The questionnaire will continue to be transferable between various parties’ internal systems through the publishing of an XML version. In order to support all the required information for each specific tanker sector, the Questionnaire 88 is now available in five different variants namely Oil, Chemical, Oil/Chemical, LPG and LNG. The Questionnaire 88 was last revised in 2015 and this latest revision takes into account new questions and brings in changes to address new regulations specifically for the LNG/LPG/Chemical sectors. The compilation of selected information in each Questionnaire 88 variant now affords the assessor the possibility of utilising relevant data in screening specific vessels by type.” Cooper said: “This latest revision ensures that the Questionnaire 88 remains dynamic as it now actively maps the variants of OCIMF’s Vessel Particular Questionnaire as they currently exist. Ashley Cooper (Scorpio Ship Management S.A.M), has worked hard to ensure that the questionnaire is kept topical.Ĭapt.

INTERTANKO’s Vetting Committee, and its “Questionnaire 88 Working Group” headed by Capt.

The questionnaire, now in its 5th version, has long been the established industry standard for information on ships for commercial screening (vetting) purposes. The Questionnaire 88, first issued in 1988 by INTERTANKO, has been periodically revised to include the most up-to-date information for assessing vessel suitability and risk when chartering tankers.

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