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    8.6.10.

    Were the Master and officers familiar with the company procedures for carrying
    out emergency discharge operations, and was any required additional equipment in
    satisfactory condition?
    Short Question Text
    Emergency discharge operations

    Vessel Types
    LPG, LNG

    ROVIQ Sequence
    Cargo Control Room, Main Deck

    Publications
    IMO: ISM Code
    IMO: IGC Code
    SIGTTO: Liquified Gas Handling Principles on Ships and in Terminals. Fourth Edition.

    Objective

    To ensure the vessel will be able to discharge the cargo safely in the event of equipment failure.

    Industry Guidance

    SIGTTO: Liquified Gas Handling Principles on Ships and in Terminals. Fourth Edition

    4.2.6 Emergency cargo pumps

    Emergency cargo pumps are usually found on vessels that are fitted with submerged cargo pumps where other
    means of removing cargo from a tank, in the event of total pump failure, are not available.

    An emergency cargo pump is typically only fitted on membrane ships, although some LPG very large gas carriers
    (VLGCs) of Type A tank design may also be outfitted with an emergency cargo pump.

    Each membrane ship carries an emergency cargo pump that can be used in the event of failure of either one or both
    cargo pumps in a particular tank. The cargo tanks are equipped with an emergency pump well. This pump well has a
    foot valve that is held closed by highly loaded springs. The emergency pump is lowered down the well after purging
    the well with nitrogen (N2). The weight of the pump overcomes the compression of the springs to open the foot valve.
    It is prudent to maintain a small flow of N2 while the pump is being installed.

    It is standard practice to reduce and maintain cargo tank pressure to near atmospheric pressure throughout the
    installation/fitting.

    When not in use, the emergency pump is stowed in a special case (coffin) that has connections to introduce N2. This
    ensures that the pump can be kept in a ‘dry’ atmosphere prior to use.

    Some LPG carriers have permanently installed emergency pumps; others employ a well and foot valve system similar
    to membrane ships.

    Full instructions for fitting and operating the emergency pump will be found in the ship’s cargo operations manual.

    TMSA KPI 6.1.1 requires that procedures for cargo, ballast, tank cleaning and bunkering operations are in place for
    all vessel types within the fleet.

    IMO: ISM Code

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    7. The Company should establish procedures, plans and instructions, including checklists as appropriate, for key
    shipboard operations concerning the safety of the personnel, ship and protection of the environment. The various
    tasks involved should be defined and assigned to qualified personnel.

    IMO: IGC Code

    5.6 Cargo transfer arrangements

    5.6.1 Where cargo transfer is by means of cargo pumps that are not accessible for repair with the tanks in service, at
    least two separate means shall be provided to transfer cargo from each cargo tank, and the design shall be such that
    failure of one cargo pump or means of transfer will not prevent the cargo transfer by another pump or pumps, or other
    cargo transfer means.

    5.6.2 The procedure for transfer of cargo by gas pressurisation shall preclude lifting of the relief valve during such
    transfer. Gas pressurization may be accepted as a means of transfer of cargo for those tanks where the design factor
    of safety is not reduced under the conditions prevailing during the cargo transfer operation. If the cargo tank relief
    valves or set pressure are changed for this purpose, as is permitted in accordance with 8.2.7 and 8.2.8, the new set
    pressure shall not exceed Ph as is defined in 4.13.2.

    Inspection Guidance

    The vessel operator should have developed ship-specific procedures for safely carrying out emergency discharge
    operations in the event of equipment failure.

    In general,

    • LNG vessels are fitted with two cargo pumps on each tank.
    • LNG membrane vessels are equipped with an emergency cargo pump that can be installed in the tank if
    both cargo pumps were to fail.
    • LNG Moss vessels are not provided with an emergency cargo pump; if both cargo pumps were to fail, any
    remaining cargo would be transferred to another tank by pressurising the vapour space above the liquid.
    This operation may require the resetting of the cargo tank relief valves to compensate for the increase in
    pressure from the normal set pressure.
    • Fully and semi-pressurised LPG Carriers use the compressors for emergency discharge operations.

    Where an emergency cargo pump is provided, procedures should include guidance on:

    • Preparing and installing the emergency cargo pump.


    • Operating the emergency cargo pump.
    • Storing the emergency cargo pump.
    • Inspection and testing of the emergency cargo pump.

    Where emergency transfer is achieved by pressurisation, procedures should include guidance on:

    • Resetting the cargo tank relief valves, where necessary.

    Where emergency transfer is achieved through other means such as eductors, procedures should include guidance
    on:

    • The drive medium for the eductors and avoiding contamination between cargo grades.

    Suggested Inspector Actions

    • Sight, and where necessary review the company procedures for carrying out emergency discharge
    operations.

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    • Verify that the accompanying officer is familiar with the company procedures for carrying out emergency
    discharge operations.
    • Where an emergency cargo pump is provided:
    o Inspect the emergency cargo pump where possible.
    o Verify that inspections and tests had been conducted in accordance with company procedures.

    Expected Evidence

    • Company procedures for carrying out emergency discharge operations.


    • Where carried, the inspection and testing records for the emergency cargo pump.

    Potential Grounds for a Negative Observation

    • There were no ship-specific company procedures for carrying out emergency discharge operations using an
    emergency cargo pump or via pressurisation as applicable.
    • The accompanying officer was not familiar with the company procedures for carrying out emergency
    discharge operations.
    • Where emergency discharge procedures involved an emergency cargo pump, the pump was:
    o Defective in any respect.
    o Not stored in the required ‘dry’ atmosphere.
    • Where carried, there were no records of the inspection and testing of the emergency cargo pump.
    • Where emergency discharge procedures involved pressurisation, they did not give guidance on resetting the
    cargo tank relief valves where necessary.

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