Dangerous cargos on

OSV vessels Does the crew have enough

knowledge to handle these

cargoes in a safe manner?

”Norwegian Sea Health Conference” 18th and 19th of april 2012

Haldor Sæther

Offshore – How is the logistic

chain?

What kind of cargoes do the

OSV vessels carry?

Dangerous and

polluting goods

in packaged

form Containers

Transportable

tank unites

Other forms of

package

Dangerous and polluting cargoes in

bulk, liquid and dry cargo

Dangerous/hazardous

waste from the

offshore installation

Oily waste

Waste contaminated

with dangerous

chemicals

Radioactive waste

Drilling waste

Other types of waste

Waste which is in

bulk or in package

form

SLOP/SLUDGE

?????

Slop and waste which

the crew on board in

many cases do not

get enough

information about

Dangerous or not

dangerous????

Flammable or not

flammable????

Presence of

Hydrogen Sulphide

(H2S)????

Other kinds of

cargoes Drilling equipment

Spare parts

Pipes and

construction parts

Provision and storage

Fresh water

Etc…….

The regulation All transport of dangerous and

pollutant cargoes is regulated

trough international and

national legislation

The responsible persons on

board must therefore have

good knowledge about the

requirements set by this

provisions and be able to cope

with them

This is also stated in the ISM

code

But why does there often occures

misunderstandings around the legeslatin

on board on offshore support vessels

IMO regulations handled by

the flag state authority

Norwegian Maritime

Directorate

Petroleum Safety Authority

(Ptil) (on Norwegian sector)

Have their own legislations

which not always are in

accordance with the IMO

rules

The Norwegian Labour

Inspection Authority (Atil)

(Norwegian)

Conducts more to the land based

activities and are not always in

alignment with the IMO regulations

The Climate and Pollution

Agency (Klif) (Norwegian)

Have also their own regulations

which in some case can be a

challenge to cope with when it is

set up against the IMO rules

IMO/NMD rules Ptil rules

Atil rules Klif rules

The challenge occurs in the logistic chain

where all this regulations comes in force

What kind of special vessels are

transporting this cargoes?

Container vessels

RoRo vessels

Palett vessels

Dangerous goods

in package form

Noxious liquid substances

in bulk

Spescial constructed chemical tankers

Oil products in bulk

Special constructed oil product tankers

Bunkering vessels

Dangerous dry cargo in bulk

Special constructed dry bulk vessels

Hazardous waste

Special ships for carrying hazardous

waste?

Other kinds of cargoes

Ordinary cargo- and pallet vessels

To day many kinds of this cargo types

are shipped on offshore support vessels

Qualification requirements For personals serving on this

special vessels carrying

dangerous and polluting

cargoes the STCW code

requires special training and

competence

The ISM code requires that

the crewmembers on board on

all SOLAS vessels shall be

fully competent to perform the

jobs they are set to do

ISM code # 6 Resources and Personnel

STCW code chapter V Obligations and guidelines

regarding training and certification on special

vessels

Where special training and courses

is required, own certificates normally

are issued

Tankerman, oil

Tankerman, chemical

This requires together a 9 days

course, approximately a

duration of 100 hrs (0800 –

2000)

IMDG code competence

certificate

Normally a two days course

(included in the general STCW

requirements)

Special training on offshore support

vessels

To day there are no regulated

requirements on special

training or courses regarding

dangerous and polluting cargoes

for personnel on offshore

support vessels

In spite of that this vessels are

carrying a wide spectres of this

types of cargoes

IMO resoulution A.673 (16) ”Guidelines for the Transport and Handling of Limited Amounts of Hazardous

and Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk on Offshore Support Vessels”

The guidelines got in force in 1989

Three minor changes in 2004/2006

IMO sub committee BLG, has

commenced the work to issued a

new code value for OSV vessels

A self standing OSV Chemical

Code based on BLG 16/INF.6 as

the part of the T.O.R for the work

Requirements for formal training for

handling of noxious liquid substances

in bulk is a part of the agenda

The new OSV chemical code must necessarily be

seen in connection with other IMO codes

OSV code (Code of Safe

Practice for the Carriage of

Cargoes and Persons by

Offshore Supply Vessels)

Guidelines for the design

and construction of OSV

IBC code (International Code

for the Construction and

Equipment of Ships Carrying

Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk)

I have a

problem!

The “jungle” of regulations and safety

precautions to follow!

The challenge is how to

deal with all this and to

know what is what!

The ship owners in the offshore industry has

realised the necessity of training their ship crew

so they in a better way can take care of the:

The safety on board

The environment

The ship and it’s equipment

The customers interests

And to make them more

able to cope with the rules

and the regulations

Background for the course Aalesund Maritime University College started developing the course

in the winter of 2010 after being challenged by Bourbon Offshore

Norway

The background was that it did not exist any courses that were

considered as fully relevant for the treatment and carriage of

dangerous and polluting cargoes on board offshore supply vessels

The purpose of the course

Better knowledge in the

handling and carrying of

dangerous and polluting

cargoes in a safe way

Better knowledge about and

how to deal with and

understand the legislation and

guidelines regarding to

transport of dangerous cargoes

Better knowledge about

the risks connecting to

dangerous and

polluting cargoes

A tool to secure the

vessel’s, the company's

and the charterer’s

interests related to the

safe handling of the

cargoes

And to get ..…

.... better understanding of what is what

Oil products in bulk

Marpol Annex I

IOPP certificate + annex

Oil record book part 2

SOPEP/SMPEP

Noxious liquid substances in

bulk

SOLAS VII Part B

Marpol Annex II

A673/IBC code

Certificate of Fitness /

INLS certificate + annex

P&A Manual

Cargo Record Book

SMPEP

Dangerous goods

SOLAS VII Part A

Marpol Annex III

IMDG code

Document of Compliance,

Special requirements for

ships carrying dangerous

goods + annex

Hazardous waste

National and international legislation

Declaration sheet

Dangerous dry bulk

SOLAS VII Part A-1

IMSBC code

Document of Compliance

General

SOLAS

Marpol Annex I, IV, V and VI

Safety Data Sheets

STCW/ISM code

Oil record book part 1

Bunker analysis

Ballast convention

Ballast record book

Garbage Record Book

Safety Management Certificate / DOC

Other guidelines and regulations

NWEA

Classification societies

From OLF/NR

From operators

Safety Management system

The duration of the course

20 hours over 3 days Theoretically lectures, 16 hrs

Practical demonstration, 2 hrs

Summing up and evaluation, 1 hour

Written test, 1 hour

The content of the course

Legislations and guidelines

IMO’s international

conventions and

codes SOLAS

MARPOL

STCW

IBC code

IMDG code

IMSBC code

ISM code

National legislations

IMO guidelines

The industries'

guidelines and

recommendations,

NWEA

The ship’s

certificate

requirements

related to

dangerous and

polluting cargoes

The offshore support vessel’s general

construction, equipment and systems for

cargo handling

Cargo deck and

arrangement

Cargo tank arrangement

and construction

Pump and piping

arrangements

Manifold connection

arrangements and hoses

Cargo measurment

arrangement

Cargo transport

and handling

Cargo types to be

carried

Planning of loading

and discharging

Loading and

discharging control

Cargo

measurement and

calculation

Procedures for

loading and

discharging

Relevant cargo documents

Tank cleaning

Inerting and padding

Cargo and slop contamination

Correct communication

against the onshore

and the offshore

installations

Agreed loading and

discharging plans

including correct

starting up and

stopping procedures

Emergency stop

Agreed loading and

discharging plan

Risks Safety and pollution

prevention

Danger

to the human health

of reactivity

of fire and explosion

to the marine

environment

Understanding off

and how to use a

Safety Data Sheets

Control of the cargo tank’s and the

enclosed spaces’ atmosphere by use of

gas detection equipment

Contingency against oil and

chemical spills

Correct use of IMDG → EmS – Spill schedules

Understanding of SMPEP and SOPEP

Fire preventing

Fire fighting and fire extinguish equipment

Correct use of IMDG → EmS – Fire schedules

Personnel safety

and protection

equipment

The understanding

of contingency plans

First aid if anyone has been

exposed by noxious substances

Correct use of IMDG → MFAG

The course so far

Since the beginning it has been

kept 16 courses at the Aalesund

University Collage

Almost 200 persons both seamen

and relevant office personnel, has

until now taken the course:

Bourbon Offshore, Havila, Farstad,

Solstad, DOF, Simon Møksters,

Olympic and Østensjø

Dolphin Drilling

Statoil, ConocoPhillips and BP

Norwegian Maritime Directorate

Feedbacks from the participants so far

A relevant and useful course

Adapted to the offshore

support vessels reality

Better knowledge about

current regulations and

guidelines

A lot of ”new” information to

be absorbed in short time

Nice arena to share

experience and to discuss

problems and challenges

with colleges

Thank you for

your attention!