat davits fixed electrical motor driven
winches.
CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT
BALLAST SYSTEM
Segregated ballast tanks fulfilling Marpol 73/78 requirements as
segregated tanker. The ballast water is discharged through overboard
valve on ship's side.
BALLAST PUMPS AND EDUCTORS
One steam turbine driven, vertical centrifugal pump with a capacity of
3,000 cu.m per hour at 35 mTH.
One set of electric motor driven, vertical centrifugal pump with a capacity
of 3,000 cu.m per hour at 35 mTH.
One water ballast stripping eductor with a capacity of 400 cu.m per hour
at 25 mTH.
SINGLE POINT MOORING FACILITY
Two bow chain stoppers of "tongue" type capable of accepting 76 mm
(3") chain link through a bow chock opening of 450 mm x 600 mm. Safe
working load is 200 tons.
HOSE HANDLING CRANES
Two hose handling cranes of 20 tons lifting capacity, electro hydraulic
design, are installed at the manifold area.
PROVISION CRANES
Two electro-hydraulic provision cranes for 8 tons/10 tons safe working
load.
8 tons S.W.L provision crane installed on aft of accommodation B-deck
(port side) and 10 tons S.W.L. provision crane installed on fwd part of
engine casing (stb'd side) respectively.
LIFE RAFTS
One set for 6 persons located at forward area of upper deck.
Four (4) sets for 16 persons located on upper deck, port and starboard
side.
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
CO fire extinguishing system for engine and pump room, separately
released.
For extinguishing on upper deck, a fixed water system is installed in
parallel with a fixed foam monitor system.
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NAUTICAL EQUIPMENT
No. Nautical Equipment Type Manufacturer of Supplier
1 Radar System (X-band) MM950-24 ARPA24/9X Consilium
1 Radar System + ARPA (S-band) MM950-24 ARPA30/12S Consilium
1 Gyro Compass CMZ-500 Yokogawa Denshikiki
4 Gyro Repeaters KX-223A Yokogawa Denshikiki
1 Auto Pilot PT500A-H-J2 Yokogawa Denshikiki
1 Course Recorder KR-100A-F Yokogawa Denshikiki
1 Echo Sounder FE-680T Furuno
1 D.S Log SAL-860 Consilium
1 G.P.S GP-80 Furuno
1 Weather Facsimile Fax-214 Furuno
Radio Equipment
1 MF/HF Transceiver TRP-7201S Scanti
1 Display unit PC6000 Scanti
1 MF/HF DSC Controller DSC9006 Scanti
1 Control Panel CP9002 Scanti
1 Control unit with Loudspeaker - Scanti
1 Satcom (B-Type) SATURN-BM Scanti/Nera
1 Navtex NAV-5 Scanti
2 VHF VHF-3000 Scanti
1 Sat. E.P.I.R.B TP-2 Scanti
3 VHF Transceiver VHF9110 Scanti
1 Satcom (C-Type) SCANSAT-CG Scanti
2 Radar Transponder RT94 Scanti
CAPACITY OF CARGO OIL TANKS
SHORE CONNECTIONS
(cub.m) (barrel) Spec. grav Spec. grav Spec. grav Spec. grav (cu.m) (cu.ft)
0.7 t/m 0.8 t/m 0.9 t/m 1.0 t/m
No. 1 C.C.O.TK. 26,251.3 165,116 18,008.4 20,581.0 23,153.7 25,726.3 17.66 117.95
No. 2 C.C.O.TK. 31,840.7 200,272 21,842.7 24,963.1 28,083.5 31,203.9 17.64 69.95
No. 3 C.C.O.TK. 31,840.8 200,273 21,842.8 24,963.2 28,083.6 31,204.0 17.64 18.95
No. 4 C.C.O.TK. 31,840.8 200,273 21,842.8 24,963.2 28,083.6 31,204.0 17.64 -32.05
No. 5 C.C.O.TK. 32,195.1 202,501 22,085.8 25,241.0 28,396.1 31,551.2 17.67 -83.29
No. 1 S.C.O.TK.(P) 16,988.8 106,856 11,654.3 13,319.2 14,984.1 16,649.0 17.80 118.16
No. 1 S.C.O.TK.(S) 16,988.8 106,856 11,654.3 13,319.2 14,984.1 16,649.0 17.80 118.16
No. 2 S.C.O.TK.(P) 20,830.7 131,021 14,289.9 16,331.3 18,372.7 20,414.1 17.65 69.95
No. 2 S.C.O.TK.(S) 20,830.7 131,021 14,289.9 16,331.3 18,372.7 20,414.1 17.65 69.95
No. 3 S.C.O.TK.(P) 20,830.7 131,021 14,289.9 16,331.3 18,372.7 20,414.1 17.65 18.95
No. 3 S.C.O.TK.(S) 20,830.7 131,021 14,289.9 16,331.3 18,372.7 20,414.1 17.65 18.95
No. 4 S.C.O.TK.(P) 20,830.7 131,021 14,289.9 16,331.3 18,372.7 20,414.1 17.65 -32.05
No. 4 S.C.O.TK.(S) 20,830.7 131,021 14,289.9 16,331.3 18,372.7 20,414.1 17.65 -32.05
No. 5 S.C.O.TK.(P) 14,979.5 94,218 10,275.9 11, 743.9 13,211.9 14,679.9 18.24 -76.48
No. 5 S.C.O.TK.(S) 14,979.5 94,218 10,275.9 11, 743.9 13,211.9 14,679.9 21.61 -76.48
SLOP TK.(P) 3,586.6 22,559 2,460.4 2, 811.9 3,163.4 3,514.9 21.61 -104.64
SLOP TK.(S) 3,586.6 22,559 2,460.4 2, 811.9 3,163.4 3,514.9 15.61 -104.64
Compartment
Capacity 100% full Tonnes of 1000 kg Tanks filled to 98% Grain
TOTAL 350,062.7 2,201,827 240,143.1 274,449.3 308,755.5 343,061.6 17.80 15.09
Fuel Oil connection fore and aft of mainfold
D.O. connection aft mainfold
Items Reduction Inside pipe Hose Flange Flange thick. Bolt circle Number of Bolt Bolt holes
pieces diameter diameter diameter at bolt circle diameter bolts diameter diameter
Cargo
oil
Bunker
oil
8
1
4
1
2
7
11 1 1
2
16
8
1
1
8
4
7
1
16
8
4
1
4
7
8
16
3 1 7
4 8
1
2
7
4
3
6
3
3
1
1
1
26
26
26
8
8
8
20
16
12
12
10
6
19
16
11
27 /
23 /
19
1 /
1 /
1 /
1 /
1 /
1
25
21 /
17
17
14 /
9 /
20
18
12
12
12
8
1 /
1
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/
1 /
1 /
1
1
1
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CAPACITY OF BUNKER TANKS, TONNES OF 1000KGS
Specific gravity F.O = 0.98, D.O = 0.85, L.O = 0.90, OTHER = 1.00
Compartment Frame No.
TOTAL
TOTAL
TOTAL
TOTAL
Cap. 100% Weight 98% Center of gravity
(m ) (tonnes) V.C.G(m) L.C.G(m)
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H.F.O. TK.(P)
H.F.O. TK.(S)
H.F.O.SERV. TK.(P)
H.F.O.SETT. TK.(P)
M.D.O. TK.(P)
M.D.O. TK.(S)
M.D.O.SERV. TK.(P)
MAIN L.O.SUMP TK.(C)
CYL.O.STOR. TK.(P)
MAIN L.O.STOR. TK.(P)
MAIN L.O.SETT. TK.(P)
G/E L.O.STOR. TK(P)
TURB.L.O.STOR. TK.(P)
F.O.OVERF.TK.(P)
BILGE H. TK.(C)
OILY B. TK.(P)
SLUDGE TK.(P)
C.W. TK.
15.0-52.0
15.0-52.0
45.0-48.0
48.0-52.0
25.0-47.0
25.0-47.0
30.0-32.0
25.0-39.0
25.0-30.0
30.0-33.0
33.0-35.0
35.0-36.0
35.0-36.0
43.0-47.0
15.0-24.0
21.0-24.0
40.0-50.0
8.8-15.0
3,610.0
4,016.8
157.3
209.8
7,993.9 7,677.3 23.30 -125.26
171.7
192.0
29.8
56.0
104.0
62.4
41.6
16.5
4.3
25.1
108.3
28.7
20.5
86.1
393.5 327.7 3.76 -125.98
284.8 251.3 19.11 -133.11
268.7 268.7 3.42 -140.95
3,467.0
3,857.7
151.1
201.5
143.0
159.9
24.8
49.4
91.8
55.1
36.7
14.5
3.8
25.1
108.3
28.7
20.5
86.1
23.51
23.30
21.20
21.20
2.05
2.05
24.58
2.10
23.27
23.27
23.27
23.74
21.52
2.12
1.89
1.98
12.93
3.94
-126.07
-125.28
-118.90
-115.75
-125.70
-125.16
-132.85
-132.31
-136.00
-132.40
-130.15
-128.80
-128.80
-120.32
-143.57
-140.47
-120.25
-148.74
CAPACITY OF BALLAST WATER TANKS
Specific gravity S.W = 1.025
Compartment Frame No.
Cap. 100% Weight Center of gravity
(m ) (tonnes) V.C.G(m) L.C.G(m)
TOTAL
No. 1 W.B. TK.(P)
No. 1 W.B. TK.(S)
No. 2 W.B. TK.(P)
No. 2 W.B. TK.(S)
No. 3 W.B. TK.(P)
No. 3 W.B. TK.(S)
No. 4 W.B. TK.(P)
No. 4 W.B. TK.(S)
No. 5 W.B. TK.(P)
No. 5 W.B. TK.(S)
F.P. TK.
A.P. TK
94.0-103.0
94.0-103.0
85.0-94.0
85.0-94.0
76.0-85.0
76.0-85.0
67.0-76.0
67.0-76.0
52.0-67.0
52.0-67.0
103.0-126.8
-7.9-15.0
8,134.6
8,134.6
9,884.7
9,884.7
9,920.8
9,920.8
9,884.4
9,884.4
9,196.2
9,196.2
4,176.9
2,511.7
8,338.0
8,338.0
10,131.9
10,131.9
10,168.9
10,168.9
10,131.5
10,131.5
9,426.1
9,426.1
4,281.4
2,574.5
11.34
11.34
9.56
9.56
9.55
9.55
9.58
9.58
11.72
11.72
9.14
20.04
120.02
120.02
69.87
69.87
18.95
18.95
-31.98
-31.98
-84.11
-84.11
153.53
-154.89
100,730.0 103,248.7 10.49 17.70
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F.W. TK(P)
F.W. TK(S)
(m ) (tonnes) V.C.G(m) L.C.G(m)
CAPACITY OF FRESH WATER TANKS
Specific gravity F.W = 1.00
Compartment Frame No.
Cap. 100% Weight Center of gravity
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TOTAL
7.0-14.0
3.0-14.0
249.5
359.4
249.5
359.4
26.40
26.41
-150.93
-152.39
608.9 608.9 26.41 -151.79