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The Maritime Simulation Institute in

Middletown, RI, is developing a lique- ? ed natural gas (LNG) bunkering safety training course, with the ? rst session to begin in June for Harvey Gulf Interna- tional Marine. The 45-hour bunkering course for Harvey’s LNG bunkering persons-in-charge (PIC) will be offered ahead of any U.S. Coast Guard regula- tions governing LNG bunkering. The ? rst course likely will include Harvey

Gulf master’s, mates and engineers.

Courses will be offered at MSI facili- ties at Texas A&M outside Houston and at MFA, the Massachusetts Fire? ghting

Academy in Stow, west of Boston.

Harvey hired MSI as it launches its ? rst dual fuel offshore supply vessel, which is designed to run primarily on LNG.

The OSV Harvey Energy – powered by

Wärtsilä 34DF engines – is being built at TY Offshore yard in Gulfport, Miss., and is the ? rst U.S.-? ag vessel designed to operate on natural gas. “Harvey Gulf is committed to us- ing state-of-the-art vessels that provide clean, safe, ef? cient, reliable and com- petitive operations. Key to this paradigm shift is ensuring that our ships’ crews are properly trained in the bunkering of

LNG,” said Chad Verret, EVP, Harvey

Gulf Alaska & LNG operations.

In February, the U.S. Coast Guard published CG-OES 2-14, Guidelines for Lique? ed Natural Gas Fuel Transfer

Operations and Training of Personnel on Vessels Using Natural Gas as Fuel.

The ? nal policy letter will establish the guidelines for fuel transfer opera- tions and training of personnel working on vessels that use LNG as a fuel and conduct transfer operations in waters subject to jurisdiction. MSI is working with the USCG and a number of classi? - cation societies to develop this and other training courses.

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LNG Bunkering

Safety Training (Photo cour tesy is MSI)

LNG training for Magnolia LNG inMSI’s Full Mission Bridge.

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