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Supertanker Living on a Monster VLCC by Dr Ray Solly Soft Cover
Supertanker Living on a Monster VLCC by Dr Ray Solly
Soft Cover
206 pages
Copyright 2019
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements7
Prologue9
Chapter One Meeting the Monster13
Chapter Two Surprises Along the Way44
Chapter Three Problems and Personalities65
Chapter Four Continuing the Learning Curve92
Chapter Five The Monster Appeased115
Chapter SixAn Indulgence of Incidents139
Chapter Seven Challenging Piomotion156
Epilogue195
Glossary199
About the Author203
Other Books by Ray Solly205
ON THE BACK COVER
THE advertisement captured Ray Solly s attention whilst he was on leave and demanded direct action! Viewed from the bridge of dry-cargo ships, the sleek lines of VLCCs and their potential navigational challenges always intrigued Ray so, without hesitation, he grabbed the chance, leaving his current employer, and setting out to fulfil a dream.
Supertanker examines life at sea aboard a 1970s monster where reader and author meet on board, encountering and overcoming exciting new challenges in navigation, ship handling, and cargo control. All the while, overshadowing everything else, is the awareness that this loaded ship carries around 80 million gallons of oil every day.
But Supertanker is more than just the record of a new adventure. It lifts the lid on the realities of life far out at sea handling such behemoths and reveals why international safety and competency bars had to be raised.
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