PLNG Marine Operations Manual PDF
PLNG Marine Operations Manual PDF
PLNG Marine Operations Manual PDF
PE-PP-10-1
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Terminal address:
Marine LNG Terminal
PLNG S.A.
ul. Ku Morzu
72-602 winoujcie
e-mail:
sekretariat.swinoujscie@polskielng.pl
Company seat:
Polskie LNG S.A.
ul. Fiska 7
72-602 winoujcie
e-mail:
sekretariat.swinoujscie@polskielng.pl
Berthing Line The vertical interface formed between the jetty fenders and the ship's
side resting against them.
BHMW Biuro Hydrograficzne Marynarki Wojennej Naval Hydrographic Office
Chart Datum A chart datum is the level of water that charted depths displayed on
a nautical chart are measured from.
ESD Emergency Sequence Disconnection (Emergency Shut-Down as
related to ship/shore operations).
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival.
Exclusion Zone An exclusion zone established around the jetty within all other ships
and service craft are not permitted.
GIIGNL Groupe International des Importateurs de Gaz Naturel Liqufi .
Hard Arms Unloading Arms.
Heel The amount of LNG retained in a ship's cargo tanks at the end of
discharge to keep tank condition cold during return voyage.
IMO International Maritime Organization.
Jettyman The Terminal operator assigned for watchkeeping duties on the jetty.
LSL Lowest Sea Level.
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas and its principal constituent - methane. It is held
at close to atmospheric pressure at a temperature of about -163C.
LLW Low Level Water.
Terminal The Terminal employee appointed to manage marine operations.
Representative
MSL Mean Sea Level.
Mooring gang Shore side team (subcontracted) deploys the mooring lines according
to the agreed mooring plan.
OCIMF Oil Companies International Marine Forum.
Operating The three dimensional zone traced out by the changing position of the
Envelope ship's manifold connection that can be covered during normal
operations by the hard arms.
Panel Operator The terminal operator assigned to permanently attend the control
panel in the Terminal Control Room.
Parallel Body The area of a ship's side comprising flat plates. It is the area on the ship's
hull where the jetty fenders can support the LNG carrier.
PERC Powered Emergency Release Coupling.
PPE Personal Protective Equipment.
PFSO Port Facility Security Officer.
QC/DC Quick Connect / Disconnect Coupler.
Ship's Agent The Ship's Agent appointed by ship owner/operator to protect and
support their interests while the LNG carrier is in port.
Safety The terminal's system for controlling on-site safety in accordance to
Management national and international legislation such as International Safety
System Management Code.
A. Introduction
The Marine Operations Manual (MOM) has been drawn up by PLNG S.A. in
cooperation with the Maritime University in Szczecin for the needs of the winoujcie
LNG terminal users, hauliers, ships' captains and agents. This instruction contains key
terminal access procedures, approach procedures, operation procedures,
connection drawings, compatibility procedures and legal notes. The Marine
Operations Manual specifies and complements the Terminal Services Manual with
regard to marine operations management by the Terminal Operator.
The Marine Operations Manual meets the requirements set out in Port Regulations
Article 154 items 1, 2, and 3 in the part constituting berth safe operations instruction
and instruction for safe unloading of LNG. MOM describe the safety conditions for
mooring operations, LNG unloading and storage PLNG Terminal area. MOM indicate
the Loading Master as an accountable person for LNG unloading operation. PLNG
S.A. together with the Maritime University in Szczecin has put all effort in order to ensure
compliance of this manual with actual situation as well as Polish and international law
regulations. However, PLNG S.A. cannot be held liable for any disparities between the
contents of the Marine Operations Manual and applicable regulations. Familiarizing
with the Marine Operations Manual shall be mandatory for all parties involved in the
operation comprising port entrance, mooring, unloading, un-berthing and departure
of the LNG carrier from the port. Familiarizing with the Marine Operations Manual does
not release any party from the obligation to obtain information necessary for safe
performance of a given operation directly from the sources such as Port Regulations,
Terminal Services Manual, nautical charts and navigation publications as well as
adequate process instructions. PLNG S.A. reserves the right to modify and supplement
the Marine Operations Manuals if this is required by the necessity to increase the safety
level or changes in applicable law. The current version of the Marine Operation and
Safe LNG Carrier Berthing Procedures can be found on the winoujcie LNG terminal
operator's website www.polskielng.pl
The goals for which the Marine Operations Manua has been prepared are as follows:
Provision of general and contractual information for the terminal user and ship's
captain which is necessary for safe berthing, unloading and departure from the
port.
Provision of information for the terminal user and LNG carrierscaptain concerning
safety rules and procedures in force at the LNG Terminal in winoujcie.
Providing the terminal user and LNG carrier captain with supplementary
information necessary for conducting the SSI & Vessel Compatibility study and
references to LNG Carrier Approval Procedure by PLNG.
Provision of technical information concerning the marine part of the terminal,
mooring procedure, mooring equipment and unloading system.
Provision of information on emergency procedures in accordance with the Guide
to Contingency Planning for Marine Terminals Handling Liquefied Gases in Bulk-
2nd edition (2001) and ISGOTT 5 as well as the Medical First Aid Guide for Use in
Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods (MFAG).
According to 154 point 1. of the Port Regulations Unloading and storage of
dangerous goods except for bunkering operations and desloping operations, shall
be carried out under the condition described in berth safe operation instruction,
prepared by Terminal Operator and submitted to the Director of Maritime Office
in Szczecin for his review in the subject of nautical safety. Therefore the Marine
Operations Manual in the marine part shall be subject to review of the Director of
the Maritime Office in Szczecin.
Source: SKBT
The Marine LNG Terminal is located on Wolin island next to wina river estuary. The
terminal may be approached through the Baltic Sea (Pomeranian Bay) via a fairway
dredged to 14.5 m, within the external port basin being also dredged to the depth of
14.5 m. Mooring at the unloading platform shall be carried out on the ship's starboard
side. The approach, turning and mooring shall be performed with assistance of
tugboats. The maneuvering operation is based on detailed simulations of LNG vessel
movement (Full Mission Bridge Simulation FMBS) in the range of vessel cargo capacity
between 120,000 and approximately 217,000 m3. The results of FMBS studies are
described in section E9 of this manual. The berth of PLNG Terminal in winoujcie is
equipped with 4 breasting dolphins and 6 mooring dolphins. Double sets of quick
release mooring hooks are installed on the outer and inner breasting dolphins and all
mooring dolphins except for outer mooring dolphins MD1 and MD6 with sets of triple
hooks. The overall number of mooring hooks is 22.
The unloading is executed with 3 liquid unloading arms and one BOG return (Vapor
Return) arm. Total gross capacity of two terminal tanks amounts to approximately
C.2 Location;
Terminal coordinates: Latitude 53 55.4 N (WGS 84)
Longitude 014 18.0 (WGS 84)
The above coordinates indicate the position of unloading
platform.
Time zone: GMT + 1 hour Daylight Saving Time starts at the end of March GMT +
2 hours and goes back to GMT + 1 hour at the end of October.
(Daylight Saving Time starts at the end of March GMT + 2 hours and
goes back to GMT + 1 hour at the end of October detailed dates
for respective years are given in ALRS chapter 2.) Please refer to
Admiralty List of Radio Signals Vol. 2.
The LNG Terminal in winoujcie is located in the external port of winoujcie. The
entrance to the external port is located on the eastern side of the approach fairway
to the Port of winoujcie. Minimum width of the approach fairway is 200 m (seabed)
to 240 m maximum (seabed) with maintained technical depth 14,5 m.
Section 1. Anchorage No. 3 (central point of the safe anchoring ground for LNG
carriers Lat=5417.6N Lon=01408.1E), area 5,31 km2 with good holding ground of
sand and mud;
Section 2. Northern part of the approach fairway between "N-1 buoy and "9-10 buoy
pair (width 240 m from N-1 to N-2, 220 m from N-2 to 3-4 buoy pair and 200 m from
3-4 buoy pair to 9-10 buoy pair; distance from N-1 to 9-10 buoy pair equals to
16,9 Nm);
Section 3. Southern part of the approach fairway between "9-10 buoy pair and the
external port breakwater heads (width 200 m; distance 7,9 Nm).
Winds
The safety of LNG carrier operation at the approach fairway and inside the external
port in winoujcie may be affected by strong and very strong winds. Table C1 presents
% days in a
Wind speed [m/s]
year
Vw = 10 12 10,06
Vw = 13 15 2,43
Vw = 16 18 0,45
Vw > 18 0,06
Table C1 Number of days in average year with strong and very strong wind in
winoujcie [Baltic Sea Sailing Directions, data of the Institute of Meteorology and
Water Management]
Fig. C1 Average occurrences of wind blowing from respective directions (in days). 1st
quarter of the year [Baltic Sea Sailing Directions, data of the Institute of Meteorology
and Water Management]
Fig. C3 Average occurrences of wind blowing from respective directions (in days).
3rd quarter of the year [Baltic Sea Sailing Directions, data of the Institute of
Meteorology and Water Management]
Wave motion
The maximum wave height has been indicated separately for the following sections
of the fairway and boundary wind speeds:
section 1: hw = 2.5 m; lw = 70 m (Vw = 25 m/s);
section 2: hw = 1.0 m; lw = 60 m (Vw = 10 m/s);
section 3: hw = 0.6 m; lw = 50 m (Vw = 10 m/s);
Water level
Minimum water levels at the approach fairway and in the external port of winoujcie:
The water levels indicated above are only reference levels compliant with the
"Amsterdam 500 - NAP" system.
Currents
The sea current conditions in the wina strait depend mainly on the character and
magnitude of water level changes and their mutual relationships in the Pomeranian
Bay and Szczecin Lagoon. The wind indirectly acts on the currents by impacting the
water level in the bay, whereas it is of little influence on the surface currents.
Visibility
Frequency of good visibility (>5 NM), average values for subsequent months and poor
visibility (0.5 NM 2 NM) is presented in Fig. C4
Ice presence
Analyzing the ice conditions in the Pomeranian Bay, following may be adopted:
Section 1: no ice presence;
Section 2 and section 3 from KP 10.0: no ice presence;
Section 3 between port entrance breakwater heads to KP 10.0:
average number of days with ice presence: 10,
maximum number of days with ice presence: 70,
average ice cover thickness: 15 cm,
maximum ice cover thickness: 35 cm,
period of possible ice presence: from end of November to end of February.
external port in winoujcie:
average number of days with ice presence: 40,
maximum number of days with ice presence: 70,
average ice cover thickness: 15 cm,
maximum ice cover thickness: 35 cm,
period of possible ice presence: from end of November to end of February.
C.4 Charts and nautical publications:
Available publications Admiralty Paper Chart and Vector Chart as well as the
Hydrographic Office of the Polish Navy (BHMW) Charts:
Hydrographic works interval and bathymetry checks within the approach fairway to
Port of winoujcie and in the external port not less than twice a year. Additional
bathymetric studies shall be carried out after violent storms.
Hydrographic works interval and bathymetry checks within the external port basin
not less than twice a year.
Scope of hydrographic works can be found in Regulation of Minister of Transport,
Construction and Maritime Economy from the 10th of May 2013 (Rozporzdzenie
Ministra Transportu, Budownictwa i Gospodarki Morskiej z 10 maja 2013r.).
The supervision over dredging and hydrographic works on the abovementioned areas
is exercised by the Director of Maritime Office in Szczecin.
During the entrance or departure of the LNG carrier as well as maneuvering within the
basin of the External Port in winoujcie, assistance of a minimum of four tugboats shall
be mandatory. Two of these tugboats shall be of a bollard pull of at least 80 tons each
and the remaining two of at least 45 tons each.
During the stay of the LNG carrier at the LNG terminal, assistance (passing towing lines
not necessary) shall be provided by at least two tugboats of combined bollard pull of
at least 160 tons. At least one of the tugboats used shall be of a bollard pull of at least
80 tons.
The required composition of the tugboat group, apart from those listed above, shall
be supplemented with an additional tugboat of bollard pull of at least 45 tons which
shall constitute a back-up vessel ready for immediate deployment for the
maneuvering operation should any of the basic tugboats fail.
The tug assistance for the LNG carrier entering the External Port in winoujcie shall be
as follows:
1) within the section of the approach fairway at a position located 1 NM north of
"1-2" buoy pair and during emergency stoppage within the emergency
maneuvering basin one tugboat with bollard pull of at least 80 tons shall be
The tugboat assistance for the LNG carrier departing the External Port in winoujcie
shall be as follows:
1) Two tugboats shall be of a bollard pull of at least 80 tons each and the
remaining two of at least 45 tons each as far as "15-16" buoy pair;
2) with two tugboats with combined bollard pull of at least 160 tons as far as "9-
10" buoy pair;
3) with a single tugboat with bollard pull of at least 80 tons as far as "5-6" buoy
pair on the approach fairway and during the emergency stoppage within the
emergency maneuvering basin;
4) in the manner executed according to the instructions of the pilot in consultation
with the LNG carrier captain.
According to Port Regulations ( 182) LNG carriers are obliged to use fire-fighting ship
attendance. The fire-fighting ship must be suitable for assisting LNG carriers.
The fire ship attending moored LNG carrier must be ready for immediate action in the
vicinity of LNG carrier.
One of the tugs may assume the role of fire-fighting ship (reserve unit described in 188
point 3 of Port Regulations) if she is FiFi1class, has parameters described in 180 point
1 and additionally manned with professional fire fighters from the rescue unit of the Port
Fire Service (Portowa Suba Ratownicza).
The responsible for fire-fighting equipment, crew training and fire-fighting assistance is
hold by the fire unit commander on board the fire ship.
The vessel captain shall be obliged to deliver the documentation of the vessel, crew
and cargo allowing for entrance to the Port in accordance with the requirements of
the Port Regulations and pursuant to the provisions set out in Section E.3 herein. It is
recommended to liaise with a shipping agent to determine the list of currently required
documents.
Part of the documents, such as Notification of Departure from the Port of Loading and
Notification of Arrival, can be found on the website of PLNG S.A. www.polskielng.pl
The information which must be provided in the above documents refer, among other,
to the port of loading, LNG quantity, its chemical composition, pressure in the cargo
tanks, etc. The specimens of the above documents constitute Appendices Nos. 6 and
7 of this instruction. Required and acceptable LNG spec. can be found in Terminal
Manual available on Operators website www.polskielng.pl and in the table below.
C1 (%mol) 87 -95,4
C2 (%mol) 3,2 - 8,37
C3 (%mol) 0-3
iC4+nC4 (%mol) 0 - 1,2
nC5 (%mol) 0 - 0,23
N2 (%mol) 0,2 -1,4
Density at -159,8C (kg/m3) 442 - 470
In practice, this comes down to filling in and forwarding the forms of Notice of
Departure from the Port of Loading and Notification of Arrival included respectively in
Appendix No. 6 and No. 7 herein.
Notice of Departure from the Load Port shall be submitted to the Terminal Operator
not later than 24 hours of departure from the Port of Loading.
Notification of Arrival shall be submitted not later than 7 days before the LNG Carriers
arrival at the Port of winoujcie roadstead. An update of ETA time is required at this
stage if the change in the expected time of arrival exceeds 12 hours.
All above Notifications shall be submitted by the ships Master or by authorized person
on his behalf. Furthermore, pursuant to the provisions of the LNG Terminal Services
Manual, the Terminal User shall ensure that each latest Notification of Arrival includes
information on safety and technical condition of the LNG Carrier by completing
relevant sections of the Notification of Arrival included in The Marine Operations
Manual.
The notifications mentioned above shall be forwarded at the following address:
notifications@polskielng.pl - receipt will be confirmed by Terminal Operator.
Apart from the above Notifications the Terminal User is obliged (according to Terminal
Service Manual) to deliver Loading Certificate.
Loading Certificate shall be sent to Terminal Operator not later than 48 hours after
departure from load port either directly by Terminal User or by agent by email to:
notifications@polskielng.pl - receipt will be confirmed by Terminal Operator.
For detailed information on commercial aspects of the vessels arrival, such as arrival
timeframe, unloading timeframe, principles governing the tendering of the Notice of
Readiness, activities preceding the unloading operation as well as estimation of the
volume of unloaded LNG please refer to complete contents of Chapter 7 in the
Terminal Service Manual () available on www.polskielng.pl
PLNG S.A, as the Operator of the LNG Terminal in winoujcie is in no way liable, does
not participate or intermediate in the communications between the LNG Carrier and
ports administration i.e. control services of port authority and VTS. In spite of this, in
order to ensure the completeness of the Marine Operations Manual, the requirements
and the manner of communication between the LNG Carrier and port administration
were described in Section E.3 herein, including the references to Chapter 3 of Port
Regulations and ALRS vol. VI.
Information concerning the system of waste disposal in the Ports of Szczecin and
winoujcie:
The system of waste collection from the ships is mandatory which means that all
facilities operating within the sea port in Szczecin and sea port in winoujcie, as well
as ships using the berths located in both ports are obliged to comply therewith. The
above system does not apply only to the inland water vessels.
In accordance with the regulations of the Minister of Infrastructure of December 21,
2002 on management plans in ports for waste and cargo residues from ships. (Journal
of Laws No. 236, item 1989 of 2002). ZMPSi S.A. developed the "Waste and ship cargo
residue management plan in the sea port of Szczecin" and "Waste and ship cargo
residue management plan in the sea port of winoujcie". The plans have been
agreed with the port users and approved by the Zachodniopomorskie Province
Governor by virtue of a decision issued for the sea port management of Szczecin and
winoujcie. The plans which constitute the basis for operation of the system for waste
collection from ships are available at the Environmental Protection and Health and
Safety Department of ZMPSi S.A. and on ZMPSi website: www.port.szczecin.pl.
Cargo vapors
Inside the port, discharge of cargo vapors into the atmosphere is forbidden.
The entire personnel involved in the LNG loading operations must be familiarized with
the information contained in the following publications and industry standards:
Regulation No. 3 of the Director of the Maritime Office in Szczecin of 26/07/2013
"Port Regulations" (English version available on www.ums.gov.pl)
International Code For The Construction And Equipment Of Ships Carrying
Liquefied Gases In Bulk (IGC Code). Resolution MSC.30(61), Resolutions
MSC.32(63) and MSC.59(67)
The International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code)
OCIMF ISGOTT - International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals 5th
edition
SIGTTO - Liquefied Gas Handling Principles on Ships and in Terminals - 3rd edition
(April 2000)
SIGTTO - LNG Operations in Port Areas (September 2003)
SIGTTO - Guide to Contingency Planning for Marine Terminals Handling
Liquefied Gases in Bulk-2nd edition (2001)
SIGTTO Training of Terminal Staff involved in Loading and Discharging Gas
Carrier (1996)
SIGTTO Jetty Maintenance and Inspection Guide (2008)
SIGTTO Ship Vetting and its Application to LNG (2004)
Liquefied Gas Fire Hazard Management - First Edition (2004)
OCIMF Marine Terminal Management and Self-Assessment (MTMSA)
OCIMF Marine Terminal Particulars Questionnaire (MTPQ)
OCIMF Marine Terminal Operator Competence & Training (MTOCT)
The Marine LNG Terminal of PLNG S.A. in winoujcie applies all safety rules and
practices specified in the current issue of ISGOTT (5th edition). The checklist and safety
check-line shall be in compliance with the ISGOTT checklists.
Failure to comply with the rules and practices contained in ISGOTT shall result in
consequences described in chapter D.2.
The terminal shall ensure safe connection between the ship and the terminal. The
terminal shall ensure also adequate security measures against access of unauthorized
persons also within the area of the LNG terminal and jetty. It is expected that the ship
will ensure own security measures against access of unauthorized persons from the
ship sides in accordance with the ISPS code. The terminal normally operates at level 1
in accordance with the ISPS code. Implementation of level 2 or 3 shall be
communicated to the ship in advance during information exchange between the
ship and terminal.
The ship should maintain constant observation and report presence of any
unidentified vessels in the port basin and notify the terminal security service of this fact.
If a need arises, the terminal operator shall take actions to ensure safe stay and
unloading of an LNG carrier during its stay at the berth.
Based on the regulations of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS),
the area in which the Terminal is located is classified as a "Restricted access area"
which means that the vessels present at the terminal are required to comply with
security and safety regulations in accordance with the regulations of the
aforementioned Code.
Visiting of the ship by persons from outside is permitted only subject to the terminal shift
manager's or loading masters consent. All visiting persons must be equipped, as a
minimum, with a hard hat, safety goggles, long trousers and upper body garment
covering their arms. Visiting persons must be accompanied at the terminal at all times
by an employee indicated by the shift manager or loading master. The ship crew list
and list of authorized / visiting persons should be delivered to the terminal security
personnel and be available at the gangway.
In accordance with the Port Regulations, the officers of the Port Authority are
authorized during their duty to enter the ships, yards, storage facilities and other port
facilities for inspection of compliance with port regulations.
The berth user (terminal operator) shall be obliged to provide the Port Authority officers
with access to ships, yards, storage facilities and other port facilities for inspection of
compliance with port regulations. The access of the Port Authority Officers shall be at
all times possible from the side of the land. The access from the side of the water shall
be possible provided that there is no interference with loading operations carried out
at a given time.
Within the marine part of the terminal, it is strictly forbidden to use mobile phones,
pagers and other equipment not meeting the requirements of the ATEX directive in
the scope of spark resistance. Should the Port Authority officers fail to have UHF radios
with adequate certification, they shall be provided by the terminal operator.
LNG Terminal in winoujcie has zero tolerance policy for drug and alcohol which
applies to all personnel working or visiting the terminal. This approach also apply to the
crewmembers coming back from shore leave.
Source: SKBT
For LNG carriers arriving at the terminal in winoujcie for the first time, entry shall be
permitted only during daytime.
The maximum allowed speed of the LNG carrier entering the port at respective
sections of the approach fairway and in the VTS zone within the Pomeranian Bay are
specified in table E1:
Maximum
Item Fairway section
speed [kts]
1. between "N-1" buoy and "9-10" buoy pair 10
between "9-10" buoy pair and "15-16" buoy
2. 8
pair
between "15-16" buoy pair and within the
3. 4
external port basin
Table E1
The maximum allowed speed of an LNG carrier in ballast departing from the Port of
winoujcie, in the area of the roadstead and on the approach fairway, after passing
the "15-16" buoy pair shall be 12 knots.
E.2 The approach fairway, available anchorages and rules of their use
by LNG carriers
For the LNG carriers arriving at the LNG Terminal in winoujcie, the assigned route may
be divided into two basic sections:
Pursuant to the LNG Terminal Services Manual, the Terminal User (the entity contracting
regasification service and supplying LNG) shall obtain all available information
concerning access to the port directly from the Maritime Administration (duty officer
of the Port Authority and VTS).
The ship's master or an authorized representative of the ship's master shall be obliged
to submit a preliminary notice of arrival at the port authority or VTS in areas in which
such system operates.
Together with the preliminary notice, the ships should provide information on the waste
present onboard the ship.
The ship performing regular voyages between the ports of the European Union
Member States may be released from the obligations set out in section 1 under
separate regulations.
For the needs of vessel traffic and port operations, following rules shall be followed:
The terminal user shall ensure that irrespective of the notification of Carriers arrival
required under mandatory provisions of law, the captain of the carrier or his agent
notifies the Terminal Operator using a relevant form available at the webpage of the
Terminal Operator on the following: identification information of a Carrier, Port of
Destination, on the time of departure from the port of loading and the estimated time
of arrival at the roadstead (hereinafter referred to as Notification of Arrival).
Such a Notification of Arrival shall be submitted not later than 7 days prior to the arrival
of the Carrier to the winoujcie PortRoadstead. The Terminal User shall also submit a
Notification of Arrival ninety-six (96), seventy-two (72), forty-eight (48), twenty-four (24),
twelve (12) and six (6) hours before the arrival of the Carrier to the Roadstead.
Detailed information concerning the communications between the LNG Carrier and
the Terminal Operator is provided in Section C.6 of MOM and Chapter 7 of the LNG
Terminal Services Manual.
Only those LNG Carriers will be admitted to arrive and unload which were authorized
by the Terminal Operator and for which the compatibility study has confirmed that the
Carrier meets all required technical conditions for unloading LNG cargo and proved
that the equipment installed thereon is compliant with the mooring equipment and
unloading equipment of the unloading berth at the terminal. .
The unloading berth allows for unloading of a carrier with cargo tank capacity ranging
between 120,000 m3 and approximately 217,000 m3 and total length of up to 315,16
In accordance with the design of the terminal, the minimum cargo capacity of a LNG
carrier shall be 50,000 m3.
Throughout the validity period of the authorization, the Operator shall retain the right
to verify the authorization of any carrier, primarily by means of inspections, and to
render the maintenance of authorization dependent upon demanded adjustments,
particularly in the scope of metering instruments (CTMS). In justified cases, the operator
shall be entitled to refuse the consent for unloading from a carrier or stay at the
unloading berth or shall be entitled to cancel the authorization.
The approval process of a carrier arriving at the LNG terminal in winoujcie shall follow
the algorithm below which constitutes a part of the "LNG Carrier Approval Procedure
for Carriers Arriving at the LNG Terminal in winoujcie PE-PP-10-1-6 which
constitutes a separate manual available on the operator's website www.polskielng.pl.
The complete list of documents required for accomplishing the Carrier authorization
procedure is contained in the "LNG Carrier Approval Procedure for Carriers Arriving at
the LNG Terminal in winoujcie as well as in Chapter 7 of the LNG Terminal Services
Manual.
In accordance with the Notification of Arrival (Appendix No. 6), the cargo of the LNG
carrier may be checked prior to the arrival at the port where the cargo parameters,
namely the saturated vapor pressure of the cargo, must not exceed (must not be
higher then) 15 kPa gauge respectively. The vessels not meeting these requirements
may fail to obtain the terminal operator's consent for mooring. After the arrival at the
terminal, the procedure shall follow the provisions of the Terminal Manual. Adequate
checks of the loading system must be carried out by the ship's crew(two days
checks/one day checks), and their results must be recorded in the Cargo Operations
Log.
LNG carriers entering the Outer Port in winoujcie shall be obliged to use the services
of two pilots.
LNG carriers:
1) departing from the port, until the time of leaving the roadstead areas, passing of
"N-1" buoy or entrance to anchorage No. 3;
2) anchoring within the emergency maneuvering basin;
3) during their stay at the LNG terminal,
shall be obliged to use the services of one pilot.
LNG carriers entering the External Port in winoujcie shall be manned with 2 pilots:
Orders for pilot services shall be placed at the dispatchers in Szczecin or winoujcie.
A total number of 14 valid simulation runs were carried out, including emergency
maneuvers, and the total net simulation time was approximately 22 hours. Before
starting, a number of test runs were done to facilitate adaptation to the maneuvering
conditions.
The following conclusions can be drawn from the evaluation and simulation runs taking
into account the level of difficulty in executing the maneuvers, the tug requirements
and the simulated emergency maneuvers:
Normal maneuvers:
In 10 m/s of mean wind speed, (gusting up to 12.5 m/s), regardless of direction,
current up to 1.0 knots, and waves of 1.2 m significant height, the fairway is
accessible for Q- Flex LNG carriers. The wind is predominant safety factor.
Winds of more than 10 m/s knots can slightly hinder maneuvers when wind
direction is coincident with outgoing current (wind from W and current veering
to E) close to harbour breakwaters' heads, increasing the drift angle to
approximately 5. The critical area of the channel where the bridge team
needs to be more vigilant is between 15-16 buoys and turning basin inside outer
harbour, because of channel direction change, shallow water in front of central
breakwater and necessity to support by PPU. There is also strict necessity to keep
speed below 4kts in the 200m wide channel between breakwaters in order to
effectively cope with bank effect. The stopping distance from the entrance to
outer harbour to the turning basin is sufficient to stop the vessel within turning
basin limits with the maneuver strategy used in the study. No more than half
astern was used during stopping maneuver.
The tug formation comprises two 80t ASD tugs connected by 50m to l00m
towing lines at the stern and the bow, and up to three pushing tugs (two active
and one in close standby), each of 45 t, which can be connected at the sunken
bits starboard/port bow, sunken bit starboard/port quarter and starboard/port
stern according to pilots' wishes. The side where tugs are located is port in
normal conditions as the vessel is berthing starboard side after rotation in turning
basin. This is sufficient to turn the ship around and move it safely to the terminal
in the conditions studied.
During departure maneuvers the effect of the wind increases compared to that
of the arrival due to the ship's smaller draft and the greater area exposed to the
wind. Anyway the 80t tugs can cope that effectively. Departure maneuvers are
direct. The tugs separate the ship from the quay and she navigates with their
assistance towards the fairway to leave the port. The same tug formation,
consisting of four ASD tugs and one additional in standby, is sufficient to
Emergency maneuvers:
All conducted emergency maneuvers have been properly solved using the
proposed tug formation, rudder, engine and anchors. The combination of the
available means of maneuver were enough to keep the vessel under control
and within the fairway and inside outer harbour 14.5m isobath limits.
Tugs failure during turning maneuver of 80t ASD tug has been assessed (towing
line parted or tug broke down in Scenario No. 3 24/02). The power of the
remaining tugs was sufficient to control and turn the ship and move her to the
terminal in a safe fashion. Anyway, the power required from tugs was
considerably high during prolonged periods of time (they used up to Ix80tx75%
and 3x45tx75% simultaneously for prolonged periods of time).
Anyway, this case corresponds to an emergency situation, therefore this
conclusion cannot be extrapolated to other normal situations.
Tug Requirements:
The minimum tug formation recommended for Q-Flex vessels at winoujcie Port
is 5 ASD tugs (3 with a bollard pull of 45 tonnes each and two extra with 80
tonnes). During normal maneuvers, 4 tugs have worked simultaneously at 50%
of the time for prolonged periods of time, therefore all 5 ASD tugs are required.
This tug formation results enough for navigation, turning and berthing stages in
the conditions studied (mean wind speed of 10 m/s, 1.0 kts current and 1.2 m
significant wave height).
As already commented, the tug fleet considered was capable of solving all
emergency maneuvers considered, tugs were capable to stop the vessel,
control the vessel and turn the vessel in a safe and controlled way.
Navigable Areas:
The fairway for the entry at the port is wide and suitable enough for the access
of the Q-Flex to the port under the analyzed conditions, even though it has to
cope with a certain drift angle which increases the area occupied by the vessel
at the fairway. There is strict necessity to use Pilot Portable Unit (PPU) to support
navigation especially in the area between 15-16 buoys to the berth where
physical ATONs are not sufficient.
The approach channel between breakwaters has width of 200m. The turning
basin is an oval shaped (l000m x 600m). The minimum distance to the limits of
the 14.5m isobaths inside-breakwaters channel during the simulation was 20m.
The minimum distance to the limits of the 14.5m isobath inside turning basin
during the simulation was 63m.
Aids to Navigation:
The available Aids to Navigation (AtoN) throughout the winoujcie approach fairway
are as follows:
1 leading line,
2 sector lights at breakwaters heads,
2 IALA pillar mid-channel safety water buoys,
14 IALA pillar lateral buoys,
2 beacons (11-12),
8 special pillar yellow buoys marking anchorage areas.
Ali this available AtoNs are enough to ensure safe maneuvers except in the area
between 15- 16 buoys to the berth where PPU assistance is necessary.
Operational Limits:
The maneuvers performed for the assessment of the access of the Q-Flex to
winoujcie Port considered the worst case scenarios within the LNG Terminal
limitations for the access of LNG carriers.
Mean wind speed not more than 12.5m/s in any direction (gusting up to 15m/s);
Significant wave height not more than 1,5m;
Current speed not more than 0.5kt (up to 1 .0kt locally) in any direction.
These conditions are adequate for the safe access of the Q-Flex towards winoujcie
LNG Terminal
Recommendations:
Pilots considered that in the fairway the most critical wind direction are E and
W. They agreed strong wind affects tug assistance when the vessel reduces
speed at the port entrance and while berthing at speed - 0kts.
The necessity to keep speed <4kts in the channel between breakwaters in order
to effectively cope with bank effect was reiterated. Monitoring of the ship
position close to the fairway axis via visuals and electronic pilot navigation
system (PPU) was emphasized by all parties.
The LNG Terminal in winoujcie may receive ship with following maximum parameters:
Cargo capacity: from 120,000 to approximately 217,000 m3
Overall length up to 315,16 m
Breadth up to 50 m
Fresh water draft 12.5 m
Maximum draft during unloading 13.2 m (including static under-keel
clearance equal to 10% of maximum draft)
Maximum approach transverse speed 0,05 m/s
Maximum angle of approach 20
Berth heading - 358
VTS may allow an LNG carrier to enter the port, provided that:
wind speed does not exceed 10 m/s,
wave height does not exceed 1.2 m,
visibility is not worse than 1 Nm,
the current speed in the maneuvering basin between the port breakwater
heads and "15 -16 buoy pair does not exceed 0.5 knot (considered equivalent
to speed of 1.5 knot indicated by the meter located at the winoujcie -
Szczecin fairway, at the height of GPK (Border Control Point) berth),
the water level ensures maintenance of the under-keel clearance not smaller
than 2.3 m on the approach fairway to the Port of winoujcie to "9-10" buoy
pair, with consideration of forecast tendencies of water level changes,
the terminal panel operator reports the readiness for arrival of the carrier on VHF
channel 12 ,
the tugboat company providing services for the carrier reports the readiness,
composition of the vessel group and tugboat operability declaration on VHF
channel 12,
the weather forecast for the time of the carrier's port entry maneuver does not
stipulate rapid deterioration of weather conditions;
The LNG carrier captain or the pilot on captain's behalf reports to the VTS the passing
of "5-6" buoy pair on the access fairway to the Port of winoujcie to obtain the consent
for continuation of the entry to the port. The VTS shall grant such consent, provided
that:
a) wind speed does not exceed 12.5 m/s,
b) wave height does not exceed 1.5 m,
c) the water level ensures maintenance of the under-keel clearance not smaller
than 2.0 m from "9-10" buoy pair and in ship maneuvering basins, with
consideration of forecast tendencies of water level changes,
VTS may allow an LNG carrier to depart from the port, provided that:
a) wind speed does not exceed 10 m/s,
b) wave height does not exceed 1.5 m,
c) visibility is not worse than 1 Nm,
d) the current speed in the maneuvering basin between the port breakwater
heads and "15 -16 buoy pair does not exceed 0.5 knot (considered equivalent
to speed of 1.5 knot indicated by the meter located at the winoujcie -
Szczecin fairway, at the height of GPK (Border Control Point) berth),
Below mentioned requirements are set in Port Regulations as minimum and described
for information only. Terminal Operator requirements are more strict and have been
described on section F.4.
Apart from training and certificates required by Port Regulations, the linesmen must
have completed special training in service mooring infrastructure of the LNG terminal
in winoujcie confirmed by an appropriate certificate issued by Terminal Operator.
The diagram of the LNG unloading berth in the external port in winoujcie is shown in
Fig. F1. This diagram has been developed on the basis of the technical design of the
LNG unloading berth. The unloading berth is equipped with:
F.8 Bunkering
In general, bunkering during the stay of the ship at the terminal shall not be allowed.
In exceptional cases, when the ship obtains the consent of the terminal operator to
remain for a longer time at the berth and incurs all related costs, bunkering shall be
allowed only from the sea side and after disconnection of unloading arms. The ship's
master, through an agent, shall be obliged to notify the Duty Officer of the Port
Authority and VTS on each planned bunkering operation by the ship, with indication
of the involved bunker vessel as well as the commencement and completion time of
such operation.
F.9 Repairs
Any repairs that may affect the ship capacity of independent maneuvers are
forbidden during the stay of the ship at the terminal. Any exemptions must be agreed
with the Terminal Loading Master.
The LNG carriers entering the LNG terminal in winoujcie, due to the amount of cargo
they transport, carry only limited amount of ballast water or no ballast water at all. If
for any reasons, the ballast tanks are partially filled, it is not allowed to discharge ballast
water that has not been exchanged. The ship ballasting procedures during unloading
shall take the above principle into account.
F.13 Preparation of the berth for the LNG carrier in winter conditions
Ensuring readiness of the berth for mooring of an LNG carrier in winter conditions shall
be the responsibility of the berth owner ZMPSi (Szczecin and winoujcie Sea Port
Authority). The terminal shift manager or loading master or his authorized deputy, after
obtaining the information on berth preparation snow removal, ice removal of
mooring rope handling paths, circulation platforms, crushing of ice in the area of the
berth and maneuvering basin shall check the preparation of the berth.
Ice breaking and winter maintenance of the approach fairway lays fully within
Maritime Administration and Seaport Management responsibility. There are two ice
breaking tugs available in Port of winoujcie.
Systems tested by the terminal operator prior to the planned arrival of the LNG carrier:
Gangway tower with the gangway of maximum reach of 22,5 m (above Mean
Sea Level) and a shore crane with SWL = 2 tons and maximum outreach of 15
m.
For the needs of this chapter, following definitions of positions and responsibilities
during the LNG carrier unloading operation have been adopted:
"Loading Master" shall be the persons designated by the terminal operator who
shall be responsible for the management of LNG unloading operation. It is an
employee of the terminal operator.
"Ship Duty Officer" shall be a Chief Officer of the LNG carrier or a person thereby
appointed as the contact person competent in all operations related to LNG
unloading. Ship Duty Officer shall be the Loading Master's counterpart onboard
the ship.
The LNG carrier Captain shall be the person with overall responsibility for ship
safety both during port entry and mooring. The captain shall also be overall
responsible for ship safety during the stay at the terminal.
"LNG carrier Pilot" is a person holding necessary marine qualifications,
knowledge and experience in the scope of safe maneuvering of LNG carriers
and additionally the scope of qualification requirements for marine pilots
specialist training on the FMBS simulator for the winoujcie external port
approach for a given class of LNG carriers evidenced by a relevant certificate.
He acts as an advisor to the ship Captain and acting in full cooperation with
the Captain, he ensures safe entry to the port, approach to the berth and
mooring. The pilot's responsibility is regulated by law.
"Tugboat Captain" is a person responsible for safety of the tugboat assistance
operations. He works under the supervision of the pilot and LNG carrier's
Captain.
All activities described in this section shall be carried out in close coordination
between the Terminal and the Ship.
When the LNG carrier is moored at the berth, the responsibility for the safety of
unloading operation shall be on the part of both the ship and the terminal. On the part
of the ship, the supervision over the unloading operation shall be performed by the
Chief Officer and, on the part of the terminal, the Loading Master and Shift Manager.
When the ship is positioned at to the berth, her manifold and terminal unloading
platform must be constantly manned and monitored by trained personnel. On the part
of the ship, this is the cargo watch, while on the part of the terminal, this shall be the
operators of unloading arms.
Duties of the panel operator and operators after completion of a shift include the
following activities:
Making sure that the ship/terminal connection ensures safe course of the
unloading operation;
Checking the condition of unloading arms;
Checking the condition of unloading pipelines (according to a separate
manual);
Filling in and update of the loading operations log (temperatures / pressures)
during cooling of the loading arms;
Checking the safety of the LNG unloading operation at the berths and in the area of
the ship's manifold as well as monitoring of the forces acting on the ship's mooring
system shall be carried out from the jetty control room with the use of the camera
system and the Smart Hook system which is a part of the Integrated Maritime
Navigation Safety System. Maximum and minimum load on particular mooring lines
are determined by individual Optimoor analyses and they are communicated during
the pre-discharge meeting..
Monitoring of hydrometeorological conditions by the terminal shall be ensured by the
environmental monitoring system(WXT520, Aandreaa DCS-4100, WTLS) included in the
scope of the integrated monitoring system. The shift panel operator or a person
indicated by the shift manager is obliged to monitor from the main control room and
jetty control room the parameters such as: wind speed and direction, atmospheric
precipitation and pressure, temperature, air humidity, current speed and direction,
tide level and wave action parameters all the above information is provided by the
systems installed at the terminal. The shift panel operatorat the jetty control room or
the persons indicated by the shift manager shall immediately inform the shift manager
and loading master and directly the ship duty officer on occurrence or a risk of
occurrence of boundary conditions requiring the LNG unloading operation to be
ceased. The ship duty officer shall immediately inform the captain and the pilot
onboard the LNG carrier of such fact while the pilot and/or captain shall notify the
Duty Officer of the Port Authority and the VTS. The ship duty officer shall also be obliged
to monitor the wind parameters from the Cargo Control Room. In the scope of
activities to be taken in the event of boundary conditions by the shift panel operator
or a persons indicated by the shift manager, the deciding person shall be the Loading
Master acting in consultation with the ship's captain.
The duties of the unloading arms operators include passing of the earthing cable to
the ship which shall subsequently be attached to the dedicated point on the ships hull
by a crew member. Next the ESD system cable (electrical, optical or pneumatic) is
passed to the ship and it shall be connected to a correct socket on the LNG carrier by
a member of her crew. During the connection, the ESD system switch shall be in "off"
position. It shall be switched to "on" position after making sure that the cable has been
correctly attached to the ship's socket.
At this stage, a member of the LNG carrier shall switch on the water curtain.
Schematics and parameters of the gangway tower and the gangway also the range
and SWL of the crane are given in appendix 11 to this manual.
The meeting shall be attended, on the part of the ship, by the ship captain
(recommended) and chief officer (mandatory), while on the part of the terminal, the
Loading Master. The suggested meeting agenda and, at the same time, the pre-
discharge meeting checklist constitutes an appendix to this manual.
A set comprising a radio telephone Motorola GP830 EX set to UHF channel 1 together
with a charger and a spare battery shall be delivered to the Cargo Control Room of
the ship by the terminal loading master and shall be used for emergency
communications between the Ship and the Terminal should the hot line system or
regular telephone systems fail.
During the pre-discharge meeting, the ship's captain shall sign the information letters
of the terminal operator concerning the safety and environmental protection as well
as ISPS statement (in accordance with International Ship and Port Facility Security
Code).
In turn, the senior officer together with the terminal loading master shall fill in the SSSCL
according to their best knowledge, experience and filling instructions contained
therein. The SSSCL constitutes an appendix No. 2 to this manual. Periodical checks of
all items which, in accordance with code "R", require such activity, shall be carried out
at least every 4 hours.
Wind speed boundary conditions (operability conditions) for the LNG unloading
operation are as follows:
*If the environmental conditions persist, Vessel Master and loading Master to discuss
with the O/B Pilot on the need to depart the berth and shift to the contingency
anchorage (turning basin) with the supporting tugs in attendance.
In accordance with the Terminal Manual, the Notice of Readiness may be tendered
after obtaining the consent of entry of the ship to the port from the maritime
administration (VTS) at the earliest. NOR is usually accepted by the Terminal Operator
at all fast.
Drainage of the contents of external part of the unloading arms to the ship
cargo system with the nitrogen supplied from the terminal;
The post-discharge meeting may be carried out simultaneously with the following
activities:
disconnection of unloading arms;
switching off the water curtain;
disconnection of the ship from the ship-to-shore communication system.
The post-discharge meeting shall typically take place in the ship's Conference Room.
It has to be attended by at least the Loading Master and Chief Officer.
H.2 Introduction
In accordance with the provisions of Polish and international law, each marine
terminal should operate the approved and implemented emergency procedures.
H.4 Range
Adequately prepared emergency procedures are among the key factors impacting
the safety of the ship and the terminal in the event of an emergency such as: fire at
the terminal, LNG carrier fire at the terminal, LNG carrier collision with the berth,
depressurization of the unloading system and LNG leak, occurrence of an LNG cloud,
explosion of cargo cloud, leaks from the hydraulic system, movement of the unloading
arms beyond their operating range, accident involving humans, necessity of
evacuation from the ship and ship berth or necessity of emergency unberthing. The
procedures indicated below shall be binding primarily for the LNG carrier crew and
terminal personnel. The obligation to comply with the emergency procedures shall
apply also to entities cooperating with the terminal operator or ship owner/operator:
i.e. tugboat and mooring boat crews, linesmen, ship agents, service providers, terminal
user representatives and all other entities/persons present onboard the ship or within
the marine part of the terminal during port operations.
In the event of occurrence of one or more events described in the column "Potential
consequences" of the above table H1, the activities of the terminal operator's
personnel shall always be supervised by the shift manager, adequately to the situation
and held training in the scope of first aid to persons injured as a result of contact with
Rules of providing first aid (in compliance with the guidelines of ERC and MFAG):
Make sure the aid can be given in a safe manner (so that the rescuer does not
become the next injured person).
If needs, remove the injured persons / persons from the accident site.
Use breathing apparatuses if a risk of toxic atmosphere is present.
Evaluate the condition of the injured person, in accordance with MFAG:
Evaluation of breathing
Recovery position
If pulse can be felt in the injured person but no breathing can be noticed, artificial
respiration shall be applied following the rules below:
Clear the respiratory ducts
Perform artificial respiration at a rate of 10-12 breaths per minute (1 every ca. 5
seconds) starting with four breaths without the 5 second interval.
In case of two rescuers (preferred option), one breath shall be performed per
five chest compressions (at the rate of 60 compressions per minute), without
interrupting the chest compressions.
The personnel shall be trained in the scope of knowledge on health and safety
regulations and in equipment operation.
Cleanliness and order shall be maintained on the platforms around the
unloading arms and in the area of the jetty drain drum.
It is forbidden to smoke or use open fire in all areas in which the unloading
operations are performed.
Persons in inadequate physical or mental conditions shall not be allowed to
operate the equipment. It is strictly forbidden to consume alcohol or remain
present in the unloading zone after alcohol consumption.
All personnel working at the unloading system shall wear adequate personal
protection equipment (protective hat, hearing protections and safety glasses).
All works that may cause exposure to liquid methane should be performed by
persons using adequate protections (gloves and glasses).
The machinery, tools and their protective elements shall be maintained in
technically operable condition and cleanliness to ensure that operation of such
equipment shall not cause a hazard to health and safety of personnel.
The equipment which has been found during operation to be defective, shall
be stopped immediately and disconnected from the power source. It is
forbidden to restart such equipment without repairs.
It is forbidden to perform repairs of tanks, common units such as pump skids and
other tank equipment during their operation.
Unauthorized persons are strictly forbidden to approach any equipment.
Faulty or damaged equipment or equipment during repairs shall be clearly
marked with information boards and secured so as to prevent their use.
The equipment in operation must not be repaired, cleaned or lubricated
except for lubrication with purpose-built instruments specified in the operation
and maintenance manual.
Mobile lighting devices and power tools used during the maintenance and
repair works shall meet the requirements in the scope of protection against
electric shock.
The personnel operating the equipment involving rotating parts shall wear
clothes without loose (hanging) parts during works and in hard hats shielding
their hair.
In the event of an accident, the injured person shall be provided first aid, the
doctor should be called and technical inspection authority as well as health
and safety specialists should be called.
Actions that must be taken by the terminal in case of an emergency situation are
described in detail in the Internal Operation and Rescue Plan. In case of an
emergency situation occurrence, it should be considered each time whether to
unberth and tow the ship away from the berth. Terminal loading master is every time
appointed as onscene commander for any emergency situations within the berh. He
is also responsible for emergency communication with all marine services.
Actions of the shift manager / duty panel operator and loading master:
Informing the duty officer of the ship by the hot line or by radio.
Activation of the ESD 1 system.
Confirming the halt of the loading pumps and the ESD valves with the ship and
instructing the ship to stop all operations.
Instructing the ship to prepare to disconnect the unloading arms.
Instructing the unloading arms operators to drain and disconnect them.
Order to evacuate the personnel from the danger zone.
Remote activation of the fire protection system.
Informing the services and institutions in accordance with the list of contacts in
section I of the present instruction.
Informing the Duty Officer of the Port Authority and the VTS and requesting a
fire unit and the tugboats.
Activation of an emergency unberthing procedure (after such decision has
been made by the Loading Master).
Directing the rescue and fire-fighting action until the arrival of the State Fire
Service.
*If the fire covers the unloading platform and the situation prevents the disconnection
of the arms through their emergency draining from both sides and opening the QC/DC,
the Loading Master makes a decision on activating the ESD 2, which results in
activation of the PERC connectors.
A terminal worker who notices an LNG leak from the terminal system must immediately
inform the shift manager in the main control room. The panel operator activates the
alarm and informs the duty officer of the ship by the hot line system or by radio. At the
Actions of a terminal worker after detection of an unsealing and an LNG leak from the
terminal system:
Actions of the shift manager / duty panel operator and loading master:
Informing the duty officer of the ship by the hot line or by radio.
Activation of the ESD 1 system.
Confirming the halt of the loading pumps and the ESD valves with the ship and
instructing the ship to stop all operations.
Instructing the ship to prepare to disconnect the unloading arms.
Instructing the unloading arms operators to drain and disconnect them.
Order to evacuate the personnel from the danger zone.
Informing the proper services and institutions in accordance with the
emergency contacts list from section I.
Informing the Duty Officer of the Port Authority and the VTS and requesting a
fire unit and the tugboats.
Directing the rescue action until the arrival of the State Fire Service.
In case of a collision of the LNG tanker with the berth, the ship's crew has an obligation
to take actions aimed at ensuring the safety of the ship and the terminal in
accordance with the ship emergency plan (Shipboard Contingency Plan). The
terminal will provide the ship with necessary support in the above-mentioned actions.
Depending on the type of event that is the result of the collision (fire, explosion,
unsealing of the loading system) actions described in adequate points of the present
chapter will be taken. The Duty Officer of the Port Authority and the VTS must be
immediately informed about the event that occurred.
In case of an emergency situation on the LNG tanker (fire, explosion), the first action
taken by the ship is to notify terminal control room by hot line or radio system and raise
an alarm consisting of a series of long signals made by the ship's siren each of them
lasting for at least 10 seconds. The signals must be made until a confirmation from the
terminal. The alarm signals are established and confirmed during the pre-discharge
meeting.
In an emergency situation, all port operations (mooring, unloading, ballasting, taking
supplies, submitting the refuse, etc.) must be immediately stopped and the main
engines and the steering engine must be put in a standby mode.
After raising an alarm, the captain of the tanker takes responsibility over directing and
supervision of the operation on the LNG tanker. On the premises, the operation is
directed by an officer appointed by the captain and supported by the ship's crew.
The procedure in case of an occurrence of a threat should be consistent with the ship's
emergency situation procedure plan (Shipboard Contingency Plans).
A specialized terminal personnel with the fire service and port rescue and fire service
will cooperate with the LNG tanker crew in order to control the emergency situation
as fast as possible. After hearing the alarm signal from the ship, a terminal worker
located on the berth should inform the shift manager or panel operator in the main
control room as soon as possible (regardless of the fact that they have been notified
by the ships duty officer). An alarm from the main control room should be activated.
The next step is an immediate stop of the loading operation through the activation of
the ESD system (unless the ship has already done it), informing the state fire service (red
phone). Notification of assisting units in that ship, including the fire ship and fire service
units, the Duty Officer of the Port Authority and the VTS, SAR, and the medical service
is carried out by the loading master by use of the appropriate radio channels.
Actions of the shift manager / duty panel operator and loading master:
Activation of the ESD 1 system (unless the ship has already done it)
Confirming the halt of the loading pumps and the ESD valves with the ship and
instructing the ship to stop all operations.
Instructing the ship to prepare to disconnect the unloading arms.
Instructing the unloading arms operators to drain and disconnect them.
Order to evacuate the personnel from the danger zone.
Activation of the fire extinguishing system (fire monitors) and fire assistance
upon request of the ship.
Informing the services (state fire service by red phone) and institutions in
accordance with the list of contacts in section I of the present instruction.
Informing the Duty Officer of the Port Authority and the VTS and requesting a
fire unit and the tugboats.
Activation of an emergency unberthing procedure (after such decision has
been made by the Loading Master).
Directing the rescue and fire-fighting action from land until the arrival of the
State Fire Service.
*If the fire covers the manifold of the LNG tanker and the situation prevents the
disconnection of the arms through their emergency draining from both sides and the
opening of QC/DC, the Loading Master makes a decision on activating the ESD 2
system which results in activation of the PERC connectors.
The Loading Master, in consultation with the captain of the ship, makes a decision on
the necessity of an emergency unberthing.
Unsealing and an LNG leak from the loading system of the ship
In case of an occurrence of an LNG leak from the loading system of the ship, the first
action taken by the duty officer of the ship is to notify terminal control room by hot line
or radio system and raising an alarm consisting of a series of long signals made by the
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ship's siren each of them lasting for at least 10 seconds. The signals must be made
until a confirmation from the terminal. The alarm signals are established and confirmed
during the pre-discharge meeting.
In an emergency situation, all port operations (mooring, unloading, ballasting, taking
supplies, submitting the refuse, etc.) must be immediately stopped and the main
engines and the steering engine must be put in a standby mode.
After raising an alarm, the captain of the tanker takes responsibility over directing and
supervision of the operation on the LNG tanker. On the premises, the operation is
directed by an officer appointed by the captain and supported by the ship's crew.
The procedure in case of an occurrence of a threat should be consistent with the ship's
emergency situation procedure plan (Shipboard Contingency Plans).
The terminal worker who notices the LNG leak from the loading system of the ship must
immediately inform the shift manager in the main control room. The panel operator
activates the alarm. At the same time, the ESD 1 system is activated (unless the ship
has already done it). After receiving a confirmation of a stop of the ship's loading
pumps and closure of the ESD valves, the Loading Master instructs the draining and
disconnection of the unloading arms and, depending on the character of the leak,
makes a decision on activating the PE-PP-10-1-7 emergency unberthing procedure
described in section H.9. The Loading Master orders an evacuation of the personnel
from the danger zone and informs the shift manager of the character of the threat.
The shift manager informs proper services and institutions in accordance with the list in
section I. The loading master informs all relevant marine services (VTS, port fire and
rescue service, tugs).
Informing of the shift manager in the main control room in the terminal.
Raising an alarm consisting of a series of long signals made by the ship's siren
each of them lasting for at least 10 seconds. The signals must be made until a
confirmation from the terminal. The alarm signals are established and confirmed
during the pre-discharge meeting.
Activation of ESD 1.
Activation of the recovery plan and undertaking an action in accordance with
this plan.
Actions of a terminal worker after detection of an unsealing and an LNG leak from the
loading system of the ship:
Informing the duty officer of the ship by the hot line or by radio.
Activation of the ESD 1 system.
Confirming the halt of the loading pumps and the ESD valves with the ship and
instructing the ship to stop all operations.
Instructing the ship to prepare to disconnect the unloading arms.
Instructing the unloading arms operators to drain and disconnect them.
Order to evacuate the personnel from the danger zone.
Informing the proper services and institutions in accordance with the
emergency contacts list from section I.
Informing the Duty Officer of the Port Authority and the VTS and requesting a
fire unit and the tugboats.
Directing the rescue action from land until the arrival of the State Fire Service.
Informing the services (Fire service, Duty Officer of the winoujcie Port Authority
and VTS).
The Loading Master, in consultation with the captain of the ship, has to make a
decision on the necessity of an emergency unberthing.
In case of a collision of the LNG tanker with the berth, the ship's crew has an obligation
to take actions aimed at ensuring the safety of the ship and the terminal in
accordance with the ship emergency plan (Shipboard Contingency Plan). The
terminal will provide the ship with necessary support in the above-mentioned actions.
Depending on the type of event that is the result of the collision (fire, explosion,
unsealing of the loading system) actions described in adequate points of the present
chapter will be taken. The Duty Officer of the Port Authority and the VTS must be
immediately informed about the event that occurred.
In case of collision or grounding of LNG tanker on the approach fairway the vessel
should follow Port Regulations and immediately inform the Duty Officer of the port and
VTS on VHF Ch 12. The terminal will assist and cooperate with the ship by all means
available this include informing shore based emergency services if necessary.
The Loading Master, in consultation with the captain of the ship, makes a decision on
the necessity of an emergency unberthing.
The Loading Master, in consultation with the captain of the ship, makes a decision on
the necessity of an emergency unberthing.
Evacuation of the ship and evacuation of the LNG carrier area is always ordered in
case of fire of the terminal LNG tanks, loading system or the LNG tanker. It is
determined by the possibility of LNG fumes explosion with a very big radius. A safe
distance is considered 1,000 m from the fire. An evacuation is ordered also in case of
an occurrence of a serious malfunction of the process system that puts the life and
health of people in direct danger. A decision about the evacuation during the
unloading of the LNG tanker is made by the Loading Master.
A plan of evacuation of the LNG carrier area with marked evacuation routes
constitutes appendix No. 12 to the present instruction.
If the situation and the time allow it and there is an uninhibited access to the mooring
stations of the LNG tanker, the unberthing should occur after previous loosing of all the
mooring ropes. The Loading Master, after making sure that the tugboats made fast
the emergency towlines or they are connected to sunken bitts, gives an order of
releasing the quick release hooks and informs the captain of the ship about the
possibility of heaving up the mooring ropes on board..
In case when an emergency situation develops dynamically and/or there is no access
to the mooring stations, the quick release hooks can be activated under load
conditions from jetty control room. In that case it is advised to maintain exceptional
caution and under no circumstances get close to the maneuvering boards of the
tanker and the mooring dolphins. A rapid release of energy accumulated in the
loaded mooring lines and caused by the activation of the hook releasing system
constitutes a serious threat to the people located in the nearest surroundings.
The fire unit is obliged to obey the same communication regulations as the tugboats.
I. List of contacts
Emergency Ambulance Service of the Independent Public Health Care Center in the
Alfred Sokoowski Municipal Hospital in winoujcie
Address: ul. Mieszka I 7, winoujcie
Telephone: +48 91 321 41 74
CHPP
PN-EN ISO 28460 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Installation and 2013
equipment for liquefied natural gas. Ship-to-shore interface
and port operations
PN-EN 1473 Installations and Equipment for Liquefied Natural Gas.
PN-EN 13852- Off-shore lifting equipment requirements
1:2013.
Major Accident Hazards of Certain Industrial Activities - 2000
European Council Directive - Official Journal of the KIA
5697/590EK 405B, rev. KIA 12044/613/2007
EN 1532 Installations and Equipment for Liquefied Natural Gas - Ship 1997
to Shore Interface - 1997 - European Standard -
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION
IMO290E Revised Recommendations on the Safe Transport of 2007
Dangerous Cargoes and Related Activities
IMO D11QE International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 2004
(SOLAS)
IMO 172E SOLAS Amendments 2003, 2004, 2005 2006
IMO 173E SOLAS Amendments 2006 2007
IMO 479E Convention Compensation on Liability for Damage in 1997
Connection from Car.Haz. / Noxious (HNS Convention)
IMO 117E International Safety Management Code (ISM & Guidelines 2002
for Implement of the ISM)
IMO Code for Existing Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk 1976
(Existing Ship Code)
IMO Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying 1993
Liquefied Gases in Bulk (GC Code)
IMO International Code for the Construction and Equipment of 1993
Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code)
ISPS ISPS CODE 2004
STANDARD INDUSTRY GUIDELINES
WL004 Liquefied Gas Handling Principles on Ships and in Terminals 2000
OCIMF Mooring Equipment Guidelines 3rd Edition 2008
OCIMF International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals 2006
INDUSTRY RECOMMENTATIONS
SIGTTO Rollover Prevention - A Review of Causes, Methods for 1993
Prevention and Damage Limitation Measures
SIGTTO Site Selection and Design for LNG Ports and Jetties 1997
SIGTTO Accident Prevention - The Use of Hoses & Hard Arms at 1996
Marine Terminals Handling Liquefied Gases
PE-PP-10-1-F-1
Classification
Action by Ships: Should a fire or explosion occur on a berth, the ship or ships at the
berth must immediately report the incident to the terminal control room by the
quickest possible method (VHF/UHF, telephone contact, sounding ships siren etc). All
cargo, bunkering, deballasting and tank cleaning operations should be shut down
and all cargo arms or hoses should be drained ready for disconnection. The ships fire-
mains should be pressurised and water fog applied in strategic places. The ships
engines, steering gear and unmooring equipment must be brought to a state of
immediate readiness. A pilot ladder should be deployed on the offshore side. (W
przypadku poaru lub wybuchu na nabrzeu statek ma obowizek
natychmiastowego powiadomienia sterowni gwnej terminalu najszybsz moliw
metod (VHF/UHF, telefon, syrena statkowa). Operacje adunkowe i balastowe musza
zosta natychmiast przerwane, a ramiona rozadowcze zdrenowane i przygotowane
do awaryjnego rozczenia. Statkowa instalacja ppo. powinna by utrzymywana
pod cinieniem, a odpowiedni system ppo. (w przypadku LNG proszkowy) powinien
by gotowy do natychmiastowego uycia. Silnik gwny, maszynka sterowa i system
cumowniczy powinny by w stanie natychmiastowej gotowoci. Od strony wody
powinien zosta przygotowany sztormtrap pilotowy).
If a fire breaks out on a tanker while at a terminal, the tanker must raise the alarm by
sounding the recognized alarm signal consisting of a series of long blasts on the ships
whistle, each blast being not less than 10 seconds in duration unless the terminal has
notified the ship of some other locally recognised alarm signal. All cargo, bunkering or
ballasting operations must be stopped. (W przypadku poaru na zbiornikowcu zaoga
ma obowizek podnie alarm za pomoc uzgodnionego wczeniej sygnau
Ships Name
(Nazwa statku)
Terminal Name & Berth No. Date of Arrival
(Nazwa i numer nabrzea) (Data zawinicia)
Port Time of Arrival
(Czas zawinicia)
The safety of operations requires that all questions should be answered affirmatively
by clearly ticking (v) the appropriate box. If an affirmative answer is not possible, the
reason should be given and agreement reached upon appropriate precautions to be
taken between the ship and terminal. Where any question is consider to be not
applicable, then a note to that effect should be inserted in the remarks column.
(Bezpieczestwo operacji wymaga udzielenia odpowiedzi na wszystkie pytania i
postawienie znaku (v) w odpowiednim polu. Jeli udzielenie pozytywnej odpowiedzi
jest niemoliwe, powinien by podany tego powd oraz musi nastpi odpowiednie
uzgodnienie midzy statkiem i terminalem).
A box in the columns Ship and Terminal indicates that checks should be carried
out by the party concerned.
(Pola w kolumnach Statek i Terminal wskazuj ktra strona przeprowadza kontrol
spenienia wymogw danego punktu).
The presence of the letters A, P or R in the column code indicates the following:
(Litery A, P i R postawione w kolumnie Litery kodu oznaczaj odpowiednio):
A Any procedures and agreement which should be in writing in the remarks column
of this check list or other mutually acceptable form. In other case, the signature of
both parties should be required.
(Litera ta oznacza, e dane ustalenie wymaga formy pisemnej w kolumnie Uwagi
lub innej wzajemnie akceptowalnej formy ustalenia. W przeciwnym wypadku
wymagany jest podpis obydwu stron).
DECLARATION
We, the undersigned, have checked the above items in Parts A and B, and where
appropriate Part C or D, in accordance with the instructions, and have satisfied
ourselves that the entries we have made are correct to the best of our knowledge.
We have also made arrangements to carry out repetitive checks as necessary and
agreed that those items with code R in the Check-List should be re-checked at
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intervals not exceeding _____ hours. If to our knowledge the status of any item
changes, we will immediately inform the other party.
(Owiadczenie)
(My niej podpisani zweryfikowalimy zapisy czci A i B oraz, gdy byo to waciwe dla danej operacji czci C lub D,
zgodnie z instrukcj wypeniania SSSCL i upewnilimy si, e zapisy jakich dokonalimy s poprawne i zgodnie z nasz
najlepsz wiedz. Zgodzilimy si take dokonywa okresowych sprawdze stanu faktycznego wszystkich zapisw
oznaczonych liter R powinny one by weryfikowane w odstpach czasowych nie przekraczajcych ____ godzin.
Jeli zgodnie z wiedz ktrej ze stron stan faktyczny jakiegokolwiek ustalenia/zapisu ulegnie zmianie zobowizuje si
ona niezwocznie powiadomi o tym drug stron).
Time:
Initials
for Ship:
Initials
for
Shore:
UNLOADING
15 Amount of cargo to be unloaded
Safety Letter
Dear Sir,
Responsibility for the safe conduct of operations while your ship is at this terminal
rests jointly with you, as Master of the ship, and with the responsible Terminal
Representative. We wish, therefore, before operations start, to seek your full co-
operation and understanding on the safety requirements set out in the Ship/Shore
Safety Check-List, which are based on safe practices that are widely accepted by the
oil and tanker industries. We expect you, and all under your command, to adhere
strictly to these requirements throughout your ships stay alongside this terminal and
we, for our part, will ensure that our personnel do likewise, and co-operate fully with
you in the mutual interest of safe and efficient operations. Before the start of
operations, and from time to time thereafter, for our mutual safety, a member of the
terminal staff, where appropriate together with a Responsible Officer, will make a
routine inspection of your ship to ensure that elements addressed within the scope of
the Ship/Shore Safety Check-List are being managed in an acceptable manner.
Where corrective action is needed, we will not agree to operations commencing or,
should they have been started, we will require them to be stopped. Similarly, if you
consider that safety is being endangered by any action on the part of our staff or by
any equipment under our control, you should demand immediate cessation of
operations. There can be no compromise with safety. Please acknowledge receipt of
this letter by countersigning and returning the attached copy.
Terminal Representative
Quantity of LNG to be unloaded in MWh (less fuel & boil off during the voyage):
Lista kontrolna nr /
(Check List no.)
Zintegrowanego Morskiego Systemu Bezpieczestwa Nawigacyjnego (ZMSBN)
(Pilotage, Navigation & Docking System)
Data i godzina planowanego zawinicia zbiornikowca LNG (Date and time of LNGc
arrival)
Wynik
Przedmiot sprawdzenia sprawdzenia
(Control subject) (Control
result)
1. Haki (Hooks) 1.1. Smarowanie zespow hakowych (Mooring
hooks lubrication)
1.2. Dziaanie elementw hakowych (test
zwalniania rcznego, zwolnienie lokalne i zdalne)
(QRH local and remote release)
1.3. Bloki udarowe (Hammer blocks)
1.4. Linki zwalniania hakw (Hook release wires)
1.5. Stacje sterujce systemu zwalniania hakw,
wirtualny pulpit zdalnego zwalniania hakw (Hook
release control stations, remote release virtual
control station)
1.6. Ogniwa obcinikowe (load cells)
1.7. Sterowniki systemu monitorowania obcienia
hakw, wiata ostrzegawcze obcienia
alarmowego (Tension monitorig system, hooks
overload warning lights)
1.8. Odczyty z systemu monitorowania obcienia
hakw (Tension monitoring system readings)
1.9. Powoki malarskie ochronne (Protective
coatings)
2. Kabestany 2.1. Zasilanie kabestanw (Capstans power
(Capstans) supply)
2.2. Dziaanie silnikw kabestanw (Capstans
electric motors)