COW ON VLCC MAY BE DONE IN TWO STAGES1)SINGLE STAGE
2)MULTI STAGE SINGLE STAGE WASH IS DONE EITHER BY DOING FULL WASH OF TANK OR BY DOING BOTTOM WASH OF TANK. TANK SHOULD BE EMPTY FOR SINGLE STAGE. MULTI STAGE WASH COMPRISES OF TWO STAGES- TOP WASH DURING TANK IS BEING DISCHARGED AND BOTTOM WASH AFTER TANK IS EMPTY. THIS METHOD SAVES TIME. THESE STAGES CAN BE COMPLETED BY THREE METHODSOPEN WASH,CLOSED WASH OR BLEED OFF METHOD.