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Inzicht in Pompkamer van een Tank Schip / Insight into Pumproom of Tanker Ship
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Tijdsduur / Time : 5 minutes and 49 seconds.
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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.
Pumpman is an unlicensed member of the engineering department of a merchant ship.[1] Pumpmen are found almost exclusively on tankers, and on oil tankers in particular.[2] Variations on the title can include chief pumpman, QMED/pumpman, and second pumpman.[3]
A pumpman performs all work necessary for the safe and proper operation of the liquid cargo transfer system.[1] This includes but is not limited to: liquid cargo transfer pumps, liquid cargo stripping pumps, liquid cargo coalesces and separators, strainers, filters, associated piping, valves, fittings, and deck machinery directly related to the transfer of liquid cargo.[1]
Merchant mariners spend extended periods at sea. Most deep-sea mariners are hired for one or more voyages that last for several months; there is no job security after that. The length of time between voyages varies depending on job availability and personal preference.[4]
At sea, a pumpman will usually work 8 to 12 hour days, 7 days a week.[4]
People in water transportation occupations work in all weather conditions. Although merchant mariners try to avoid severe storms while at sea, working in damp and cold conditions often is inevitable. While it is uncommon nowadays for vessels to suffer disasters such as fire, explosion, or a sinking, workers face the possibility that they may have to abandon their craft on short notice if it collides with other vessels or runs aground. They also risk injury or death from falling overboard and hazards associated with working with machinery, heavy loads, and dangerous cargo. However, modern safety management procedures, advanced emergency communications, and effective international rescue systems place modern mariners in a much safer position.[4]
Most newer vessels are air conditioned, soundproofed from noisy machinery, and equipped with comfortable living quarters. For some mariners, these amenities have helped ease the sometimes difficult circumstances of long periods away from home. Also, modern communications, especially email, link modern mariners to their families. Nevertheless, some mariners dislike the long periods away from home and the confinement aboard ship and consequently leave the occupation.[4]
In the United States, the rate of unionization for these workers is about 36 percent, much higher than the average for all occupations.[4] Consequently, merchant marine officers and seamen, both veterans and beginners, are hired for voyages through union hiring halls or directly by shipping companies.[4] Hiring halls rank the candidates by the length of time the person has been out of work and fill open slots accordingly.[4] Hiring halls typically are found in major seaports.[4]
Pumpmen employed on Great Lakes ships work 60 days and have 30 days off, but do not work in the winter when the lakes are frozen.[4] Workers on rivers, on canals, and in harbors are more likely to have year-round work.[4] Some work 8-hour or 12-hour shifts and go home every day.[4] Others work steadily for a week or a month and then have an extended period off.[4] When working, they usually are on duty for 6 or 12 hours and off for 6 or 12 hours. Those on smaller vessels are normally assigned to one vessel and have steady employment.
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