This book, which has the objective of improving safety at the ship/shore interface, is in three parts:

 

Part one discusses loading arm procedures, such as purging before disconnection.

Part two considers the equipment at the ship/shore interface, such as ESD and gas monitors.

Part three is an introduction to risk assessment .

 

Author: SIGTTO.

Published: 1997

No Pages: 44

ISBN: 9781856091435 

PART I – SAFE WORKING PRACTICE AT THE SHIP/SHORE INTERFACE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO PURGING OF LOADING ARMS

1. PREAMBLE

2. BACKGROUND

3. LOADING ARMS – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

4. LOADING ARMS FOR LPG AND LIQUEFIED CHEMICAL GASES

4.1 SHIP/SHORE INFORMATION EXCHANGE

4.2 INSTRUMENT CHECKS DURING LOADING AND DISCHARGING

4.3 OTHER INSTRUMENT CHECKS MADE AT AND ADJACENT

TO LPG/LIQUEFIED CHEMICAL GAS SHORE MANIFOLDS

5. COMMENTARY ON COMPARISON OF PURGING SYSTEMS

PART II – DESIRABLE FEATURES

1. ESD ARRANGEMENTS

2. GAS SENSORS

PART III – RISK ASSESSMENT IN SUPPORT OF SAFE WORKING PRACTICE

1. ASSESSING THE HAZARDS

1.1 CONCENTRATIONS OF RELEASED MATERIAL IN DENSE GAS CLOUDS

1.2 SPILL AND CLOUD EFFECTS

2. THE OUTCOME OF HAZARD ANALYSIS

2.1 EFFECT DISTANCES FROM THE ROTTERDAM STUDY

3. SIGTTO’S GUIDELINES FOR HAZARD ANALYSIS AS AN AID TO

MANAGEMENT OF SAFE OPERATIONS

4. MANAGEMENT ROLE

RECOMMENDED READING

APPENDIX 1 ARM CROSSOVER CONNECTION

SHIP INFORMATION QUESTIONNAIRE

MANIFOLD CONFIGURATION

APPENDIX 2 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS’ LETTER AND SHIP/SHORE SAFETY CHECK LIST

APPENDIX 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE HGSYSTEM FOR GAS CLOUD DISPERSION ASSESSMENT

APPENDIX 4 THE FAR FIELD EFFECTS OF NEUTRAL AND BUOYANT GASES 

Title: Ship / Shore Interface (IP no.16) Safe Working Practice for LPG and Liquefied Chemical Gas Cargoes
Number of Pages: 44
Product Code: 4400w058
ISBN: ISBN 13: 978-1-85609-143-5 (9781856091435), ISBN 10: 1-85609-143-0 (1856091430)
Published Date: October 1997
Binding Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30 kg