[QUOTE=domer;32320]Are the mates & captain aboard required to have tankerman PIC endorsements?[/QUOTE]
Settle down BEAVIS!!!
Don’t you think with all the government oversight out there right now AND TRANSOCEAN and BP under a microscope, that they will somebody a little bit more qualified than tankerman PIC supervising this entire evolution???
As far as a floating production facility (VPSO), there is one about 60 miles away ready to go to work.