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ed main engine together with control- lable pitch propeller to improve maneu- verability and efficiency in ice opera- tion. Structural design of the Viktor

Titov is focused to take into considera- tion operation in ice by performing detail structural analysis (cargo hold/fore-end hold structure fine mesh analysis, detail secondary members' fine mesh analysis) and vibration analysis (hull vibration analysis, Transv. web vibration analysis) through the entire ship range. Bow impact analysis and fatigue strength analysis were also car- ried out. The hull design of the ship sat- isfies DNV rule fully, and DNV's CSA- 1 structural strength and fatigue strength notations. In addition, the ship has adopted DAT-30 notation to cope with the harsh weather in Sakhalin area.

Viktor Titov is adopting advanced cargo handling called "Computerized

Cargo Control System" which supports a one-man cargo operation. This system presents the simultaneous conveniences of safety, integrated monitoring and con- trol throughout the whole loading/dis- charging operation cycle by means of the latest technologies. The ship has 12 cargo oil tanks with a total capacity of 117,000 cu. m. or 721,130 barrels at 98 percent, and two slop tanks fully coated with anti-abrasive epoxy with a total capacity of 2,300 cu. m. or 14,176 bar- rels at 98 percent. The cargo pumping system allows maximum unloading rate of 7,500 cu. m./hr. with three main cargo pumps and a maximum loading rate of approximately 9,000 cu. m./hr. through the cargo manifolds. The ship also is equipped with bow mooring and loading system. Horizontal fixed coupling bow loading system with slipway is applied to get any drip of oil at the sea.

The ship is equipped with the fixed gas warning systems which are continuous- ly monitoring for hydrocarbon gases both in pump room and ballast spaces, and O2 + H2O in pump room, with safe- ty functions relayed to bridge. For mon- itoring the discharge of oily water, one

Seil Ceres, S-3000 type monitor which complies with MARPOL requirements is installed and controlled from the cargo control room. The Viktor Titov is adopting the machinery fixed vibration monitoring system for essential rotating machinery. The vessel also has adopted the Ice Impact Monitoring system which is capable of monitoring loads in the bow structure of the tanker resulting from ice impacts at both the loaded and ballast water lines. The data acquisition is installed to measure and compute the stress at critical point in the structure in harmony with the underlying assump- tions of the ships Ice Passport. The sys- tem capable of calculation and display- ing, on computer workstation on the bridge, the associated instantaneous ice impact loads and provided data record- ing, alarm, trend and predictive features.

Viktor Titov is powered by a seven- cylinder, turbo-charged, Hyundai-B&W 7S60ME-C main engine, electronically controlled type, developing an MCR of 22,300 bhp at 105 rpm and a NCR of 20,070 bhp at 101.4 rpm, enabling a service speed of 15.2 knots. The main engine is arranged for operation on heavy fuel oil with a maximum viscosi- ty of 700 cSt and drives a four-bladed 7.4 m, controllable pitch propeller.

The ship is classed +1A1, Tanker for

Oil ESP, NAUTICUS(Newbuilding),

E0, VCS-2, ICE-IA for Hull ICE-IC for others(FMA) , DAT(-30), Bow Loading,

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