Fxanple I: Conventional pipeline tanker

SECTION 10: CRUDE OIL

WASHING CHECKIISTS
This section contains
include the oPeraionai cherklists tor ile of
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RI ARRIVAL CIIlKS AL DISCHARGE PORT

No.
ITEM
1. Has terminal been
nolified?
Is oxygen
analysing equipment tested and
3. Is tank washing pipeline system isolated fromworking satisfactorily?
4. water heater and
Are all hydrant valves on
tank washing line blanked? engine room?
5. Are all valves to fixed tank
6. Have tank cleaning lines been
washing machines shut?
7. Have portable drive units for
pressurized and leakages made good?
fixed tank-washing machines been tested?
8. Have pressure gauges
checked?
on top discharge line, manifold
and tank cleaning main been
9 Has the stripping
system monitoring equipment been checked?
10. Has the communications
system been checked and tested?
11. Has the organization
plan been drawn up and posted with duties and
defined? responsibilities
12 Have the discharge/crude oil wash operation plans been drawn up and
13 In cases where the terminal has posted?
a standard radio checklist, has this been
transmitted? completed and

CHECKLIST FOR USE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER CRUDE

OIL WASH OPERATION
No. ITEM
A Before crude oil wash operation
1. Are all pre-arrival checks and conditions in order?
2 Has discharge/crude oil wash operation been discussed with both ship and shore staff
and is agreed plan readily available for easy reference?
Has communication link between deck/control station and control station/shore been
set upand is it working properly?
4. Have crude oil wash abort condition and procedures been discussed and agreed by both
ship and shore staff?
5. Have fixed and portable oxygen analysers been checked and are they working properly?
6. Is inert gas system working properly and is the oxygen content of inert gas being
delivered below 5% by volume?
7. Is oxygen content of tank(s) to be crude oil washed below 8% by volume?
8. Have all cargo tanks positive inert gas pressure?
9. Has a resonsible person been assigned to check all deck lines for leaks as soon as
washing starts?
10 Are the fixed machines set for the required washing method and are portable drive units,
if fitted, mounted and set?
11. Have valves and lines both in pump-room and on deck been checked?

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No. ITEM

B -During crude
oil wash operation
12. Is quality of inert gas being delivered frequently checked and recorded?
13. Are all deck lines and machines being frequently checked for leaks?
14. s crude oilwashing in progress in designated cargo tanks only?
15. s the pressure in the tank wash line as
16.
specified in this Manual
Are cycle times of tank washing machines as specified in this Manual?
17. Are the washing machines in operation, together with their drive units if applicable,
frequently checked and are they working properly?
18. Is a responsible
person stationed continuously on deck?
19. Will trim be
satisfactory when bottom washing is in progress as specified in this Manual
20. Will recommended tank
draining method be followed?
21. Have ullage gauge floats been raised and
housed in tanks being crude oil washed?
22. Is level in holding tank for tank
an overflow?
washings frequently checked to prevent any possibility of
C After crude oil wash
operation
23 Are all valves between
discharge line and tank wash line losed?
24. Has tank wash line been
drained of crude oil?
25 Are all valves to
washing machines closed?
26. Are cargo pumps, tanks and
pipelines properly drained as
specified in this
Manual?
SECTION 11: APPROVED METHODS AND
PROGRAMMES FOR CRUDE OIL
This section contains those
WASHING
details which form the basis of
are
necessary to formulate a washing crude oil washing in the
programme which tanker and which
circumstances of cargo discharge restraints. It will accord
with all foreseeable
includes information on:
(1) the minimum number of tanks to be washed in
Specifications; accordance with
paragraph 6.1 of the Revised
(2) the method of
washing each tank, i.e., single- or
(3) the number of tank multi-stage;
washing machines to be used
(4) the crude oil
washing pressure and means to maintain the simultaneously;
(5) the duration of the crude
oil wash; required pressure;
(6) the preferred order in
which tanks are to be
(7) the minimum trim washed;
during completion of washing and
(8) when draining and draining tanks;
stripping of tanks is to
commence.
Before departure on a ballast voyage,
washed. These both the
are No. 1, No. 4 and No.
6 centres
departure and arrival ballast tanks must have
any operational or maintenance and No. 2, No. 5 and been crude oil
during the voyage, then these tanks is the likelihood or intentionNo.
reason, there 7
centres, respectively. If for
remaining tanks must be crude oil must also be crude Oil washed. to put ballast in any other tanks
mentioned above may be included in washed for
the additionalsludge control, but any
Additionally, one quarter of the
quarter required to be exceptional ballast tanks as
washed for sludge
control.