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isolated ballasttank
Oil & gas; Oil
Tank used exclusively for ballast, having nets, pumps and valves independent from the loading system.
towing tank
Oil & gas; Oil
Large dimensioned tank in length, with rails at the sides, on which a car moves towing a model of the same scale of the hull of a ship, so that its resistance to propulsion can ...
floating power
Oil & gas; Oil
Quality that a ship has of being able to float over the water for a longer or a shorter period of time, when the water is flowing.
rotating power
Oil & gas; Oil
Promptness with which a ship obbeys the action of the rudder or the propellers, describing a curve of diverse radius and speed.
summertank
Oil & gas; Oil
Tanks in some tankers which, when full, can take the ship from the tropical water line to the summer water line.
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