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sifa 317,000 dwt VLCC The 317,000 DWT VLCC SIFA built at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI)was delivered to Oman Shipping, on January 10, 2011. The ship has one continuous freeboard deck from stem to stern, transverse bulkheads, four longi- tudinal bulkheads, and double bottom and double side construction in the cargo space. SIFA is designed to carry three grades of cargo simultaneously, handled by three steam turbine cargo pumps, each delivering 5,500 cu. m./hr. and housed in a pump room at the forward of engine room. The valve control of the cargo and ballast system is hydraulically operated. Cargo control and monitoring cov- ers ullage measurement, pump operation and inert gas systems. Radar beam type level gauges are fitted to cargo tanks while electro pneumatic type level gauges are used in the ballast tanks. The ship has five center cargo oil tanks, five pairs of side cargo oil tanks, one pair of slop tanks and water ballast tanks surrounding cargo oil tanks. The vessel is, among others, equipped with the highly advanced navigation system which supports integrated bridge operations of the ship such as route planning, maneuvering for collision and grounding avoidance and naviga- tion monitoring. The vessel measures 333 x 60 x 30.4m, with a design draft of 21m. It is powered by a Hyundai-Wärtsilä 7RT-flex82T main engine with anMCR output of 31,640 kW at 80 rpm, enabling it to sail at a service speed of15.55 knots when running at 85% MCR and reserving a 20% sea margin. Elec- tric power is supplied by three main diesel generators with an output of 1,400 kW and one 300 kW emergency generator. Ballast water treatment system is installed to prevent and minimize risks to environment from the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in ballast water on board the vessel meeting the re- quirement of regulation D-2 of International Convention for the Control and Man- agement of Ship?s Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004. The ship is classed by Lloyd?s Register of Shipping +100A1 Double Hull Oil Tanker ESP, CSR, ShipRight(CM), +LMC, UMS, IGS, COW, LI, SPM, EP, *IWS, NAV1 with de- scriptive notes of BWMP(S), PCWBT, SCM, SEA(HSS-4, L), Pt.Ht. MR Dec.11 # 3 (18-24):MR Template 12/7/2011 11:13 AM Page 19