Construction and Classification of Chemical Tankers : Typical procedures for the design, construction and survey including a field aspect in accordance with the IMO BCH Code and IBC Code

The design and construction techniques involved in building chemical tankers are characterized to combine already established and conventional methods of an extremely wide range in a complexed but efficient way. Further, some kinds of international conventions and codes, which have been established and improved after the beginning of the 1970's and incorporated into the national regulations, have been applied to the chemical tankers. In this paper, special features and complexity of the chemical tankers are summarized as for the basic design of the cargo containment/handling system, construction, field survey, maintenance and periodical inspection after the delivery.