Tanker Tips & Newshttps://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/Rigel Marine Solution blogRIGEL: an instructor inside the simulatorhttps://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/rigel-in-simulator-instructor/https://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/rigel-in-simulator-instructor/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0800Give RIGEL a task, let it teach you step by step, or ask it questions. How Task, Guide and Chat mode work in the M/T KEN VILLAMOR simulator.Draft survey step by step: from six draft readings to the cargo figurehttps://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/draft-survey-step-by-step/https://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/draft-survey-step-by-step/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0800How a draft survey works on a tanker or bulk carrier: reading six drafts, the quarter mean, trim and density corrections, deductibles and the constant.New in the simulator: RIGEL ullage watchhttps://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/rigel-ullage-watch/https://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/rigel-ullage-watch/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0800RIGEL can now watch a cargo tank while it loads or discharges to a target level, throttle near the top and shut the valve at the target.New in the simulator: one instructor control pagehttps://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/instructor-station/https://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/instructor-station/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0800The instructor station now puts the run, environment, traffic, faults, cargo and flooding, live assessment and incident save on a single page.Cargo manifold checks before you open the first valvehttps://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/cargo-manifold-checks/https://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/cargo-manifold-checks/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0800A simple order of checks at the cargo manifold before loading or discharging: line-up, connection, drip trays, checklist, then a slow start.Tank cleaning: the O2 and HC checks before washinghttps://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/tank-cleaning-o2-hc/https://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/tank-cleaning-o2-hc/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0800What to measure in a cargo tank before tank washing and gas freeing, and why the oxygen and hydrocarbon readings matter.The IGS deck seal: what it does and what to watchhttps://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/igs-deck-seal/https://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/igs-deck-seal/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0800Why the inert gas deck water seal matters, how it stops gas flowing back to the engine room, and the checks to make on every watch.Ballast water exchange: the basicshttps://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/ballast-exchange-basics/https://rigelmarinesolution.com/blog/ballast-exchange-basics/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0800Plain-English basics of ballast water exchange at sea under the BWM Convention: where, how much, the two methods, and keeping stress and stability in limits.