8.

4 Operation in Water Area of Land:

8.4.1 Shipping Transportation.
8.4.1.1 General Requirements
Ensure that all boat operators are fully trained and tested before
they are permitted to operate a boat. Each boat shall be equipped
with communication facilities. Check around the boat that nobody is
subject to a hazard before starting up. If find or suspect any failure
during the
starting check up, must report to the mechanic.
Balance the load.
Never overload.
Check that all cargo is properly secured.
The boat operator is responsible for safety on board.
Approach slowly when coming alongside mooring place.
At the end of the day if a problem has been encountered, the
driver must report to the mechanic. Do not operate small boats at

night other than emergency and only when they are equipped with
sufficient lights to enable safe operations. Do not operate boats
during electrical storms.

8.4.1.2 Personnel Transportation:

Everyone should wear a buckled life vest at all times.
Passengers embark one by one from the front and proceed to their
seats. Step slowly, never run and jump. Last man to enter casts of
bow line, and so secures it at destination.
Stay seated while the boat is underway. Keep feet and hands inside the
airboat at all times. Wait until the boat is completely stopped before
getting out. Whenever retrieving someone from the water always shut
of engine before final approach to the person being picked up.
When boarding a boat from the water, entering from the bow is best.
When disembarking, passengers also should get of one by one from
front.

8.4.1.3 Equipment Transportation:

Loading/Unloading of Drilling Equipment:
Boat driver and drill headman to be in charge of loading and unloading
drilling equipment.
Boat to be properly moored and stable.
Load drilling equipment in the front of the boat. Loading drilling pump
and metal fuel containers first, followed by drilling equipment (swivel
head, clamps, etc.) then drilling pipes and finally loading poles.
Drill pipes should be loaded one at a time, tied or chained down.
When unloading, start by drilling pump and metal fuel containers,
followed by drilling equipment (swivel head, clamps, etc.) then drilling
pipes and finally loading poles. Once loading/unloading completed,
supervisor inspects the loading condition.
Lifting of our Board Engines from boat to Land:
Driver to be trained to operate Out Board Engine (O.B.E.).

Supervisor and driver wear appropriate PPE.

Supervisor moors canoe with mooring rope at the bow and astern to
stakes and firmly secured so that astern is adjacent to bank.
Ensure out board engine is not running.
Detach the dead man switch.
Loose the out board engine from the transom.
Lift the out board engine of the transom and stand on shore.

Lift the out board engine and place on the shoulder and carry to land.
Transporting Personnel and Equipment from Boat to Boat :
The driver should check the loading of the boat.
Equipment should be loaded so that it is secured and the weight is
distributed evenly.
Passengers shall board the boat one at a time and find the rear seat
and sit down.
Equipment should be stowed in such a way that the crew can still move
about without having to stand or climb on the equipment.
When the boat nears the anchored boat to be loaded, the driver checks
to make sure all personnel have their hands inboard.
Approaches the anchored boat slowly.
When passing other manned boats at anchor, do so slowly. Wash from
the approaching boat can cause and anchored boat to rock violently,
making tying up and transfer more dangerous than normal.
No Passenger should stand up until both boats are tied securely
together.
Personnel should transfer between boats one at a time. Beware that
one boat may be rising as the other is falling. Feet can be trapped
between boats if you dont watch where you step.
Do not try to stand with one foot on each boat.
All equipment should be passed from one boat to the other. No one
should try to carry equipment from boat to boat.

8.4.1.4 Explosive Transportation:

Any transfer at the port must be carried out with the permission of
port officer or police officer and supervised by the supervisor. Avoid
using public jetties if possible.

Boat transporting explosives shall only be driven by and in the

charge of a licensed boat driver who is physically fit. The driver must
be familiar with regulations governing the transportation of explosives
in the country. No passengers except the licensed shooter in-charge
shall be carried.
The driver must be trained for fire fighting and first aid treatment.
Route to be planned to avoid populated areas (waterside villages,
markets).Escort and journey management to be established and
enforced. No stop is permitted in populated areas. Boats to be moored
at safe distance from any "object to be protected". Boats shall not
travel by night or during thunderstorm.

No other goods, dangerous or inflammable materials (matches, fuel,

and flame-producing devices) or firearms shall be conveyed. The
prohibition against firearms does not apply when they are required to
protect the health and life of employees or the security of the
explosives.
No smoking at any time during the loading, transportation or
unloading.
Detonators shall be carried in appropriate containers separate from
explosives. Explosives fitted with detonators shall not be carried at any
time. Explosives and detonators shall be transported in separate boats.
Designated boat shall be used solely for the transportation of
explosives, in good mechanical condition and periodically inspected.
The boat shall be visibly marked with "Danger Explosives" and "No
Smoking" signs on both sides and equipped with red flags. Two fully
charged fire extinguishers in good condition, a first aid kit and tool kit
to be provided. Explosives shall not be conveyed on the roof or deck.
If not conveyed in properly closed carriage, explosives shall be
completely covered with tarpaulin or other spark resisting material.
Boat shall not be loaded beyond 75% of its authorized capacity. Boat
conveying explosives shall not go alongside any other boat nor did
another boat allow coming alongside it, except for explosive
transshipping. Boat to slow down while crossing a narrow creek, a
sharp bent, a nearby small canoe or a waterside market or village.
No radio to be fitted in the boat conveying detonators.

Explosives may be transferred from one boat to another

within
the project area, provided that the transfer is made under qualified
supervision and not done in a congested waterside or near an
inhabited village. In case of boat breakdown or collision, the base
camp must be promptly notified and explosives transferred to
another boat under supervision. Do not leave any boat transporting
explosives unattended. Do not transport explosives during
thunderstorms.

8.4.1.5 Journey Management of Boat:

Prior to any boat transportation the driver must report to the boat
boss the following:
Time of Departure,
Any and all movements throughout the day,
The Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA),
Amount of personnel.
Should no journeys by any boat without prior reporting. Boats are
only authorized to carry company personnel and goods. All drivers
shall follow proper

radio protocol reporting destinations and times. The boat boss shall
acknowledge transmission.
No other radio transmission shall be relayed except in the case of an
emergency. If boats are departing prospect area, number of
passengers and estimated time of arrival shall be passed via radio to
the intended destination. All boat movement shall adhere to the
designated travel times. Any movement outside of the designated
travel time shall require a permit to work signed by the Party Chief or
his alternate. Drivers experiencing transport breakdown shall call for
assistance and remain on board until that assistance arrives. Any
boats shall be declared missing by the Party Chief after one hour of
absence from their intended schedule. A search party shall be
organized for any boat after that time upon the decision of the Party
Manager.

8.4.1.6 Fuelling:
No smoking,
No any passengers,

Shut of engine,
Keep fire extinguisher handy,
Use only approved fuel container,
Do not overfill tank, remain proper space for expansion,
Remove portable tanks from boat for fuelling, clean up all fuel spills
immediately. Report immediately to camp if any abnormal (spillage,
mechanical deficiency).
Attention should always be given to all installations on board and
particularly to fuel lines and electrical circuits.
Stop the engine and allow it to cool down before maintenance work or
for replacement of fuel tank (if applicable).

8.4.2 Water Operation:

The water area of land includes river, pond, swamp, etc.

8.4.2.1 Water Crossing:

Life jacket must be worn properly before entering water area.
Though the ability to swim is not a job requirement, anyone who will
be in charge of crossing water must have passed swim test. So, if
there is no operational need, swimming is strictly forbidden. Under
no circumstances shall a worker cross water without having a fellow
worker standing by on the bank. So, must tie a safety line attached

Whenever crossing water. Always move in pairs and never alone

anytime. Wherever possible existing bridges should be used even if
longer detours have to be taken into consideration.
The load carried should be reduced to minimum. Each man to have a
stick to pole the swamp for manholes.
In deep swamps and pond above chest level: a rope of adequate
strength to be secured at both ends of the swamp on trees to
provide support and aid crossing.

8.4.2.2 Recording Operation:

Line supervisor shall be in charge of this operation and ensures that

employees put on their life jackets and wear appropriate PPE.

Over wide water area, dinghies and motorized canoes shall be

used. The 1st groups of spread men are positioned on one bank with
cables ready for crossing.
The 2nd group is positioned on the opposite side ready to enter the
line to lay the cables once crossed. The 3rd group crosses the water
inside a boat to fix an appropriate rope (manila rope) across the
water; the rope shall be tied to fixed objects and stretched by spread
men to ensure minimum sag.
The boat returns to the 1st group to cross the cables, the cables are
collected in the boat in reels, the boat drives towards the other bank
with the cables tied with fiber rope to the manila rope until it cross
over to the other bank. Cables are then collected by the 2rd group of
spread men on the other side of the water; they are stretched to
avoid sag or drag. The spread men enter the line and lay out the
cables. The boat shall remain positioned under the supervision of a
spread man to check any drag of cables.
Cables and telemetry field units should be fitted with sealed water
proof connectors.

8.4.3 Drilling Operation:

Flushing Using Portable Water Jet Pumps Carried on Catamaran:
This flushing method will be used to drill holes under the mud at the
bottom of the sea/river/lagoon. Depth of the drilled holes will vary
according to the depth of the sea/river/lagoon. A sufficient depth
under the mud has to be reached to ensure the stability of the buried
charge.

Drilling headman ensure that drillers have their mini-procedure, wear

appropriate PPE I.e. Life jackets, hand gloves, helmet, eye goggles,
and suitable field shoes and have tool-box meeting.
The catamaran to be firmly positioned over the shot point to be
drilled with anchors to avoid movements of the boat due to the
waves and wind.

Water supply from the river to be made available for pumping and
circulation.
Drill pump to be positioned and secured on the catamaran and away
from men at work on drill point. Drilling pump to be checked by
headman before starting.
Drilling crew on the catamaran completes hole drilling and flushing,
on achieving the required depth under the mud at the bottom of the
sea/river, the hole shall be properly flushed and casings will stay. If
bottom of lagoon is clay, at least 2 m should be drilled into layer.
Casings to be used to reach the mud as deep as possible.
The same procedure as above can be used in flushing with
Portable Water Jet Pumps Carried on Jack up Kate.

8.4.4 Priming of Charge and Loading:

A priming boat approaches the dynamite, collects dynamite, then
goes to the boat transporting detonators boat and takes the
necessary detonators. The priming boat should drive away from the
two explosive transporting boats. When receiving detonators, the
primer should check the leads are short-circuited. The primer inserts
cap into the hole on top of the dynamite stick and secures tightly to
prevent dislodge, and then use sealing tape to fix it and the
detonator leads are turned around the charge with two half-hitches.
When the charge is properly primed, the boat approaches a
catamaran and the primer gives the loader the charge. Once drilling
crew on the catamaran completed hole drilling and flushing, drillers
and all drilling equipment vacate the vicinity of the shot hole and
catamaran to be cleared of all debris and metals. When ready to
load, the driller headman uses a whistle to get provision of a primed
charge. When receiving primed charge, the loader should check the
leads are short-circuited. One primed charge ready to be inserted
into casing. Charge to be attached to weight and to anchoring
system, then inserted into the casing and gently pushed down the
hole to the bottom of the sea/river using wooden loading poles. The
charge must reach the consolidated level and must be stabilized and
fixed with a weight. Casings to be removed one by one and with
caution using a fork end pole to avoid

catching the caps wire with the edges of the casings. Once the last
casing removed, the charge location to be marked with floater tied
to the caps wires. Check if wire of caps is short-circuited before
leaving the site to the next point.