Duties during bunkering with regard to fire and safety, spillage

prevention

 Ensure that NO SMOKING signs are conspicuously posted and that this is
enforced.

 The crew is to be provided with overalls and safety boots. And proper PPE.

 Ensure that properly maintained fire fighting equipment is always readily

available and that the crew is familiar with its use.

 Ensure that the proper signals are displayed by day and by night, fly "B" flag by
days and hoist a fixed red light by night.

 All accommodation entrances and openings are closed and work areas are well
lighted.

 Vessels mooring lines tended to prevent undue stress being placed on the transfer
hoses or pipes, fire wires in place fore and aft to enable vessel to be towed off
berth in emergency.

 Pollution boom and boat ready for such emergencies.

 Gangway properly lighted, secured and tended. And a sign at the end stating, NO
VISITORS, NO SMOKING, and NO NAKED LIGHTS.

 Cargo hoses properly tended and supported.

 Maintain effective communication with persons in charge at the shore facility.

 All cargo and bunker manifold connections not being used in the operation shall
be securely closed and fitted with blank flange.

 All overboard discharges from the ship through which oil or an oily mixture could
be accidentally discharged shall be securely closed and marked to indicate that
they are not to be opened during the operation. The use of seals is recommended.

 All scuppers plugged to prevent leakage.

 Drip trays, pans or similar containers of sufficient size to hold any oil or oily
mixture that will be left in flexible hoses and pipes shall be in place under all hose
and pipe connections.

 A supply of sawdust, peat moss or absorbent material readily available near every
hose and pipe to clean minor spills or leakage.
 Manifold valves or tank valves shall not be closed against the liquid flow until
pumping unit pumps have been stopped or supply valves closed.

 Establish the times of starting and stopping

 Cargo plan should be carefully studied and adhered to at all time.

 Ullages carefully recorded in the ULLAGE BOOK.

 Cease discharge immediately during an electrical storm.

 SOPEP equipment on hand near the manifold.

 Fire Extinguishers CO2 and Dry powder near the manifold.

 SOPEP pumps ready, in case of over flow, and discharges into slop tank.

 Breathing apparatus on hand in case of an emergency equipped with a belt and

life line.

 Have fire hoses run ashore and rigged to shore fire hose connections.

 Have fire hose and fire monitors ready for an emergency.

 Spark screens fitted over ullage holes.

 No hot work allowed on deck.

 Use only non sparking tools on deck.

 Use only intrinsically safe torches on deck.

 Keep a check on all other tanks to make sure no cargo is going into the wrong
tank.

 Rate of flow should be slowed during topping off of the last tank.

 A competent person should be in attendance all time during loading operations.

 If language is a problem between Rig the Shore Have a crew member standing by
who knows how to turn off the pump.

 Start if possible with a low rate until it has been astablished that the bunkers are
going into the correct tank.
 Communications at the pump and each end of the hose, Inspect the hose during
the bunkering operation.