ALLOWABLE SHIP/SHORE VOLUME MEASUREMENT VARIANCES FOR MARINE TANKERS

摘要

“Cannot Be Held Accountable For What Cannot Be Measured”. There is a need to have precisernmeasuring instruments and proper procedures to obtain accurate flow measurements. This is especiallyrnnecessary when dealing with custody transfer flow measurements. The constant ship / shore volumernmeasurement variances for marine tankers and the potential costly claims, between suppliers andrnconsumers, resulting in improper and non compliance with accepted standards are considered in thisrnpaper. The paper also highlights the operational accepted and approved procedures to minimize and/orrneliminate contractual disputes between contractual parties dealing in crude cargo export, transit andrndelivery. Through finer precision and higher accuracy, better accountability can be achieved withrntremendous cost savings.