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The following provides guidance and information to Masters on the priority actions required in the event of an operational spill and/or one resulting from an accident, in order to control or mitigate the discharge or probable discharge:
In the event of a casualty the Master’s first priority is to ensure the safety of personnel and to [...]
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Priority Actions / Mitigating Actions
Posted by author on June 12th, 2008
Posted in Ships Safety Procedure 
Tags: accessible places, accurate position, air intakes, aprons, buoyancy, cargo tanks, coastal state, conjunction, contamination, copious quantities, crew members, dangerous goods, emergency repair work, escalation, explosion, face shields, fire fighters, goggles, hydrostatic balance, ingestion, inhalation, jurisdiction, liquid cargo, oil spill, ordination, overalls, personnel protection, ports, preventive action, protective clothing, protective equipment, rcc, resistant material, safety guide, shippers, shoal waters, shoreline areas, skin absorption, solvent nature, spill, spillage, suitable footwear, suitable location, tanker safety, urgency, vapours, volatility, weather conditions, work clothes 
No Comments »Hot Work Procedure
Posted by author on June 7th, 2008
he purpose of this procedure is to instruct ship staff when preparing for and carrying out hot work and to provide guidance on other activities or operations that may be a source of ignition.
Welding Bay -
a designated area within the engine room, or inside the engine work shop. This area shall be clearly marked, [...]
Posted in Ships Safety Procedure Tags: area 3, ballast pump, ballast tanks, cargo area, cargo tanks, combustible material, deep well pumps, e mail, fleet manager, fuel oil tanks, fuel tanks, guidance, hot work permit, ship staff, span style, style color, superintendent, work requests, work scope 1 Comment »Enclosed Space Entry Procedure
Posted by author on June 7th, 2008
The purpose of this procedure is to assist ship staff and company inspectors in:
Preparing for entry into an enclosed space.
Conducting ongoing monitoring during enclosed space operations.
Identifying the safety precautions to be taken while work is being carried out inside an enclosed space.
This procedure applies to all vessels that are certified under OSM Ship Management AS [...]
Posted in Ships Safety Procedure Tags: ballast tanks, bridge, cargo tanks, compliance, double bottoms, emergency rescue, frequent entry, fuel tanks, intention, natural ventilation, safety precautions, sewage tanks, ship management, ship staff, space entries, space operations, third party, void spaces No Comments »Cargo and ballast systems – chemical
Posted by author on June 7th, 2008
Policies, procedures and documentation:
Is the vessel provided with company policy statements, instructions and procedures with regard to safe cargo operations?
Is information readily available on maximum loading rates and venting capacities?
Are legible and up to date pipeline and/or mimic diagrams of cargo, inert gas and venting systems available in the cargo control area?
Is there a Procedures [...]
Posted in Pre-vetting/vetting information Tags: adequate procedures, adequate system, apertures, ballast tanks, bch codes, bilge pump, bulkhead, cargo operations, cargo system, cargo control, cargo handling, cargo inspection, cargo loading, cargo tanks, cargoes, cleaning guidelines, compatibility chart, continuity tests, cranes, damage stability, decontamination showers, deep well pumps, discharge pressure, drip trays, emergency procedures, eye wash, filter type, flow rates, free surface effects, glands, hoses, inert gas, initial loading, leaks, loading rates, locks, maintenance routine, manifold pressure, material safety data, material safety data sheets, maximum flow, maximum loading, monitoring equipment, monitoring system, operating manuals, passivation, periodical, pipe joints, protective equipment, relaxation, respirators, safety aspects, safety management, sampling devices, satisfactory condition, stability calculations, stability condition, stability problems, static electricity, stress calculations, tank cleaning, toxic products, unfamiliar chemical, unstable conditions, volatile products, weight restrictions, winches No Comments »Gassing Up Cargo Tanks
Posted by author on May 9th, 2008
Gassing Up Cargo Tanks
To change the cargo tank atmosphere from air to either a neutral, toxic or cargo atmosphere
Nitrogen and carbon dioxide cannot be condensed by a ship’s reliquefaction plant
Removal of inert gas from the cargo tank is necessary
Necessary to remove the vapour of the previous cargo with vapour of the cargo to be loaded
Posted in Cargo Handling Operations, Preparing for Loading and Unloading Tags: ammonia, carbon dioxide, cargo carriage, cargo tank, cargo tanks, cargo_loading, compressor manufacturer, concentration, deck storage, density, evaporation, hydrocarbon, inert gas, jetty, nitrogen, ships, storage tanks, surfaces, tank, tank atmosphere, tanks, thermal stresses, vaporiser, vent, warm tank No Comments »
