CALCULATION OF VESSEL EXPERIENCE FACTOR

PARAMETERS IN DETERMINING THE V.E.F.

The V.E.F. is a compuaio! o" he hiso#$ o" he T.C.V. %esse&
measu#eme!s' a()use( "o# O*+ o# RO*' compa#e( ,ih he TVC sho#e
measu#eme!s. Sepa#ae VEFs shou&( -e (e%e&ope( "o# -oh he &oa( a!(
(ischa#.e ope#aio!s. I!"o#maio! use( o ca&cu&ae a VEF shou&( p#e"e#a-&$ -e
-ase( o! (ocume!s ha "o&&o, accepe( i!(us#$ sa!(a#(s a!( p#acices such
as i!specio! compa!$ #epo#s .
/he!e%e# possi-&e ma!ua& measu#eme!s shou&( -e use( "o# %o&ume
(ee#mi!aio!s.
Auomaic .au.i!. s$sems ,ih accu#ac$ measu#eme!s o&e#a!ce e0ua& o o#
-ee# ha! hose o" ma!ua& measu#eme!s ma$ -e use( "o# cuso($ #a!s"e# -$
muua& a.#eeme! -e,ee! a&& i!e#ese( pa#ies .A&& ca&cu&aio!s p#oce(u#es'
such as hose "o# empe#au#e' %o&ume'co##ecio! "aco#' RO*' O*+' ,e(.e' o#
#im "aco#' mus -e co!sise!. DO NOT USE LONG OR METRIC TONS.
+ua!iies sha&& -e e1p#esse( i! eihe# -a##e&s o# cu-ic mee#s a sa!(a#(
empe#au#es' -u sha&& !o -e com-i!e(.
I!"o#maio! "#om a&& &oa( o# (ischa#.e e#mi!a&s shou&( -e use( o ca&cu&ae he
#especi%e VEFs. I" he i!"o#maio! is a%ai&a-&e he VEF ca! -e -ase( o! he
(aa "#om he same &oa( o# (ischa#.e e#mi!a&.
O!&$ %o$a.es ha 0ua&i"$ shou&( -e use( i! he compuaio! o" a VEF. A
mi!imum o" "i%e 0ua&i"$i!. %o$a.es is !ee(e( o ca&cu&ae a VEF ' ho,e%e# ' a
&a#.e# !um-e# is (esi#a-&e . The (e"i!iio! o" a +UALIF2ING VO2AGE is o!e
ha mees he "o&&o,i!. c#ie#ia .
3. A!$ %o$a.e ha is ,ihi! 4 o# 5 6'6676 o" he a%e#a.e #aio o" a&& %o$a.es
&ise(. 8 as a! e1amp&e' i" he a%e#a.e o" a&& %o$a.es &ise( is 3'66369' a&& %o$a.es
,ihi! he #a!.e "#om 6'::;69 h#ou.h 3'66<69 ,ou&( 0ua&i"$ =
>. E1c&u(es a&& %o$a.es p#io# o a!$ s#ucu#a& mo(i"icaio! ,hich a""ece( he
%esse&?s ca#.o capaci$.
7. E1c&u(es &oa( o# (ischa#.e (aa ,he#e sho#e measu#eme!s ,e#e !o a%ai&a-&e.
The VEF shou&( -e ca&cu&ae( o "i%e (ecima&s p&aces .
TO COMPARE VESSEL AND SHORE VOLUMES ' DIVIDE VESSEL VOLUME *2 VEF

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