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B

allast and M

G

O

B

un

k

erin

g

O

p

erations

BOS-

P

RD-2

6

.900

6

0

3

C

ommu

n

i

c

a

t

i

o

n

b

e

tw

een

th

e

v

esse

l

and

th

e

bu

n

k

e

r

i

n

g

f

a

c

ili

ty

shall

b

e

es

t

a

b

li

s

h

ed

and

t

es

t

ed

pr

i

or

to

comm

en

c

i

n

g

th

e

bu

n

k

e

r

i

n

g

op

e

r

a

t

i

o

n and

o

n a

r

e

gu

l

a

r

b

as

i

s

d

ur

i

n

g

th

e

bu

n

k

e

r

i

n

g

p

e

r

i

o

d

.

4.3.1.5 Emergency stop

FO

pump

e

m

e

rg

en

cy

s

top

s

shall

b

e

t

es

t

ed

pr

i

or

to

comm

en

c

i

n

g bu

n

k

e

r

i

n

g op

e

r

a

t

i

o

ns

.

T

h

e

OOW

i

n

ch

a

rg

e

of

s

up

e

rv

i

s

i

n

g

bu

n

k

e

r

op

e

r

a

t

i

o

ns

shall

r

e

-

f

a

m

ili

a

r

i

z

e

th

e

m

se

l

v

es

w

i

th

th

e

l

oc

a

t

i

o

ns

of

a

ll

FO

pump

e

m

e

rg

en

cy

s

top

s

as

p

a

rt

of

th

e

fu

ll

pr

e

-

t

as

k

p

l

ann

i

n

g

proc

ess

and

shall

ens

ur

e

th

a

t

a

ll

p

e

r

s

o

nne

l

i

n

vo

l

v

ed

i

n

th

e

op

e

r

a

t

i

o

n

a

r

e a

w

a

r

e

of

th

e

u

se and

l

oc

a

t

i

o

n

of

s

uch

e

m

e

rg

en

cy

s

top

s

.

D

ur

i

n

g

bu

n

k

e

r

i

n

g

op

e

r

a

t

i

o

ns

s

om

e

f

a

c

ili

t

i

es

m

a

y

prov

i

de

an

E

SD

s

y

s

t

e

m

li

n

k

ed

to

th

e

f

a

c

ili

ty

tr

ans

f

e

r

pump

,

by

th

e

s

h

i

p

’

s

m

an

i

fo

l

d

. S

uch E

SD

s

y

s

t

e

m w

ill

a

ll

ow

s

topp

i

n

g

th

e

f

a

c

ili

ty

tr

ans

f

e

r

pump

from

th

e

v

esse

l i

n

c

ase

of

l

ea

k

a

g

e

or

oth

e

r

e

m

e

rg

en

c

i

es

. W

h

en

an

E

SD i

s

u

sed

,

s

uch E

SD

shall

b

e

t

es

t

ed

pr

i

or

to

comm

en

c

i

n

g

th

e

bu

n

k

e

r

op

e

r

a

t

i

o

n

.

4.3.1.6 Tank capacities

T

an

k

c

a

p

a

c

i

t

i

es

shall

b

e

ch

e

c

k

ed

b

e

for

e

s

t

a

rt

i

n

g

an

y

bu

n

k

e

r

op

e

r

a

t

i

o

n

.

M

an

u

a

l

s

ou

nd

i

n

g

s

shall

b

e

cro

ss

-

ch

e

c

k

ed

w

i

th

r

e

mot

e

t

an

k

m

eas

ur

i

n

g

s

y

s

t

e

m

s

,

wh

e

r

e

a

pp

li

c

a

b

l

e

.

M

an

u

a

l

t

an

k

s

ou

nd

i

n

g

,

wh

e

r

e

f

i

tt

ed

,

shall

b

e

c

a

rr

i

ed

out

a

ft

e

r

th

e

comp

l

e

t

i

o

n

of

an

y

bu

n

k

e

r

op

e

r

a

t

i

o

n

i

n

or

de

r

to

cro

ss

-

ch

e

c

k i

n

form

a

t

i

o

n

b

e

tw

een

r

e

mot

e

t

an

k

s

ou

nd

i

n

g

m

eas

ur

e

m

en

t

s

and

f

l

ow

m

e

t

e

r

i

n

form

a

t

i

o

n

to

ens

ur

e

th

a

t

th

e

prop

e

r

q

u

an

t

i

ty of

FO

h

as

b

een

r

e

c

e

i

v

ed/d

i

s

ch

a

rg

ed

.

4.3.1.7 Topping off

Pr

i

or

to

comp

l

e

t

i

n

g

th

e

f

illi

n

g

of

a

t

an

k,

th

e

v

esse

l

and

s

upp

li

e

r

shall

a

gr

ee

o

n

th

e

topp

i

n

g

off

proc

ed

ur

e

to

ens

ur

e

sa

f

e

bu

n

k

e

r

i

n

g op

e

r

a

t

i

o

ns

.

T

an

k l

e

v

e

l

a

l

a

rm

to

de

t

e

rm

i

ne

th

e

s

t

a

rt

of

topp

i

n

g

off

proc

ess

and

r

ed

uc

ed

f

l

ow

r

a

t

e

shall

b

e a

gr

eed

and

se

t

-

up

a

t

th

e

b

e

g

i

nn

i

n

g

of

th

e

bu

n

k

e

r

i

n

g op

e

r

a

t

i

o

n

to

a

vo

i

d

ov

e

rf

l

ow

and/

or

o

il

s

p

ill

a

g

e

.

S

uch

i

n

form

a

t

i

o

n

shall

b

e

i

n

c

l

u

ded

i

n

M

GO B

u

n

k

e

r

P

l

an and

commu

n

i

c

a

t

ed

to

th

e

FO

s

upp

li

e

r

b

e

for

e

s

t

a

rt

i

n

g

th

e

bu

n

k

e

r

i

n

g op

e

r

a

t

i

o

ns

. .

T

h

e

t

an

k

shall

n

ot

b

e

f

ill

ed

to

mor

e

th

an

90%

of

tot

a

l

c

a

p

a

c

i

ty

u

nde

r

n

orm

a

l

op

e

r

a

t

i

n

g

co

nd

i

t

i

o

ns

(l

ess

a

ll

ow

i

n

g

for

an

y

e

x

p

e

ct

ed

or

lik

e

l

y

ad

v

e

r

se

w

ea

th

e

r

co

nd

i

t

i

o

ns

).

4.3.1.8 Bunker hoses

T

o

a

vo

i

d

m

i

s

u

nde

r

s

t

and

i

n

g

a

bout

th

e

ho

ses

and

m

an

i

fo

l

ds

to

b

e

u

sed

for

tr

ans

f

e

rr

i

n

g

bu

n

k

e

r

,

co

l

or

co

d

i

n

g

shall

b

e

u

sed

. R

e

f

e

r

to

S

e

ct

i

o

n

6

Cargo operations

for

C

o

l

or

co

d

i

n

g

.

B

u

n

k

e

r

ho

ses

shall

b

e

f

i

tt

ed

w

i

th

f

l

o

a

t

i

n

g

co

ll

a

r

s

,

wh

e

r

e

a

pp

li

c

a

b

l

e

. R

e

f

e

r

to

“

G

u

i

de

li

nes

for

O

ff

s

hor

e

M

a

r

i

ne

O

p

e

r

a

t

i

o

ns

”.

B

u

n

k

e

r

ho

ses

i

n

u

se

o

n

bo

a

r

d

shall

b

e

d

u

l

y

t

es

t

ed

and

c

e

rt

i

f

i

ed

by

a

th

i

r

d

p

a

rty

e

v

e

ry

1

2

mo

n

th

s

. T

h

ese

c

e

rt

i

f

i

c

a

t

es

shall

b

e

m

ade a

v

a

il

a

b

l

e

. I

n

add

i

t

i

o

n

, B

u

n

k

e

r

ho

se

shall

b

e

l

a

b

e

ll

ed

:

“

ne

x

t pr

ess

ur

e

t

es

t

i

n

g:

D

a

t

e

”

B

u

n

k

e

r

ho

ses

m

a

i

n

t

enan

c

e

shall

b

e

i

n

c

l

u

ded

w

i

th

i

n

th

e

v

esse

l

P

l

anned

M

a

i

n

t

enan

c

e

S

y

s

t

e

m

(

PM

S).

F

urth

e

rmor

e

,

bu

n

k

e

r

ho

ses

shall

b

e

v

i

s

u

a

ll

y

i

ns

p

e

ct

ed

pr

i

or

to

comm

en

c

i

n

g bu

n

k

e

r

i

n

g op

e

r

a

t

i

o

ns

.

I

t

i

s

h

e

r

e

r

e

m

i

nded

th

a

t

a

t

l

eas

t

o

ne

p

i

e

c

e

of

I

n

t

e

r

na

t

i

o

nna

l

co

nne

ct

i

o

n

shall

b

e

a

v

a

il

a

b

l

e

o

n

bo

a

r

d

. S

toc

k

of

oth

e

r

typ

es

of

co

nne

ct

i

o

ns

w

ill

de

p

end

o

n

c

li

en

t

and

op

e

r

a

t

i

o

na

l

r

e

q

u

i

r

e

m

en

t

s

.

Ve

r

s

i

o

n

SF(BOS-

P

RD-0

7

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6

0

3

-

v

e

r

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4

). O

r

i

g

i

na

l

da

t

e

:

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r

s

i

o

n

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t

e

:

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.

Va

li

d

v

e

r

s

i

o

n

o

n

l

y

o

n

QM

S

s

i

t

e

.

Un

co

n

tro

ll

ed

d

ocum

en

t wh

en

pr

i

n

t

ed

.

Proc

ed

ur

e

pr

e

p

a

r

ed

by:

BOS

Head

of

O

p

e

r

a

t

i

o

ns/

T

e

ch

n

i

c

a

l

M

ana

g

e

r

.

A

pprov

ed

by:

BOS

Head

of

O

p

e

r

a

t

i

o

ns

.

Va

li

da

t

ed

by:

BOS

Qu

a

li

ty

R

e

pr

esen

t

a

t

i

v

e

.

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