Jetty - Eilat

Cargo operations planning - Loading

Before the commencement of cargo operations, the Terminal Loading Master
and the Master of the Vessel or the officer in charge of cargo operations will
carry out a safety meeting at which the following items will be discussed:

Filling and signing of the ship/shore safety check list.

Discussing any deficiencies shown up in the above checklist and any
additional precautions required. The Terminal Authority reserves the right to
refuse to load a vessel if these requirements are not met.
Discussing the procedures for ballast tank sampling, and inert gas testing
Establishing the loading program which should include:
Quantity of cargo to be loaded.
Loading rates.
De-ballasting procedure and rates.
Procedures for an emergency shut down of operations.
Establishing the means of communication to be used during the operations.
Establishing the actions to be taken in the event of an emergency.,

Cargo operations planning - Discharging

Before the commencement of cargo operations, the Terminal Loading Master
and the Master of the Vessel or the officer in charge of cargo operations will
carry out a safety meeting at which the following items will be discussed:

Filling and signing of the ship/shore safety check list.

Discussing any deficiencies shown up in the above checklist and any
additional precautions required. The Terminal Authority reserves the right to
refuse to load a vessel if these requirements are not met.
Establishing the discharge program which should include:
Quantities of cargo to be discharged.
Discharging sequence, including stoppages for ballasting, C.O.W., and
internal stripping.
Procedures for an emergency shutdown of operations.
Establishing the means of communication to be used during the operation.
Establishing the actions to be taken in the event of an emergency.
On completion of Loading/Discharging and prior to disconnection, loading
arms must be drained into ships tanks. Content of each arm is 1.5m.

Vessel Experience Factor (VEF)

A factor based on the compilation of the history of the total calculated
volume (TCV) vessel measurements, adjusted for on-board quantity
(OBQ) or remaining on board (ROB), compared with the TCV shore
measurements.
This factor if developed according to the latest industry standards may
be used to obtain a better ship shore comparison of volumes.

ISO 13740:1998 Crude petroleum and petroleum products Transfer accountability - Assessment of vessel experience factor on
loading (VEFL) and vessel experience factor on discharging (VEFD)
of ocean-going tanker vessels

Vessel Experience Factor (VEF)

Since vessel capacity tables are typically derived from the
vessels building plans, and not from (more accurate)
tankcalibration measurements, there are usually significant
differences between the quantity of a cargo measured in
acalibrated shore tank and the same cargo measured in
vessel tanks.
These differences may be as high as 2%.

Vessel Experience Factor (VEF)

VEF loading
VEF discharging

The VEF for a vessel is based on the average comparison

between ship measurement and shore measurement for the
last 10 voyages.
The use of a vessel calibration chart and the VEF is an
internationally recognized method for determining the
quantity of oil loaded onto a vessel in the absence of
calibrated shore tanks and/or meters.