Job Safety Analysis Sheet

OPS-55

Vess M/T Sirius Voyager Job/Activity Pa 1 of 1 Dat 18-Apr-04

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Job/Activity Description: Required PPE: Other Required Safety Equipment::

Re-Inerting Cargo Tanks Hard Hat, Safety Glasses, Safety shoes, Working As required.
Gloves
OPS References/Required Required Level of Supervision: Manpower Requirements/Other
Permits/Forms: Chief Officer. Considerations:
Officer/ Duty Engr./ Pumpman/Sailor

Job Steps (in Potential Hazards Potential Unsafe Recommended Actions or

sequence)
Ensure that All Personnel are out of
1 the Cargo Tanks.
Hatches closed and purge stack
2 ready for Inerting.
All spades blind removed and I.G. inlet
3 Valve on COT to be Purge open.
Starting of Inerting
4 delivered.
Monitoring Oxygen in the Cargo
5 Tanks
6 Stopping/completion of Inerting
Will cause death.
Leaking Cargo Hatches.
Cargo tanks not Inerted
Poor I.G. quality
COT not properly Inerted
Leaking hatches and Purge Stacks
Behaviors
Unawareness. Improper Headcount
and Monitoring.
Hatches not properly tight and
gaskets not checked.
All other COT tanks not involved in
Inerting kept open.
Not monitoring I.G. being
Faulty Instrument
Hatches and purge stacks not
properly tight and gaskets not
checked.
Procedures
Control of access inside the Cargo Tanks and
proper monitoring. Check Cargo Tanks by
Visual and audible means to ensure there is no
personnel inside.
Verify cargo hatches are tight and gasket
properly sealed.
Verify spade blind is removed and I.G. branch
valve is open on COT to be inerted. All other
COT I.G. branch valve must be closed.
Ensure I.G. being delivered is less than 5% by
volume.
Calibrate Instrument before use. Take oxygen
reading on various levels.
Verify cargo hatches and purge stacks are tight
and gasket properly sealed.

OPS-55 (2-02)
Required by WPR-01-02
 OPS-55(2-02)
Required by WPR-01-02