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CMA CGM Questionnaire
CMA CGM Questionnaire
20.Do barges have readily available onboard the certificates/certified copies of:
barges tanks calibrations approval, Yes
hull plans and eventual plan modifications, Yes
lines and hoses pressure tests Yes
gear flowmeters No
21.What are the procedure in place in terms of control over cargo on board
the barge?
The inventory and cargo on board the barge is controlled on daily basis. The barge
should keep a cargo movement record with all the daily operation. We check all physical
and sounding report in order to verify the cargo on board. On the other hand we
nominate and Inspection Company to provide physical sounding report of all our barge
inventory monthly and random visits. This report is reconciled with the Cargo Officer
report.
22.Can you describe your sampling process (quality control & integrity over
the product)?
In every delivery a single representative sample is taken during the bunker operation.
This samples should be witnesses by the Cargo Officer and Surveyor if is attending the
operation. The sample are taken by a drip sampling device continuously. The 1 Gallon
taken from the dris sampling device is divided in 4 quarter. One for the receiving
vessel, one for the Barge, a Marpol Sample one for the Supply Company
23.Will you accept our independent surveyor to put the barge under a
magnifying glass during bunkering? Yes, we accept to have independent surveyor on
board during as a witness during the bunkering operation
24.Are the barges you are using conforming to the international safety/security
standards? ( double hull / pressure tests / maintenance & dry docking
intervals / etc) Yes
25.Are you in agreement that our appointed surveyor perform the following
requirements from our side:
to confirm that calibration tables on board your barges are duly
approved and certified by the National Metrology Institute, with the
latest date of certification, Yes
to ensure that sounding pipe are located in a way that correct
measurement can be done (center) Yes
to obtain the piping diagram of the barge (to see if there are no
modification after DD period) Yes
to ask the Barge Captain to use our surveyors temperature certified
device and hand tape measurements (certificate of calibration available
at all time on each surveyor device) Yes
to ask the barge Captain to correct the barge to even keel position to
get it upright for proper measurement (in ARA no trim correction tables
available) Yes
to ask the barge Captain can be contacted 24/7 by our surveyor/agent Yes
to provide the loading certificate of your barge after loading or/and Yes
to provide the surveyor/Chief Engineer the stock movement records
26.At the loading terminal what are the differences in % between loading
figures and barge figures? According to the Terminal procedures is 0.3% of difference
tolerance
27.What is your key contact (full style) that can be reachable locally 24/7 in
case of problem?
Vanessa Mazza
Operation Manager
Kamca Trading
Celular +507 65025665
28.Regarding your chartered barges list (long time or spot):
For spot is it the same crew & Captain that operate the barges or are
they fully controlled by you? For Spot Charters the crew is controlled by the Barge
Company
What is your market share on spot basis versus contract? Less than 5%
Vetting process: EBIS accreditation and SIRE/BIRE?
Do you intend to select specific barges for CMA CGM vessels?
Do you adhere to ABC measurements?
Do Captain and crew are under your payroll?
Who’s in charge of controlling the stock of fuel on board if you do not
control the crew/Captain? For Spot Barges they have no stock on board, the are
nominated to load the exact quantity for the operation nominated in spot basis.
29.Pros & cons about Mass Flow Meter and your approach on this device and
potential?
The Mass flow meter has high accuracy and is highly reliable and low
maintenance. Enable bunkering operations to be more transparent. Installation of a
Mass Flow Metering system on a bunker barge costs around 150.000 USD