1. Introduction The term “bunkering” can be generally define as the transfer of fuel onto the ship, in containers, constructively intended for consumption and to ensure the movement of the vessel. In term of seaport management, bunkering is the action of supplying a ship with bunkers. Offshore Bunkering is the terminology used in the shipping industry to describe the selling of fuel, from specialized vessels (ships) designed for that particular task, transferring fuel from one ship to another such as ship to ship transfer of fuel (heavy, medium and light fuel, gas oil and marine diesel). The bunkering business supplies offshore deliveries of food and freshwater is world recognized business as the fishing fleet and all ships require fuel …show more content…
Most bunkering operations are conducted and completed without any incident, but in a small number of cases something does go wrong. It is important to understand and plan any operation and being pro-active in the management is essential. It is necessary to come with or produce a bunker plan, which should be detailed and carefully considered. It is also vital to remember that bunkering systems and other associated equipment should be kept well maintained, inspected and tested at all times. Some vital point that must be included in bunker plan in order to ensure a safe bunkering operation is an accurate summary of the different quantities and grades of fuel to be supplied, an indication of the safety margin or ‘slack’ space to be left in each tank, emergency procedures and contacts, procedure of line draining and blowing after completion of bunkering and details of who is in overall charge of the operation, this is usually the chief engineer and it should also indicate who else is involved and their respective …show more content…
Once should be should be satisfactorily completed. The safety at the beginning of bunkering operations also requires all relevant statements to be considered and the associated responsibility and accountability for compliance accepted. The joint declaration should not be signed until all parties have checked and accepted their assigned responsibilities and accountabilities. 3. Safety during bunkering operation Responsibility and accountability for the safe conduct of operations while a ship is receiving bunkers by barge is shared jointly between the Masters of the tanker and of the barge. The responsibility for the bunkering operation is usually delegated to designate responsible officers on the ship and on the barge. Some of the responsible that the officers must perform before the bunkering operation commences is:- i. Contact the person in charge at the facility or bunkering vessel at least once each hour by the agreed means of communication to check that the person is there and communications are still working. ii. Before shutting or changing over a ship’s valve, alert the facility or bunkering to possible pressure changes. iii. Keep the bunkering rate within safe and agreed
Ballast (10) - heavy material that is placed low in vessels to improve stability. Ex: iron, gravel, and lead
Unified Land Operations defines the army operational design methodology (ADM) as “a methodology for applying critical and creative thinking to understand, visualize, and describe unfamiliar problems and approaches to solving them. The operational design methodology incorporated into army doctrine serves as a method to compliment the military decision making process (MDMP). Although the ADM it is often confused with replacing MDMP, its purpose is to address complex problems from a nonlinear approach. ADM helps the commander to answer questions to problems. However, only a collaborative effort of an operation planning team (OPT) will achieve the approach to answering complex problems. Doctrine alone does not provide the answer to complex problems, but rather offers a guide to solve them. To conceptualize the MDMP, planners must incorporate ADM to provide a better understanding, visualization, and description of the problem. The purpose of this paper is to provide the framework to support why ADM is required in the MDMP.
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In September of 1914, the British and French troops met the German troops at the Marne River. The German troops had been advancing toward Paris. The British and French troops were victorious in this battle and they crushed the hopes of Germany who wanted a quick takeover of the Western Front. After this battle, both sides dug trenches to maintain their positions. Both sides entered into a stalemate over the next four years. Each side battled from trenches making very little progress in their efforts to defeat each other. The trench warfare that took place over a few hundred yards of territory and cost both sides enormous casualties. Trench warfare proved to be a failure for both sides.
When working offshore you will also be working in pipelines where there is the risk of you getting sucked into one of those from the immense pressure you would be working
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The past 18 years have spent traveling the country conducting workshops with professional logging, arborists and amateurs. "You have to know what the risks of job application are," says Shepherd. "If the incident is believed to be an unplanned event, you should develop a plan to prevent it or minimize its risk in the event of an accident." All it took was half an hour on the phone with him to convince me that I needed to tweak some basic safety aspects.
Trench warfare was introduced in order to bring a barrier between forces. They were dug by soldiers and were very lengthy, but very cramped. Soldiers crouched down for extended periods of time to keep their heads blocked from being a target for the other side. They sat their watching their friends die from disease and from being shot, bombed, or poison gassed while they waited to fire their weapons at the enemy.
There are five different mission sets that the teams work in. They are Emergency Response, Remediation and Restoration, Technical Escort of materials, Technical Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear support to COCOMs and Homeland Security. Emergency Response is one of the primary m...
The safety measures now is strict and are regulated through the legislation act of health and safety benefits under the specific laws governed by the state and the employers are bound to follow them in order to ensure the safety and risk management to the employees in the coal mining sector.US has the proper safety and health regulation and the companies are legislated to follow the laws along with reporting and monitoring of the risk management team data’s to be worked out by higher officials giving prime importance to it. The ethics behind the imputation of proper risk management and safety guarantee makes the organizations free from unnecessary hazards and cost. This method also makes the turnover rate low for the employees as they are satisfied to work in the safe and risk free
BP turbulent history can be considered the impalement to the current safety and operational procedures. BP had emphasized personal safety and improvements, but the company had a personal injury rates that accounted for 95% of the injuries related to the oil industry. Following the Gulf oil spill disaster, a number of safety recommendations were endorsed by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. It was then BP realized the future of the company was in its on hands and possibly sealed, if they didn’t address the much needed safety and operational procedures. The organization had a clear understanding
This paper describes equipment and techniques for responding to oil spills. Various techniques for the containment, cleanup and recovery of oil spills are examined; advantages and disadvantages of each are considered. Along with providing insight for oil spill response, this paper discusses environmental factors which can contribute to the success or failure of a cleanup operation.
In order to fully understand the concept of a contingency plan, there are a few aspects which need to be explored. We must first define what a contingency plan is, followed by an explanation of why contingency plans are so valuable. Furthermore, an analysis of the implementation of contingency plans should be performed. Lastly, a comparison of such plans from other industries should be done, in order to comprehend the differences in both purpose and criteria.
Regulation compliance, employee safety, fire safety, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, hazardous waste removal, training procedures, and management relations are samples of features taken into consideration during a Safety Major’s day. Though there are numerous specializations safety professions can choose, a base knowledge in all fields is essential for a successful career. Therefore, I intend to pursue a continuation of safety certifications that will demonstrate a persistent ability to learn about my career. For the initial duration of my profession, I hope to obtain an Environmental Health and Safety specialist entry level position for an established organization. If the opportunity arises, I will promote within the same organization until
The most common purpose for a team is to bring people together with different ideas to capture many avenues in which a goal may be reached. A team offers the ability of different ideas coming together and making a decision based on all inputs of many individuals. You will get a better product from a team discussion than of an individual due to adversity among the team members. Too often if the team has one individual that doesn’t see things as the rest he is not operating as one of the team but trying to wreck the project or operation. The team must understand that maybe the purpose is to enforce the rules and regulations and keep the team within the boundaries that are set. Safety is not something that should be forgotten and all too often it is on the back shelf of every operation until the worst happens. As a safety team we must all understand that decisions made will not always be the most acceptable but may be the most right decisions made. As a quote from General Colin Powell “Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off. It’s inevitable if you’re honorable.” Many of us are not willing to accept being told what to do especially when we disagree with what is being stated. Until something changes or is determined to be obsolete it must be agreed upon within the team to comply. This is not just for the deck-plate personnel but the managerial staff as well. As part of a team we all must be onboard with operations and how they need to operate.