Fun fact : The spaces between the hull and tank are serviceable with crawl passages. You can also enter right under the tank and crawl into no man's land to swap a pt100 sensor. Got to do it once and it was an experience to be had as a service Engineer.

Love how in the presentation the engine looks insanely small but actually standing next to it is probably like being right next to a commercial airliner

As mentioned elsewhere in the comments, apart from a few minor details this is a nicely put together and informative video that gives anyone unfamiliar with tankships a good basic understanding of the principal. It's nicely presented and thought out without being overly long or technical. I'll be saving this, along with checking out some other videos from 3D.

Love the attention to detail on the oil "free surface effect" simulation section. Not many channels put in that much effort.

Very educational and detailed. Love the breakdown of different structures and subsystems. Amazing how we have documentary quality content easily accessible for free these days :)

Especially the loading pattern was interesting and logical by even out the stresses on hul and balancing the ship at the same time 👍

I crewed a VLCC in the late sixties and the seventies…. Shell M boats, so named because their names all began with the letter M. Interesting fact it was possible to see the hull flexing up and down in heavy seas. A bit disconcerting when one first sees it…Crew comfort was pretty good for the period. With self contained cabins that included a bathroom/toilet etc. great days of my youth…

I just found this video on youtube, I love it, so many things i did no know about tankers, I worked in the US Merchant Marine on several oil tankers and did not realize how complicated these ships were, retired now and subscribed to learn more. Thanks for the upload,

loved the way it is narrated.... curated to the viewers....mainly the part explaining about the color of the oil.

This is amazing! I recently began getting interested in the topic of global supply chain and I was wondering how oil was transported. I was recommended this video and it perfectly explains the mechanics of these modes of transport. It's not an abstract idea anymore. Please keep making these educational videos - I instantly subscribed!

Just found your channel and after watching this video immediately subscribed! What a gem!

I wish there was a ship simulator on the same level as Flight Simulator 2020 where there are real routes of various types of cargo and passenger ships with perfect simulation of water physics in storms causing rough seas and massive waves breaking on the hull making huge sprays of water all over the deck and hitting the bridge's glass... it would be magnificent!

Another fantastic video from this channel. So much effort and work on each video. Quality content like thiss on KZfaq is scarce!

Thank you for this one sir. I work on tanker and I appreciate it so much!

Nice video! I was an officer on oil tankers for over 30 years. One small correction is that you called the navigational bridge the "control room". The cargo control room is actually located on a lower deck somewhere inside the house.

Oil tankers has always been a mistery up to this very explanatory video. Thanks for it and take care of yourself.

With this video we are able to understand the typical arrangements of all the tanks and basic of pipeline distribution system which is hard to get through books. Thanks.

Great content, easy to teach and understand. Well done and many thanks!

Hello, awesome friend, The 8 min video has taught us much useful and amazing knowledge of which some I have never heard of before. Thanks.

Great video really appreciate the production you did One thing I was going to add being the current state of the world's energy markets between a bigger oil tanker and a smaller oil tanker is how Russia is getting around it's oils restrictions by taking its smaller tankers going out into the Mediterranean and just filling up differently flagged bigger tankers and then selling the oil as if it came from somewhere else But that's only a small aspect of the big tanker versus smaller tanker relationship

Thanks for this video. In 1970 I was a radio officer on a VLCC. I never knew much about the function of the ship as I was only concerned with safety of life messages and and commercial messages. One time in the Indian Ocean we had to go over a Tsunami wave at an angle of 45 degrees. The 300 metre deck rose up into the air in front of the ship and then moved down the opposite side.

I appreciate the explanation of all the pipes on the deck.

It's amazing what people are able to design and build today.

Very nicely and smoothly explained, which easily understandable. Thanks. Excellent, very knowledgeable article, even for a layman .

Excellent, very knowledgeable article, even for a layman ❤😊

Lucius, Nice content. I'm definitely subscribing and looking forward to your upcoming videos. Thank you, I love this type of stuff!

Good to see a easy to understand view of a tanker. I don't often see breakdowns of tanker design. There is one correction you might make. From the manifold there are drop lines to the bottom lines so there is no need to route through the pumps. The bottom lines fill the tanks by using valves to open and close the required tanks with the segragations as you describe. This way the vessel uses the energy of the shore pumps to fill its tanks. Loading through the pumps is possible but it causes unnecessary wear on the cargo pumps and is slower loading than using the drop lines. Normally only used in emergency if there is an issue with bottom valves.

Very nicely and smoothly explained, which easily understandable. Thanks

everything is very brief and very to the point!

Excellent presentation. Wish this video is part of the library for Management trainees about to start their careers in Oil Industry . Learning becomes so easy with this kind of animated presentation. Well done !!

Love the background music!! Nice choice, thanks!

Thanks, Lucus, for a neat presentation.

🕵‍♀🔧🚢 That's an interesting insight into the inner workings of an oil tanker! While it may be fascinating for service engineers to navigate crawl passages and access hard-to-reach areas, it also raises questions about safety and maintenance procedures. Ensuring the integrity of oil tankers is crucial for preventing environmental disasters and protecting marine ecosystems. It would be intriguing to learn more about the rigorous maintenance protocols and safety measures in place to ensure the smooth operation of these massive vessels.

Good video, I sailed as pumpman and tankerman for several years

Very well explained ! Thank you 🙏

*extremely* interesting and informative video, thanks! this channel is mad slept-on...lol, for now. 😎👍

i'm not really into this stuff but i gotta be honest, this is really interesting to watch

I love videos like this, i love tankers! Thanks to those people, who gave life to these beautiful ships!👍😀⚓

Brilliant!! I’ve always wondered about this

This is a great video for learning more about offshore vessels. Hope you can produce some video about military vessels

Thank you for another video. Maybe you could do one on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I have to do a school project on it and it is quite interesting. Thank you

Shown is a VLCC type, the only type of crude vessel sailing with cargo tanks in the centre as well as the wing tanks. Some modifications - bridge wings are missing, you need to be able to see the side of the ship from the bridge for mooring. The pipe rack has many less pipes forward of the centre manifold area. When loading the cargo passes from the manifold down the drop line to the bottom line. Oil is not loaded via the pump-room as shown. Hope that helps - have a look at my VLCC "Solana".

that was actually pretty cool and didn't know a lot of that, thankyou

really high quality engineering video lecture,greatly appericiated sir .

Great animation. I especially love the animation of the free surface sloshes around❤ what tool did you use to make it? And I have one little remark on the explanation: fse is not about the impact on the ship‘s hull but about the transverse shift of the centre of gravity, increasing the list. Keep up the great work!

You explained in very detailed. Very informative

With such an amazing and simplifying explanation i will definitely subscribe

Very very interesting. Each point is valuable. I unable to skip a single second 👍

What an amazing engineering 😮

Thank you Lucius, that was very informative and cool 3d graphics

Thank you for the best information, clear and perfect

Your voice is so much better. It's perfect for these videos, and you have such a wonderful cadence and inflection, while conveying a genuine interest in the subject. I sincerely hope that you bring your wonderful voice back.

Thank you for your video, you have a new member in the channel.

Your voice is so much better! This robotic voice kept mispronouncing cofferdam. It’s annoying.

Crude oil is not green, yellow or purple folks! It's black! 😂I love these videos Lucius. You've got 50,000 subscribers with just 14 videos posted. That's alright! I imagine they take a long time to produce. Hope to see more soon!

Very informative. Valuable video.

The most stressful job in oil tankers are the Captain 😅

so well explained, thank you

Very informative video. Thank you so much.

Beautiful explanation of my childhood mystery 😅😁👍

Thank you for the clear explanation indeed

Really enjoy these videos keep it up 👍

i am in to ship recycling and this is informative-impressive. specially tank filling info

Good information sir...keep it up

You could do, "what's inside the Capitol?" I think it's a beautiful building☺️

Thank you. Very informative and well explained

Woooow fantastic sir….. this is the we won’t… your giving best information for all world peoples ❤

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"The control room" (1:33) is called "the bridge".

The ship's cargo pumps are not used in loading. The pumps are used for discharging cargo. There are drop lines that run from the cargo manifold to the cargo lines at the bottom of the cargo tanks through which the cargo is being loaded. These same lines at the bottom of the tanks are used as suction lines when pumping the cargo off. The cranes at the manifold are there primarily for the handling of cargo hoses. The cranes are sized based on the handling of cargo hoses. The handling of ship stores is a secondary function. There are cranes near the accommodation block aft, whose primary function is the handling of stores. .

ships are awesome! i love ships!

Appreciate the work ❤

Informative; thank you!

Thank you dear nice vlog and good information 👍🇵🇰🥰

Mind-blowing information 😍

Great Explanation. Great Work.👍👍

Great animation with nice explanation.

Amazing explanation. Amazing animations

Very informative video, thanks for all you've done. Please make video about underground mine structure and working principle

Thank you sir, great video 🙏🙏

Amazing! Tks

Explain very well , Thanks so much , Subscribed !!!!

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Great video, thanks!

Hi congratulations, good job you have done with the video and explanations. The understanding is very clear. Can you make a video explaining about lower vessels that transport CPP products? Thank you.

thank you so much .more video on shipping please please please

I like this video, quality content like thiss on youtube is scarce! 👍

Great 👍 Job, Nice Information Sir.

Amazing. Thank you very much.

Liked , Loved & Subscribed... I always wanted to know how Oil Tankers are made & You / Your team made a very simple way to share this Design & Engineerin... Thanks alots...

I just subscribe. Pls do more videos about cargo ships with this kind of animation it really helps to learn with visuals.

Very informative video... Technology & hard work make Miracles...woow

I would like to see 3D Living Studio do an upload on container ships.

Excellent work done by you. Good selection of AI voice as well.

very enlightening !

I appreciate the objective reporting in this video.

Amazing contents. Glad I found

Good explanation. I really like it. If you can make a container ship documentary too.. 🤝

Very good video. Good graphics, good narration, nice scoring/music. Very informative....I subscribed.

Very informative and interesting vedio.Expecting more like this. Thank you