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June 2010 www.marinelink.com 31 they receive a request to do so by the “person-in-charge” of the off-loading op- eration. Without coordination of this training among the tug crews, the LNG vessel’s crew, and the facility’s crew the response to an emergency might not be successful.
To determine the compatibility of the three different forms of training given to these three different partners in the ma- rine transfer Marine Firefighting Inc. re- cently ran a full scale scenario at an operating LNG facility. Due to this drill, many recommendations were made and implemented that would insure that all three entities involved in the marine transfer of LNG were operating on the same game plan and each had the proper equipment to insure a coordinated opera- tion. The Fi Fi 1 equipment on the new tugs also serves to protect the tug’s crew.
The massive monitors can be used, in a disbursed spray, to actually direct a gas vapor cloud away from the tug or from a source of ignition. Deluge systems aboard the tugs can act as a sprinkler sys- tem to continuously wet the metal sur- faces of the boat to prevent the embrittlement effect of the LNG should it come in direct contact with the tug.
As we recover from the economic slump the LNG industry will continue its growth which will provide work within the marine community in the years ahead. Understanding the product and its characteristics as well as having a good knowledge of the new tools the tug boat crews will work with will help to con- tinue the envious safety record of the
LNG industry and insure jobs for the fu- ture. To keep that safety record all part- ners of the marine transfer of LNG must have on-going training that is coordinated between all the parties involved.
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