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High risks involved in liquefied gas garriers operation and training requirement

The daily operation of a liquefied gas carrier involved potential hazards. Training in emergency procedures and in the use of any special emergency equipment should be given as appropriate to members of the crew at regular intervals. The instruction should include personal first aid measures for dealing with accidental contact with harmful substances in the cargo being carried and inhalation of dangerous gases and fumes.



Because of the risks of ill effects arising from contamination by certain liquid cargoes, especially those carried in chemical tankers and gas carriers, personnel should maintain very high standards of personal cleanliness and particularly so when they have been engaged in cargo handling and tank cleaning.

Those on board responsible for the safe loading and carriage of the cargo should have all the relevant information about its nature and character before it is loaded and about the precautions which need to be observed during the voyage. The remainder of the crew should be advised of any precautions which they too should observe. High risks require the strict observance of rules restricting smoking and the carriage of matches or cigarette lighters.

Spillages and leakages of cargo should be attended to promptly. Oil-soaked rags should not be discarded carelessly where they may be a fire hazard or possibly ignite spontaneously. Other combustible rubbish should not be allowed to accumulate.

LNG carrier at sea
Fig:LNG carrier underway

Cargo handling equipment, testing instruments, automatic and other alarm systems should be maintained to a very high standard of efficiency at all times. Where electrical equipment is to be used in the cargo area it should be of approved design and `certified safe'. The safety of this equipment depends on maintenance of a high order which should be carried out only by competent persons. Unauthorised personnel should not interfere with such equipment. Any faults observed, such as loose or missing fastenings or covers, severe corrosion, cracked or broken lamp glasses etc should be reported immediately.




Work about the ship which might cause sparking or which involves heat should not be undertaken unless authorised after the work area has been tested and found gas-free, or its safety is otherwise assured.

Where any enclosed space has to be entered, appropriate precautions should be strictly observed. Dangerous gases may be released or leak from adjoining spaces while work is in progress and frequent testing of the atmosphere should be undertaken. `Permit-to-work' procedures should generally be adopted .



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