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Emergency Contingency Procedures ECP - Matrix Tank Leakage in DB Tanks , Side Spaces , Voids |
Doc No.: ECP-A34 Revision: 01 Date: 15 Oct 2024 Issued by: DPA Approved by: MD |
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Note:
- Hardcopy to be maintained on bridge.
| Action to be taken | Bridge Team | Technical Team | Emergency Squad | Watch Officer | Office |
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| Sound general alarm | ⚫ | ⚫ | |||
| Stop all deck work / cargo transfer and isolate the affected area | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ||
| If in port - advise terminal | ⚫ | ⚫ | |||
| Put fire equipment on standby | ⚫ | ||||
| Adjust the vessel’s course and speed to ensure a crosswind over the deck to provide best disbursement of escaping gas | ⚫ | ||||
| Muster crew - Refer MSDS for the cargo and instruct the officers and crew thoroughly as to the job to be performed. Emphasise safety and the necessity of avoiding any form of spark generation in the area. Keep non-essential personnel off deck. Limit personnel to those individuals essential to the specific work in hand. | ⚫ | ⚫ | |||
| Ascertain the quantity of cargo that has entered the tank / space | ⚫ | ⚫ | |||
| Notify Head office, Vessel’s agents, owners, charterers and other parties as appropriate | ⚫ | ⚫ | |||
| Discuss methods by which the cargo from the ballast tank/void space can be removed and its harmful actions mitigated for example by dilution with water | ⚫ | ⚫ | |||
| Preserve VDR / SVDR records if not automatically protected | ⚫ |