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Loading Unloading LNG Carrier

This document discusses hazards associated with overloading and overfilling cargo tanks during the loading and unloading of LNG. Ten hazards are identified and described, along with their potential causes and safeguards to reduce risk. The key hazards include overloading cargo tanks, spills or leaks of LNG on deck or into the sea, high movements in the LNG transfer system exceeding design limits, and lack of stability during loading/unloading potentially resulting in roll-over of the vessel. Operational procedures, alarm systems, maintenance, barriers, crew awareness and training, and restrictions based on weather are identified as safeguards to mitigate these risks.

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Loading Unloading LNG Carrier

This document discusses hazards associated with overloading and overfilling cargo tanks during the loading and unloading of LNG. Ten hazards are identified and described, along with their potential causes and safeguards to reduce risk. The key hazards include overloading cargo tanks, spills or leaks of LNG on deck or into the sea, high movements in the LNG transfer system exceeding design limits, and lack of stability during loading/unloading potentially resulting in roll-over of the vessel. Operational procedures, alarm systems, maintenance, barriers, crew awareness and training, and restrictions based on weather are identified as safeguards to mitigate these risks.

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Hazard

Risk Category S E C T X X X

R X

Cause/Failure mode description Danger overloading cargo tanks with effects on structure/equipment and possibly creating gas pockets onboard Faults in connection or pipes leading to spill During overloading LNG is overflowing into neighbouring rooms causing damage to equipment/structure, caused by malfunction of equipment and human failure Tanks are being filled too high due to commercial pressure, calculating that the boil off rate will reduce the high level in the tanks after a while LNG transfer system is designed to withstand a certain movement and will break causing spillage if violated Leading to overloading Causing high movement or displacement movements in LNG transfer system Lack of stability during loading/unloading may lead to roll over

Safeguards/Risk reducing Operational procedure and alarm system Operational procedure, maintenance Operational procedure and alarm system

LNG Spill on deck or to sea

Filling liquid in to compressor and boiler areas

Fault in operational Procedure

Operational procedure

High movements in LNG Transfer system

6 7

Lack of communication with shore X personell Faults in ballast system or fault operation of ballast system Lack of crew competence and training X

Operational restrictions related to weather and wave conditions Crew awareness and training Operational procedure and alarm routines Alarm routines, crew awareness

Roll-over

Lack of stability during loading unloading may lead to roll-over Cause/Failure mode description Fault operations may pump LNG into other tanks leading to them overfilling with secondary effects Working the pumps when the tank is empty, will depressurise the tank and it may collapse, membrane will be damage, sphere structure may buckle (moss type) LNG transfer system is designed to withstand a certain movement and will break causing spillage if violated Tanks are being filled too high due to commercial pressure, calculating that the boil off rate will reduce the high level in the tanks after a while May cause tank rupture and secondary a high rate spillage Leading to overloading Causing high movement or displacement movements in LNG transfer system Lack of stability during loading/unloading may lead to

Alarm routines, crew awareness Safeguards/Risk reducing Alarm system, barriers Operational procedure, Alarm system, barriers

No

Hazard

Risk Category S E C T X X

Unloading 1 Overfilling other tanks

Tank depressurising

High movements in LNG Transfer system

Fault in operational Procedure or failing to follow procedure

Operational restrictions related to weather and wave conditions Operational procedure

5 6 7

Being struck by passing vessels

Lack of communication with shore X personell Faults in ballast system or fault operation of ballast system Lack of crew competence and training X

Radar watch, collision alarm Crew awareness and training Operational procedure and alarm routines Alarm routines, crew awareness

Clogging up pumps with ice cubes

10

Roll-over

roll over Ice clogging may result if water gets into system causing ice formation. This may damage pumps and cause operational failure Lack of stability during loading unloading may lead to roll-over

System design, crew awareness

Alarm routines, crew awareness

Scenario

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