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Standard Procedures For Tank Cleaning, Purging and Gas Free Operation For Oil Tankers PDF
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StandardProceduresforTankCleaning,PurgingandGasfreeOperationforOiltankers
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TheChiefOfficerisinchargeofandshallsuperviseasthepersoninchargeoftheTankCleaning,HydrocarbonGas
(HC)Purging,GasFreeing&ReInertingoperations.Heshallensurethatallactivitiescarriedoutduringsuch
operationsareincompliancewiththelatesteditionICS/OCIMFInternationalSafetyGuideforOilTankersand
Terminals(ISGOTT).
GasFreeingforCargoTankentry
CargoTankentryshallnotbepermittedunlesstheOxygen
Contentis21%andthehydrocarbonvaporcontentislessthan
1%oftheLowerFlammableLevel(LFL).Followcompanys
ProcedureforEntryintoEnclosedSpaceswithrelated
permits.
IfthepreviouscargocontainsHydrogenSulfide(H2S)orother
toxiccontaminantswhichcouldevolvetoxicgases(eg
benzene,toluene,Mercaptans,etc),thetankshouldbe
checkedforsuchgases.RefertoGuidelinesforToxicGases
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AreaneedspecialcautionasperProceduresforHotWork
andcarryoutpreparationaccordingly.
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GasFreeingorPurgingfortheReceptionofCargoIftheintentionofGasFreeingorPurgingoperationsisto
preventthenextcargotobeloadedfromcontaminationduetothepreviouscargooilhydrocarbongas,usethe
gascontentindicatedbytheChartererasstandard,butgoonwiththeoperationsmentionedin(2)ofArticle1
untiltheLFLdecreasesdownto40%orunder.
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SafetyPrecautions
Fortheoperationstobefollowed,(Tankcleaning,HCGasPurging,GasFreeingandReInerting),theChiefOfficer
shallcarryoutthefollowingprecautions.Detailedguidanceonpreparationsandsafetyprecautionsarealso
describedwithinrelevantsectionsofISGOTT.
Havepersonsengagedintheoperationsobservethenecessaryprecautionsasdescribedinthissectionandthe
PrecautionsduringGasfreeingOperations
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Ge ne ralpre cautionsfortank e rs
CompletethenecessarysectionsofTankCleaning,PurgingandGasFreeingChecklisttoconfirmsafetystrictlyat
theappropriatetime.
TankPreparationAndAtmosphereControlDuringOperations
NonFlammableAtmosphere
OnTankersusingtheinertgassystems,theChiefOfficershallcarryouttheoperationsmentionedinArticle1and
shouldmaintainthecargotanksinaNonFlammableconditionatalltimes.
RefertotheFlammabilitycompositiondiagramHydrocarbonGas/Inert/AirGasMixturesfromtheISGOTT.i.e.at
notimeshouldtheatmosphereinthetankbeallowedtoentertheflammablerange,asmentionedtherein.
PyrophorichazardsonchemicalreactionwithHydrogenSulfideGasPyrophoricIronSulphide,formswhenHydrogen
SulfideGas(normallypresentinmostcrude)reactswithrustedsurfacesintheabsenceofoxygen(Inert
conditions)insidecargotanks.
Thesesubstances,canheattoincandescenceoncontactwithair.Thisriskisminimized,byfollowingthecorrect
purgingprocedure.
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StandardProceduresforTankCleaning,PurgingandGasfreeOperationforOiltankers
Suchproceduresserveasageneralguidanceforthepreparationproceduresrequiredandmaydifferaspership
type.
AtmosphereControlduringTankCleaningOperations
Tankatmospherescanbeanyofthefollowing,However,shipsfittedwithaninertgassystem,shallcarryoutthe
operationsundertheInertedCondition,unlessotherwiseasinstructed:Itshouldbemetwithatmosphere
containinglessthan8%oxygen,andtankpressureofminimum200mmAq.ReferdetailstoISGOTT
InertedTanks
De alingwithlowqualityfue loil
Thisisaconditionwherethetankatmosphereisknowntobeatitsthelowestriskofexplosionbyvirtueofits
Howtok e e pasam ple offue loil
atmospherebeingmaintainedatalltimesNonFlammablethroughtheintroductionofinertgasandtheresultant
re ce ive d?
reductionoftheoveralloxygencontentinanypartofanycargotanktoalevelnotexceeding8%byVolume,while
beingunderpositivepressureatalltimes.
Howtok e e pbunk e ringre cord?
PurgingwithInertGas(IG)
(a)Forreductioninhydrocarbon(HC)contentintankatmosphereforCargo/Vaporcontaminationreasons:
Aftertankcleaningoperationsthecargotanksmaybepurgedwithinertgastoreducetheconcentrationofthe
hydrocarbongasinsidethetankatmosphere.
Followtheproceduresaslaidoutintheoperationandequipmentmanual.
Purgepipes,withproperflamescreensshallbefitted,whereprovided.
CarryouttheoperationsofreplacingthetankatmospherebyintroducingIGofwhichoxygencontentis5%by
Volumeorlessintothetanks.
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GoonwithpurgingbyIGuntilthehydrocarboncontentreducestotherequired/desiredlevel.
Note
OxygencontentinInertGasforpurging
SincethemainpurposeofHCgaspurgingisdisplacementHCgaswithIG,theprocedurefirstpriorityshallbe
supplyIGwithfullcapacityofIGBlowers.Undertheprocedure,OxygencontentinInertGasforpurgingmaybe
permittedby8%byVolumeorless.
ForcarryingoutGasFreeingofthetank
Aftercargodischarge/tankcleaning,wheneveritisnecessarytogasfreeanemptytankcontaininghydrocarbon
gasmixturesoramixtureofIG+HCgases,itshallfirstbepurged,usinginertgas,untiltheHC(hydrocarbon)
contentreachestobelowthecriticaldilutionlineorHCconcentrationinthetankatmosphereislessthan2%by
volume.
Thisisdonesothatduringthesubsequentgasfreeingnoportionofthetankatmosphereisbroughtwithinthe
flammablerange.
ThisinertgasusedforpurgingshallcontainOxygen,lessthan5%byvolume,toensuretheabove.
ThereplacementofatankatmospherebyinertgascanbeachievedbyeitherInertingorPurging.Ineachofthese
methodsoneoftwodistinctprocesses,Dilutionordisplacement,willpredominate.
Formoredetailsongasevolution,ventinganddispersioncriteriaandprecautions,refertotherelevantISGOTT
chapters.
Distinctprocess
1)Dilution:Ittakesplacewhentheincominginertgasmixeswiththeoriginaltankatmospheretoforma
homogeneousmixturethroughthetanksothat,astheprocesscontinues,theconcentrationoftheoriginalgas
decreasesprogressively.
Itisimportantthattheincominginertgashassufficiententryvelocitytopenetratetothebottomofthetank.To
ensurethisalimitmustbeplacedonthenumberoftankswhichcanbeinertedsimultaneously.
Ifdilutionmethodofpurgingisused,itshouldbecarriedoutwiththeinertgassystemsetforMaximumcapacityto
givethemaximumturbulenceintheatmosphere,withinthetank.
2)Displacement:Itdependsonthefactthatinertgasisslightlylighterthanhydrocarbongassothat,whilethe
inertgasentersatthetopofthetank,theheavierhydrocarbongasescapesfromthebottomthroughsuitable
piping.
Whenusingthismethoditisimportantthattheinertgashasaverylowvelocitytoenableastablehorizontal
interfacetobedevelopedbetweentheincomingandescapinggasalthough,inpractice,somedilutioninevitably
takesplaceowingtotheturbulencecausedintheinertgasflow.Thissystemgenerallyallowsseveraltankstobe
inertedorpurgedsimultaneously.Ifdisplacementmethodisused,thegasinletvelocityshouldbelower,toprevent
undueturbulence.
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Amixtureofinertgasandpetroleumgaswhenventedandmixedwithaircanbecomeflammable.Thenormalsafety
precautionsrequiredasdescribedunderProceduresforCargoOilOperationsshallbefollowed.
ForcedAirVentilation
i)BeforestartingtoGasfree,thetankshouldbeisolatedfromothertanks.
ii)Donotcommenceforcedairventilation(Gasfree)untilithasbeenconfirmedthattheoxygenlevelislessthan
8%andthehydrocarbonvaporcontentislessthan2%byVolume.
iii)ToensurethedilutionofthetoxiccomponentsofinertgastobelowtheirThresholdLimitValues(TLV),Gas
freeingshouldcontinueuntiltestswithanoxygenanalyzershowasteadyoxygenreadingof21%byvolumeand
testswithaflammablegasindicatorshownotmorethan1%LFL.
iv)Ifthepresenceofatoxicgassuchasbenzeneorhydrogensulfideissuspected,Gasfreeingshouldbe
continueduntiltestsindicatethatitsconcentrationisbelowitsTLV.
Completionofwork&InertingCargotanks
Aftercompletionofmanentryorrepairwork(indrydocks/layupberth)CargotanksshallbepreparedforLoading
asfollows:
i)AnOfficershallconfirmeachtankfreeofwaste&materialusedinmaintenance&inspection.Relatedpipelines
andsupports,includinghydraulicallyoperatedvalves,H.P.pipesandflangesareallinplaceandtightlysecured.
ii)Allpersonneloutoftank&closetankdomeoraccess,onlykeepdesignatedventportsopen.Inerttanksto8%
ofOxygenlevel.
iii)Replacethetanksatmospherebyaninertedatmosphere,usingIGwiththeoxygencontentoflessthan5%by
Volume.Thisgasreplacementshouldcontinue,untiltheaveragemeasuredoxygencontentinthetanksdropsto
below8%byVolume.
MeasuresagainstInertGasSysteminTroubles
IncasethatproperIGcannotbesupplied,whichcouldcausetheoxygencontentintankstoexceeds8%by
Volume,ormakingitdifficulttokeeptheinternalpressureoftankspositiveduetotroublesintheIGsystemor
otherreasonsduringtankcleaningorhydrocarbongaspurgingoperations,suspendtheoperationsimmediately,and
donotrestarttheoperationsuntilpropersupplyofIGissecured.
Providedthattheatmosphereintanksisnotundercontrol,donotputimproperIG(theoxygencontentofwhich
exceeds8%).
IftherecoveryoftheIGsystemisdifficult,notifytheTechnicalSuperintendentinchargeforconsultation.
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