Understanding Empty Vessel Operations

The system enables you to perform operations using empty vessels. You can transfer empty tanks or VBTs to another facility or perform an in-place operation on empty vessels for maintenance purposes.

You can perform four types of empty vessel operations:

Base Operation

Description

TRANSMTTNK

Transfer Empty Tank

TRANSMTVBT

Transfer Empty VBT

TANKMT

Empty Tank in Place

VBTMT

Empty VBT in Place

For each empty vessel operation, the Empty option on the base operation definition is selected.

Empty vessel operations can have only one From vessel (tank or VBT).