LPG Operational Practice: 2022 [paper]

Covering the principal aspects of LPG carrier design, including the cargo containment systems and the equipment on board. It details the basic operation of cargo handling equipment, including key systems such as the cargo pumps, LPG reliquefaction plant, etc.

It then follows a standard LPG cargo sequence, detailing the operations for drying, inerting, gassing-up, cooldown, loading, while on passage and discharging. Text and graphical information is complemented by 3D models, which allow readers to visualise key LPG operations and system layouts. Other operations such as changing tank atmospheres, stenching, mixing cargoes and conducting ship to ship (STS) operations are also explained.