MAIN GROUP 3

EQUIPMENT FOR CARGO

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MAIN GROUP 3 - EQUIPMENT FOR CARGO.......................................................................3

30 HATCHES........................................................................................................................ 3
301 Hatches and hatch covers................................................................................................3
303 Cargo tank hatch.............................................................................................................. 3
304 Manholes......................................................................................................................... 3

31 EQUIPMENT FOR CARGO.............................................................................................3

315 Cargo eyes and rollers.....................................................................................................3

32 CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT..................................................................................4

326 Pneumatic system for dry cargo.......................................................................................4

33 DECK CRANES............................................................................................................... 5
331 Cargo crane:.................................................................................................................... 5

35 LOADING AND DISCHARGE SYSTEM FOR LIQUID CARGO.......................................6

350 General............................................................................................................................ 6

38 AUXILIARY SYSTEMS FOR CARGO............................................................................13

381 Sounding, control and operating equipment for cargo systems......................................13
382 Tank cleaning................................................................................................................. 13

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30 HATCHES

301 Hatches and hatch covers

All hatches shall be made of steel. Stainless steel or brass in all movable parts.
Hatch on 1st deck above engine room.
Hatches in 1st deck to steering gears compartment. Hatch in 02. acc.deck to bosun store.
Hatches above each rope bin, diameter: 300 mm.
Top of hatches on 1st deck in wooden deck area shall be flush with top of wooden deck.

All exits shall be fitted with opening mechanisms that are easily handled from the inside and
outside. Exit hatches shall have contra-weight for easy opening.

303 Cargo tank hatch

One (1) hinged hatch, 650 x 650 mm with see through cap for each heavy gravity liquid
cargo tank including ORO tanks..

304 Manholes
Manholes shall be arranged in all tanks, cofferdams, chain lockers etc.
Two (2) manholes shall be installed in each of the cargo and fuel oil tanks at opposite ends
of each tank.
Stainless steel bolts shall be installed in all manholes.
Coaming around flush manholes shall be installed on tank top and decks.
Flush manholes shall be arranged with screwed (removable) handles for easy removal of
the covers.
Screw stud shall be used only for flush manholes.

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315 Cargo eyes and rollers

2x6(12) pad eyes on each side under cargo rail.
The pad eyes shall be welded to deck and have a capacity of 20 tons (with certificate).
1x6(6) Anchor handling pad eyes shall be welded to deck and have a capacity of 60 tons
(with certificate).
There shall be two (2) lashing eyes with capacity of 5 tonnes on each stanchion in cargo
rail port and starboard (with certificate).

Twelve (12) off (six(6) each side) portable vertical steel tubular piperail stanchions, each
with a 10 tonnes eyeplate on top and twistlock fitting at the bottom shall be supplied for
fitting into suitable sockets on the 1st deck from the aft ship to frame 55.
Arrangements shall be made for satisfactory stowage of the portable piperail stanchions by
agreement with the Buyer.

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326 Pneumatic system for dry cargo

The tanks shall be designed for carrying of barrite, bentonite and cement.
A hatch shall be fitted in each tank about one (1) meter above 2nd
deck. The hatch shall be hinged outside the tanks.
Hand grabs and ladder rung shall be fitted for easy access to the
tanks.

Pneumatic system for cargo

The dry bulk system shall be divided in two (2) segregated systems,
one (1) forward and one (1) aft with two (2) forward tanks in one (1)
system and two (2) aft tanks in one (1) system.

Relief valves shall be installed on each tank.

The loading and discharge stations for bulk cargo shall be arranged as
follows:
- Loading amidships with one (1) port and one (1) starboard filling
line to each tank.
- Discharge SB and PS from forward two (2) tanks, and SB and PS
from aft tanks.
- The bulk system shall be installed in such manner that the Vessel
is capable of loading and discharging the two (2) segregated systems
simultaneously.

Dry bulk discharge shall be 75 tonnes/hr. through 90 m vertical and

120 m horizontal 5-inch diameter pipe.
Each tank shall have vent pipe.

All loading/discharge connections shall be arranged outside of cargo

rail (between bulwarks and cargo rails).
Dust cyclones and receivers shall be arranged.

A manually controlled valve on each pipe on deck shall be installed.

5" Weco Female Fig.2.50, couplings for hose connections on air pipes with
dust cover shall be installed.
5" Weco Female Fig.2.50, couplings for hose connections on cargo pipes with
dust cover shall be installed.

Bends for discharge pipes shall have a bending radius of min. 650 mm.
Bends for filling and ventilation pipes shall have a bending radius of approx. 600 mm.
All welding in pipes shall be flush inside pipes.
Minimum 1500 mm straight pipe between bends on discharge lines.
The discharge pipes shall not run through tanks. Pipes in each discharge, not longer than 4
meters, which shall be connected, with "Straub" type coupling.

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 Level and pressure measuring
Pressure gauge/transmitter and level indicator indicating full tank to be installed in four (4)
off tanks.

Remote control
'The plant, valves and compressors shall be controlled from the common automatic
equipment system Spec 792, the ECR console page 3.6 last para, and by means of local
controls'.

Valves on deck shall be manually operated.

All remote operated valves shall be electrical controlled and pneumatic operated.
Remove operated valves, compressors and dryers to be delivered with connections for the
ship management system.

Air compressors, 440V 60Hz

Two (2) air compressors, fully automatic, shall be installed.
Working pressure: six(6) bar.
Filters on air inlets on the compressors shall be installed.
Compressors shall be located on 2nd deck in cargo area.
The compressors shall be cross-connected.
A fresh water-cooled air after cooler is integrated in compressor.

Two (2) air/freshwater separators type DOMENIC HUNTER, or equal.

Mucking ejector
Mucking ejector for tank cleaning shall be installed.
Two (2) air receivers, each 2 cum.

Tank air vent system shall be provided with two (2) completely independent dust cyclone
and collection systems. Each system shall be locally and remotely operated, drawing dust
from the air pipes and discharging back into the supply line and a connection on open deck.

33 DECK CRANES

331 Cargo crane:

One (1) electro-hydraulic marine/offshore deck crane with knuckle jib on 01 acc. deck SB.
Crane shall have built in electro-hydraulic power unit and manoeuvring platform on crane
and remote controlled with 15 m lead.

Main data:
Lifting capacity: 5,0 tonnes (SWL) fix hook at max 15 m
Working radius, max: 15 metres (5,0 tonnes) including jib of 4 metres
Working radius, min: 3 metres (5 tonnes)
Safety working load : SWL 2.0 tonnes at 40 m/min, boom mounted winch
Hoisting speed, single line: 0-40 m/min stepless variable
Slewing time: 460 0 sec
Slew sector: 360 degrees unlimited

Option: Travelling crane

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 One(1) electro-hydraulic folding crane on PS.
The crane shall be locally and remote controlled with 25 m lead.

Main data :
Lifting capacity: 1.0 ton (SWL) at max 12 m, fix hook
Working radius: 12 metres
Slewing time: 30 sec
Slew sector: 270 degrees

The crane shall be movable on top of the cargo rail.

Four (4) lock-on points shall be arranged.
Arrangement with wire and blocks for moving the crane by tugger winch.

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350 General
In addition to meeting Regulatory Body requirements, the Builder shall work closely with the
Buyer and equipment manufacturers to provide functional, maintainable, and easily
accessible systems.

The fuel oil and the fresh water systems shall be arranged for complete inter transferring of
each system in addition to connection to filling/discharge stations at deck.
The piping systems shall be based on max. 3,0 m/sec flow.

All cargo systems loading and discharge arrangements shall be completely remote
controlled in addition to local manual control.

If valves are designed to remain “as is” during black-outs, UPS back-up is not required.

All valves shall be arranged for local control and remote control by pneumatically operated
double acting actuators, each actuator shall be fitted with a coalescer filter and isolating
valve.
Separate ring mains shall be installed forward and aft with port and starboard isolating
valves.

Connections shall be approx. 1.3 m above main deck facing downwards, approx. 45o.

All 40 mm drain cocks to deck, fitted adjacent to each deck discharge connection shall be
provided with a tail pipe, pipes to terminate 500 mm above deck level.

Hose connection stations shall be fitted with deep savealls at deck level, each saveall shall
be fitted with two (2) drains, one (1) to overboard the other to the slops tanks each drain to
be fitted an isolating valve.

All cargo pumps and compressors shall have remote operated 220V electric 0 to 100 %
throttle discharge valves with local and remote controls. Additional throttle discharge valves
shall be provided for each dry bulk dust collector.

A separate panel above the MCR console VDU workstations shall be fitted with
independent manual remote operated controls for each cargo pump and compressor motor:
- start, stop, running indicator, load indication and throttle discharge valve control.

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 Remote gauge transmitters shall be installed at the tank bottoms outside the tanks and
fitted with valves to allow replacement of the transmitter without removing tank contents.
Where the above arrangement is impractical, transmitters and cables immersed shall be
duplicated, allowing the standby unit to be rewired, again without removing tank contents.
In order to prevent excessive pressure on the glands, these duplicated remote gauge
transmitter cables are pass through the tank side via glands located close to the tank top.

Hose connection cargo isolating valves on weather deck shall be manual control only. All
valves on weather deck shall be ball type with single lever 90 deg. operation.

Bulk compressors and liquid cargo pumps with segregated systems shall have system
inter-connections for standby purposes by manually operated valves.

All cargo systems shall have pump bypass to tanks for loading via deck connections.

Maximum velocity of liquids in cargo pipes shall be 3.2 metres per sec.

Emergency stop of the cargo pumps and emergency closing system for valves on cement
tanks shall be arranged in aft bridge console.
Filling/discharge pipes shall have 4" couplings, type WECO.
Fuel Avery Hardoll.

All loading/discharge connections outside cargo rail.

Spare couplings
Spare reducing connection male / female shall be Builder’s supply as follows:

Two (2) 4” – 5” WECO

Two (2) 4” – 6” WECO
Two (2) 6” – 4” WECO
Two (2) 5” – 4” WECO
Two (2) 4” WECO to 4”, AVERY HARDOLL FITTED WITH SYNTHETIC BUSHES
IN WAY OF MOVING INTERNALS
Two (2) 4” WECO –MALE FIRE MAIN, INSTANTANEOUS
One (1) 4” WECO –FEMALE FIRE MAIN, INSTANTANEOUS

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 MATERIAL GUIDE – for PIPING in CARGOSYSTEMS

SIZES TAKE DOWN VALVES

SFI -No SYSTEM (DN) PIPE JOINTS BODY MOUNTING FITTINGS

Seamless Steel `Straube`

326.1 Dry bulk pipes, Couplings
Hot dip
galvanized. On
open decks.
DIN 2448/
NS 4200
(SCH 40)
Seamless Steel Slip on flanges Butterfly valve Disc : AlBr Steel buttweld
350.1 Fuel Oil, pipes DIN 2501 Grey cast iron / Sealing : Buna N Elbows: DIN 2605
DIN 2448/ NS 2526 Ductile iron (for Stem : 3166SS Sadles: DIN 2618
NS 4200 St. 37-2 valves under static. Sadles elbow:
St. 35 (-welded inside pressure etc.) DIN 2619
tanks) Ball valve in Cromplated Reducer:DIN 2616
pressure casted pressure casted Compression ring
brass or seat brass ball. fittings
valve in bronze
Seamless Steel Slip on flanges Butterfly Al. Br. St.elbow: DIN 2605
350.2 Fresh Water pipes, DIN 2501 valve type disc. S.S. stem St.sadels: DIN 2618
Hot dip NS 2526 P.N. 10 Buna.N seal St.sadel elbow:
galvanized. St. 37-2 Grey cast iron DIN 2619
DIN 2448/ (-welded inside Ball valve in Removable St.reducer:
NS 4200 tanks) pressure casted Bronze seat. DIN 2616
brass or seat Teflon seat
valve in bronze Cromplated Steel fittings
pressure casted Threaded ends galv.
brass ball.
Seamless Steel Slip on flanges Grey cast iron Disc : AlBr St.elbow: DIN 2605
350.3 Drillwater / pipes, DIN 2501 butterfly Sealing : Buna N St.sadels: DIN 2618
Ballastwater Hot dip NS 2526 valve type Stem : 3166SS St.sadel elbow:
galvanized. St. 37-2 P.N. 10 DIN 2619
DIN 2448/ (-welded inside Ball valve in Reducer:DIN 2616
NS 4200 tanks) pressure casted Compression ring
brass fittings
Seamless Steel Slip on flanges Ductile iron Disc : AlBr St.elbow: DIN 2605
350.5 Liquid Mud pipes, DIN 2501 butterfly valve Sealing : Buna N St.sadels: DIN 2618
Hot dip NS 2529 Stem : 3166SS St.sadel elbow:
galvanized. St. 37-2 DIN 2619
Ball valve in
DIN 2448/ (-welded inside Reducer:DIN 2616
pressure casted
NS 4200 tanks) Compression ring
brass
(SCH80) fittings
Seamless Steel Slip on flanges Ductile iron Disc : AlBr Steel buttweld
350.6 Brine pipes, DIN 2501 butterfly valve Sealing : Buna N fittings
Hot dip NS 2529 Stem : 3166SS Elbows: DIN 2605
galvanized. St. 37-2 Sadles: DIN 2618
DIN 2448/ (-welded inside Sadles: DIN 2419
Ball valve in
NS 4200 tanks) elbows
pressure casted
Reducer: DIN 2616
brass
Steel fittings:
Treaded ends galv.
Seamless Steel Slip on flanges Ductile iron Disc : AlBr Steel buttweld
350.7 Base Oil pipes, DIN 2501 butterfly valve Sealing : Buna N fittings
DIN 2448/ NS 2529 Stem : 3166SS Elbows: DIN 2605
NS 4200 St. 37-2 Sadles: DIN 2618
(-welded inside Ball valve in Sadles: DIN 2419
tanks) pressure casted elbows
brass Reducer: DIN 2616

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 Liquid mud system
The tanks shall be designed for cargo with specific gravity of 2.8 tons/m3.
The tanks shall be without any obstruction such as girders, frames, brackets etc, except
below main deck.
The tank bottom shall have sufficient inclination towards the tank's bilge well for easy/good
drainage of the tank.
Arrangement for transferring liquid mud between the tanks and discharging to deck line.
Filling through deck line and directly to the tanks via loading filter.

Pumping system shall be capable of totally segregation and concurrently handling two (2)
products during loading, carriage, re-circulation and discharge to deck connections and
slope tanks.

In order to make the two (2) forward liquid mud tanks dual purpose, separate Ring and
Blind flanges with connections P&S shall be provided from the Brine System.

Provision shall be made for continuous circulation in liquid mud tanks using the discharge
pumps at low speed through suitable pipework and nozzles.

Separate high and low suctions valves shall be fitted on each tank with independent blow
clearing connections into low suction sump.

Arrangement for circulation of cargo/mud using liq.mud discharge pumps.

Arrangement for drainage/cleaning of liquid mud pump and piping after loading/discharging
shall be installed.

Liquid mud pump shall be arranged as back-up for the brine pump.
The combined mud and brine tanks shall have two (2) separate filling and two (2) separate
discharge lines, one (1) for brine and one (1) for liquid mud.

Arrangement for emptying the liquid mud pump and piping by use of compressed air and
seawater to storage tank onshore shall be installed and to slope tank onboard.
Two (2) of the liquid mud tanks shall be combined with brine. Separate piping system for
brine. Blind flanges on both piping systems on the liquid mud tanks.
40 mm test cocks on 1st deck and adjacent on each pump discharge line.

A 300 mm high saveall shall be arranged on deck below each bunker station to collect
leakage which may occur with drain to slop tank and overboard, each with a shut-of valve.

Brine cargo system

The (2) rig chain lockers and two (2) of the liquid mud tanks shall also be used as brine
tanks. Separate piping system for brine from the tanks to the brine pump with delivery to
deck. Filling through deck line.
40 mm test cocks on 1st deck and adjacent on each pump discharge line.

Brine tanks shall be fitted with high level alarm independent of the remote sounding system
initialised at 90 % level.
Brine pump shall be arranged as back-up for the liquid mud pump.
The combined mud and brine tanks shall have two (2) separate filling and two (2) separate
discharge lines, one(1) for brine and one (1) for liquid mud. WB, DW.

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Fuel oil cargo system
The fuel oil cargo system shall be with double manifold which will enable 100 % transfer
possibilities between all bunker tanks. Suction and delivery header shall serve the cargo
pumps. Line to main deck and filling to each tank through the headers.
Flowmeter shall be installed to allow for reading both during filling and discharge operation.

A 300 mm high save all shall be arranged on deck below each bunker station to collect
leakage which may occur with drain to slop tank and overboard, each with a shut-of valve.

Pot water system/fresh water cargo system

Fresh water tanks shall be coated with paint which is approved by the Authorities.

The fresh water cargo pumps shall be installed with suction from all fresh water tanks and
with discharge connection to deck and 100 % transfer possibilities between all tanks.
Filing through deck line.
Flowmeter shall be installed to allow for reading both during filling and discharge operation.

Drillwater system / Waterballast system

The drillwater / ballast water system shall be installed with filling and suction to all ballast
water tanks and rig chain lockers.
Tansfer possibilities between groups of tanksand overboard discharge.
Filling from sea and through deck line. See also gr. 803.

Base oil cargo system

One (1) base oil cargo system with filling from deck through the discharge line. Suction
from tank to base oil pump with delivery to deck.

A 300 mm high save all shall be arranged on deck below each bunker station to collect
leakage which may occur with drain to slop tank and overboard, each with a shut-of valve.

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LOADING AND DISCHARGE SYSTEM FOR LIQUID CARGO
LOAD./DISCHARGE STATIONS
SYSTEM/LIQUID LOCATION OF MONITORED / REMOTE MIDSHIP AFT APPROX. REMARKS
PUMPS CONTROLLED SOUNDING AT FRAME 20
FROM FROM
FRESH WATER CARGO AREA ENGINE CONTROL LOADING FLOWM. W/TICKET PRINT IN
LOCALLY AND ROOM AND /DISCHARGE FILL/DISC. LINE.EMER.
ENGINE WHEELHOUSE SB and PS CONNECTIONS 4" WECO
CONTROL ROOM FEMALE FIG.1.207
EMERGENCY STOP OF
PUMPS FROM BRIDGE AND
DECK
BALLAST-/ CARGO AREA ENGINE CONTROL LOADING CONNECTIONS 4" WECO
DRILLWATER LOCALLY AND ROOM AND /DISCHARGE FEMALE FIG.1.207
ENGINE WHEELHOUSE PORT and SB EMERGENCY STOP OF
CONTROL ROOM PUMPS FROM BRIDGE AND
DECK
FUEL OIL LOCALLY AND ENGINE CONTROL See gr. 701 LOADING FLOWM. W/TICKET PRINT IN
/ORO PUMP ROOM ENGINE ROOM AND /DISCHARGE FILL/DISC. LINE.EMER. STOP
CONTROL ROOM WHEELHOUSE PORT and SB OF PUMPS FROM DK. AND
THE BRIDGE. CON. 4" AVERY
HARDOLL
LIQUID MUD CARGO AREA LOCALLY AND ENGINE CONTROL LOADING EMERG. STOP OF PUMPS
ENGINE ROOM AND /DISCHARGE FROM DECK AND THE BRIDGE
CONTROL ROOM WHEELHOUSE SB and PORT CONNECTION 4" WECO
FEMALE FIG.2.207
BRINE CARGO AREA LOCALLY AND ENGINE CONTROL LOADING EMERG. STOP OF PUMPS
ENGINE ROOM AND /DISCHARGE FROM DECK AND THE BRIDGE
CONTROL ROOM WHEELHOUSE SB and PORT CONNECTION 4" WECO
FEMALE FIG.2.207
BASE OIL CARGO AREA LOCALLY AND ENGINE CONTROL LOADING EMERG. STOP OF PUMPS
ENGINE ROOM AND /DISCHARGE FROM DECK AND THE BRIDGE
CONTROL ROOM WHEELHOUSE SB and PORT CONNECTION 4" WECO
FEMALE FIG.2.207

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SPECIFICATION OF CARGO PUMPS

MATERIALS
Item DESCRIPTION QTY CAPACITY HEAD TYPE PUMP CASING LINER SPINDLES PRIME MOVER
(M3/H) M.L.C.
FRESH WATER 1 1x150 90 CENTRIFUGAL CAST IRON BRONZE STAINLESS ELECTRIC MOTOR
PUMP PUMP COATED STEEL Two speed
VERTICAL
BALLAST-/ 1 1X150 90 CENTRIFUGAL CAST STEEL BRONZE STAINLESS ELECTRIC MOTOR
DRILLWATER AND PUMP OR BRONZE STEEL Two speed
FIREWASH PUMP VERTICAL W/DIMET
1) COATING
FUEL OIL / ORO 2 2x250 at 90 TWO (2) SPINDLE NODULAR BRONZE STAINLESS ELECTRIC MOTOR
PUMPS 2) 1500 cst NPSH SCREW PUMPS CAST IRON STEEL Two speed
min. 5 mwc VERTICAL EX PROOF

LIQUID MUD PUMP 2 2 X 75 90 at CENTRIFUGAL NODULAR STATOR STAINLESS ELECTRIC MOTOR

2.5 spg PUMP, MISSION CAST IRON PERBU- STEEL Two speed
MAGNUM NAN
BRINE 2) 1 1 X 75 90 at CENTRIFUGAL CAST IRON BRONZE STAINLESS ELECTRIC MOTOR
2.5 spg PUMP, MISSION STEEL
MAGNUM
BASE OIL 2) 1 1 X 75 90 CENTRIFUGAL NODULAR BRONZE STAINLESS ELECTRIC MOTOR
PUMP CAST IRON STEEL
VERTICAL

1) The fresh water pump and the ballast pump shall be assigned as stand-by pumps for the other system.

2) Remote controlled throttle valves shall be electrical controlled on pressure side on each pump and on dry bulk pure air. (Four (4) purge lines).

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381 Sounding, control and operating equipment for cargo systems

See item 792.
All pumps and valves in cargo system for:
- Dry bulk
- Freshwater
- Ballast/drillwater
- Fuel oil
- Liquid mud
- Brine
- Base oil

shall be remote controlled.

382 Tank cleaning

Cleaning system for the liquid mud tanks with one (1) tank washing machine in each liquid
mud tank.
A remote controlled tank cleaning system shall be permanently mounted with one (1) tank
washing machine in each tank.

The liquid mud pumps shall be used for tank cleaning.

The liquid mud water shall be pumped to the tank washing machine.

A stripping / washing pump, capacity 10 cum/h - 12 bar shall be connected to the suction
lines.
The pump shall be arranged to deliver to any liquid mud tank and to slop tank.

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