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Hydrocarbon Gas
Applicable for tankers and gas carriers and also in connection with bunker tanks on bulk carriers:
During the carriage and after the discharge of volatile petroleum/gas, the presence of hydrocarbon gas should always be suspected in empty compartments for the following reasons:
Petroleum/gas may have leaked into compartments including pump rooms, cofferdams, permanent ballast tanks and [...]
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Enclosed Space Hazards
Posted by author on June 7th, 2008
Terms
Posted by author on June 3rd, 2008
Bight- A loop form by doubling back a rope upon itself.
Bitts – Vertical post or bollards mounted in pairs around which a line can be secured.
Bollard- A vertical post to which the eye of a mooring line can be attached.
Breast lines- Mooring lines leading ashore as nearly perpendicular as possible in a ships fore and [...]
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Posted by author on May 28th, 2008
The term mooring refers to the system of securing a ship to a terminal. The most common terminal for tankers are pier and sea islands, however other shipboard operation such as mooring at single point(SPM), multiple buoy mooring(MBM) emergency towing, tug handling, barge mooring, canal transit lightening and anchoring may fall into the broad category [...]
