Q: Define Chemical Tankers. Describe various types.

Chemical Tankers: Chemical tankers are those cargo tankers which

transport chemicals in various forms. Chemical tankers are specifically
designed in order to maintain the consistency of the chemicals they carry
aboard them. These tanker ships are applied with coatings of certain
substances that help in the easy identification of the chemicals that need to be
transported.

Chemical tankers are tankers that are used to transport various liquid
chemicals. Each Chemical Tankers transport the same kind of chemicals. They
range from 5000 DWT to 35000DWT in size. The size is very smaller of these
vessels as compared to the Oil tankers due to the specialized nature of the
cargo and the size restriction of the Ports and shore facilities.

It consists of various tanks which are coated with specialized coatings such as
Phenolic epoxy or stainless steel or zinc paint. Type of coating of their tanks
determines the suitable cargo(the chemical which can be carried.

Customarily Chemical Tankers can be classified into 3 categories as per their

type:

TYPE 1: Products which possess very serious environmental and safety

hazards which require maximum preventive measures to prevent any leakage
of cargo comes under Type 1 Chemical Tanker.

TYPE 2: Chemical products with markedly severe environmental and safety

hazards which require significant preventive measures to forestall any escape
of such cargo can be classified as Type 2 Chemical Tankers.

TYPE 3: Chemical tankers which transport products with amply severe

environmental and safety hazards which require a moderate degree of
containment in a damaged condition can be referred to as Type 3 Chemical
Tankers.