If oil or other cargo liquid is noticed on the water near the vessel during cargo or bunkering operations and cannot be accounted for, the possibility of hull leakage should be suspected.
Measures to be implemented immediately:
Stop all cargo and bunkering operations, and close manifold valves, tank valves and pipeline master valves.
Sound the emergency alarm, and [...]
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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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