Fender selection for ship-to-ship operations

摘要

Fender size selection for ship-to-ship (STS) operation has been traditionally left to the mooring masters who rely on their experience and available industry guidelines to decide on what fenders to use for a particular operation.Ship-to-ship transfer guides for petroleum and liquefied gas from OCIMF and PIANC are good references for choosing fenders for STS operations.They both provide a quick reference guide to fender selection based on traditional STS and calm sea condition.