This publication provides guidance on equipment and procedures for mooring and transferring crude oil and other petroleum products between offshore terminals and offtake tankers, in particular F(P)SO and SPM buoy terminals and conventional and DP tankers.
“This new book is designed to promote compatibility and harmonisation between offshore terminals and offtake tankers so that cargo can be transferred safely,” explained OCIMF Director, Rob Drysdale. “It should be essential reading for tanker technical operators, terminal operators, tanker- and terminal-based personnel, offshore project development teams, regulatory officials and anyone involved in these operations.”
With the publication of this new book, the following OCIMF books have been superseded and were withdrawn:
• Offshore Loading Safety Guidelines with Special Relevance to Harsh Weather Zones.
• Tandem Mooring and Offloading Guidelines for Conventional Tankers at F(P)SO Facilities.
• Recommendations for Equipment Employed in the Bow Mooring of Conventional Tankers at Single Point Moorings.
This is the second book OCIMF has released for the offshore industry this year, following on from the release of ‘Cargo Guidelines for F(P)SOs’ in July.
‘Guidelines for Offshore Tanker Operations’ is priced at £275 and is available to buy from Witherby Publishing as is the earlier publication.
In addition, OCIMF has released - ‘Marine Terminal Information Booklet: Guidelines and Recommendations’.
A vessel’s arrival into port is a high-risk activity, but this risk can be reduced if there is easy access to accurate and up-to-date terminal, berth and port information, OCIMF explained.
‘Marine Terminal Information Booklet: Guidelines and Recommendations’ gives terminal operators a template for presenting important terminal and port information in a booklet, for easy reference by seafarers, owners, operators, charterers and others.
As this terminal information is crucial to overall ship/shore safety, OCIMF also recommended sharing information using the online Marine Terminal Information System (MTIS), available at www.ocimf.org/mtis.
The paper is free to download from www.ocimf.org/library/information-papers.aspx and replaces OCIMF’s previous paper, ‘Port and Terminal Information’ (1st September, 1997).