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4.1 General

4.1.1 Responsibilities

In the operation of any vessel it is essential that good-co-operation exist between all ranks on board.
The Job Descriptions concerning cargo operations as follows:

4.1.1.1 Master

The Master is responsible for,

 Ensuring that the voyage orders are fully understood and complied with.
 To ensure that full details and particulars of the cargo to be carried including UN number and MSDS are
available, have been reviewed and made available to all staff.
 Advising the Chief Engineer and Chief Officer of the relevant details of intended voyage
 Providing the Company and Charterers with accurate information regarding the cargo operations.
 Advising the Company when instructions cannot be complied with or he is unsure of the intended voyage
instructions.
 Supervision of cargo system and spaces preparation including cleaning requirements.
 The Checking and verification of cargo plans prepared by Chief Officer.
 The Supervision of all cargo and ballast operations on board.
 The monitoring of the vessel’s stress and stability throughout the cargo and ballast operations and during
the voyage to ensure that they remain within the required limits.
 The Completion, checking and signing as applicable of cargo documents
 Ensuring that Hours of Work are in accordance with STCW regulations.
 Ensuring cargo compatibility guides are complied with
 Ensuring that the vessel remians securely moored at all times
 Master should encourage officers to train for the functions of their next higher assignments under the
supervision of the responsible officer, such as cargo loading/discharging planning, intact and damage
stability calculations, several tank cleaning,etc...

4.1.1.2 Chief Officer

Under the supervision of the Master the Chief Officer is responsible for;

 The preparation of the cargo plan in compliance with the voyage orders.
 The checking of the cargo system to ensure that the intended plan will be followed.
 The preparation of ship’s cargo system and spaces for intended cargo.
 The monitoring of all cargo and ballast operations on board and personal supervision of commencement
and completion of these operations.
 Cross referencing cargo compatibility guides
 Ensuring that the vessel remians securely moored at all times
 The operation and control of all cargo equipment
 Producing his own written standing orders concerning the cargo operations, which are to be well
understood and signed by each Deck Officer.
 The monitoring of the vessel’s stress and stability throughout the cargo and ballast operations and during
the voyage to ensure that they remain within the required limits.
 The maintenance of cargo records as required by the Company, Charterers and International regulations.
 The calculation of the quantity on board and preparation of cargo documentation as required.
 The checking of all compartments on a daily basis and recording the sounding in the ISM form 3202.
 Ensuring that empty tanks and void spaces surrounding cargo spaces, which contain flammable cargoes,
are tested for combustible gas as far as practicable on a daily basis, and the results are recorded in the
ISM form 3203 .
 For monitoring of toxic gases vapors concentration in ship’s compartments as required.
 Maintaining the records in conjunction with the Chief Engineer as required.
 Applying the ballast water management practices and maintaining records.
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4.1.1.3 Junior officers

The Second, Third and fourth officers are responsible to the Chief Officer for

 Assisting in all cargo, ballast and cargo spaces preparation.

 Monitoring of cargo and ballast operations as instructed by the Chief Officer.
 Ensuring that a proper deck and security watch and controls are maintained.
 Ensuring that the vessel remains securely moored at all times

4.1.1.4 Chief Engineer

The Chief Engineer is responsible for the maintenance and repair of all cargo and ballast related equipment. He is
to assist the Chief Officer in the operation of the cargo-related equipment. He is to Keep the Chief Officer advised
of any bunker, lubricating oils or sludge transfer, which may affect the Ship’s trim, stress and/or stability.

4.1.1.5 Pumpman

He is to assist in cargo operations as required by the Chief Officer.

4.1.1.6 Ratings

The Deck Ratings are responsible to the Deck Officers for maintaining a safe deck watch and ensuring That the
vessel remains securely moored. They are to assist in cargo operations (inc. tank cleaning,Sweeping) as required
by the Chief Officer and or Officer on Watch

4.1.2 Knowledge of cargo systems

The Master and all Deck Officers must have an intimate knowledge of all cargo pumps, pipeline systems,
instrumentation and ancillary equipment on the vessel.

All cargo lines, valves, tank-vents, vent-lines, IG lines, vapour-locks, cargo-heaters,heating-lines, cargo-pumps,
butterworth-pockets, tank-cleaning lines, manholes, tankdomes and pumproom valves/lines shall be marked
suitably for identification.

Following information should be readily displayed in CCR:

 Maximum permissible loading rates for each cargo and ballast tank and, where tanks have a combined
venting system, for each group of cargo or ballast tank
 ¶Maximum dencity , speacific dencity, wich may be loaded to cargo tanks and maximum cargo
temperature
 Restoring Stability¶
 Loading rate for Static accumulating cargoes
 Cargo pump capacity and pump manufacturer technical data including pump performance curve for
various speeds etc
 Flammability Composition diagram
 Mimic diagram of cargo/ballast/venting system/IG
 Cargo Compatibility Chart
 Cargo Tank Pressure Sensor Alarm Settings
 Chief Officer Standing Orders
 Cargo Tank / IG Valve Status Board

4.1.3 Joint planning

In all operations connected with cargo, ballast, tank cleaning, bunkering etc., it is the responsibility of all Senior
Officers to ensure sound joint planning and control so that maximum co-operation amongst the various
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departments is achieved in order that the operation may be brought to an expeditious and successful conclusions,
compatible with safety.

4.1.4 MSDS
It is to be ensured that material safety data sheet of all cargoes carried on board are available to the Master and
these should include following information:
 Shipping Name
 Full description of physical and chemical properties of the cargo (including viscosity and melting point
data)
 Action to be taken in the event of spills and leaks.
 Counter measures against personal contact.
 Fire fighting procedures and media.
 Procedures for cargo transfer, tank cleaning, gas freeing and ballasting.
 For cargoes required to be stabilized or inhibited, full information of the additive being added to effect
such stability or property of inhibition

It is the responsibility of the Shipper / Charterer of each cargo to be loaded to provide the above data and the
Master shall ensure that the same is provided onboard.

If such information is not available Office is to be informed at the earliest and cargo loading should not
commence until Office permission is obtained.

¶MSDS of cargoes on board should be availbale at public area for ship crews’ and 3rd party staffs’ information;
• bridge
• messrooms
• cargo control room
• engine control room
• in the fire plans at open deck¶