ISGOTT & SIGTTO Requirements related to Tanker and Oil & Gas Terminal Operations and Safety

• IMO
• SOLAS & MARPOL Conventions Requirements
• The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
• The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)
• The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH)
• Marine Terminal Competence and Training Guide (MTCOT)
• ISGOTT in its latest version (Version 6)
• SIGTTO
• SIRE Inspection
• IGC Code
• ISPS Code

• Basic Properties and Hazards of Petroleum
• Flammability
• LEL and UEL
• Characteristics of hydrocarbon and concept of Toxicity

• Gas Evolution and Measurement
• Gas measurement & Sampling
• Minimising Hazards from Vented Gas
• Fixed & Portable hydrocarbon gas detection systems
• The hazards associated with handling, storing and carrying residual fuel oils

• Static Electricity
• Principles of electrostatics
• General precautions against electrostatic hazards
• Other possible sources of electrostatic hazards

• Managing Hazards and Risks for Ship and Terminal
• Management system
• Risk management
• Stop Work Authority Lock-out/Tag-out
• Control of hazardous energy
• Personal safety
• Preventing fire and explosion Control of potential ignition sources
• Electrical equipment and installations in hazardous areas

• Fire Protection
• Theory of firefighting
• Types of fire and appropriate extinguishing agents
• Fixed & Portable fire extinguishers
• International shore fire connection
• Protective clothing
• Automatic fire detection systems
• Security
• Security Threat and risk assessment
• Security plans
• Responsibilities under the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code
• Human Factor
• Risk assessment Procedures Leadership
• Stop work Authority
• Manning Level
• Training, Experience & Competence

ISGOTT Part 2 Tanker Information

• Management of Safety and Emergencies
• The International Safety Management (ISM) Code
• Work planning and permit to work systems
• Management of contractors
• Managing Simultaneous Operations
• Enclosed Spaces
• Enclosed space entry safety Management & Authorization
• Identifying enclosed spaces
• The hazards of enclosed space atmospheres
• General requirements & precautions
• Work in enclosed spaces
• Rescue and evacuation from enclosed spaces
• Respiratory Protective Equipment

• Shipboard Systems
• Loading and discharging arrangements
• Fixed Inert Gas systems
• Venting systems
• Cargo and ballast systems

• Shipboard Operations
• Cargo operations
• Tank cleaning
• Gas freeing
• Crude Oil Washing
• Ballast operations
• Cargo measurement, ullaging, dipping and sampling

• Marine Terminal Administration
• Marine Terminal Information System
• Documentation
• Marine Terminal Operations
• Limiting conditions for operations
• Electrical storms
• Double banking
• Tanker/terminal access
• Over the tide cargo operations
• Operations where the tanker is not always afloat
• Generation of pressure surges in pipelines
• Reduction of pressure surge hazard
• Pigging
• Marine Terminal Systems and Equipment
• Electrical equipment
• Lifting equipment
• Lighting
• Tanker/terminal electrical isolation
• Earthing and bonding practice in the terminal
• Cargo Transfer Equipment
• Marine Loading Arms
• Cargo hoses
• Vapour Emission Control Systems
• Cargo transfer drainage and containment
• Emergency Shutdown systems

• Marine Terminal Fire Protection
• Marine terminal fire protection
• Alarm and signaling systems
• Detection and alarm systems at terminals
• Firefighting equipment
• Access for firefighting services
• Emergency Preparedness and Evacuation
• Overview
• Hierarchy of emergency scenarios
• Terminal emergency plan (components and procedures)
• Spill response plan
• Emergency evacuation and personnel escape routes
• Training for emergencies and emergency exercises
• Emergency removal of tanker from berth

ISGOTT Part 4 Ship/Shore (Tanker/Terminal) Interface

• Communications
• Procedures and precautions
• Pre-arrival exchange of information
• Pre-berthing exchange of information
• Pre-transfer conference
• Agreed loading / discharge plan
• Agreement to carry out repairs

• Mooring and Berthing
• Mooring safety
• Security of moorings
• Preparations for arrival
• Berthing at jetty berths
• Berthing at buoy moorings

• Tanker and Terminal Precautions for Cargo Operations
• External openings in superstructures
• Central air conditioning and ventilation systems
• Openings in cargo tanks
• Inspecting a tanker’s cargo tanks before loading
• Marine cargo inspectors
• Spills and leaks
• Firefighting while the ship is alongside a terminal
• Firefighting while in proximity to other ships
• Notices
• Manning requirements
• Control of vehicles and other equipment
• Helicopter operations

• Bunkering Operation
• Bunkering Safety Checklist
• The Ship/Shore Safety Checklist
• Composition of the Ship/Shore Safety Checklist
• Example safety letter
• Instructions for completing the Ship/Shore
• Ship/Shore Safety Checklist (SSSCL)

• Introduction to liquified Gases
• LNG
• LPG
• Safe jetty designs & Operation
• Properties of Liquefied Gases
• Chemical properties
• Physical properties
• Principles of refrigeration
• Inert gas and nitrogen
• Hydrate formation
• Spillage of liquefied gas
• Liquid and vapour densities
• Flammability
• Principles of Gas Carrier Design
• The gas carrier codes
• Cargo containment systems
• Gas carrier types & layout
• Surveys and certification
• The Ship — Equipment and Instrumentation
• Cargo pipelines and valves
• Cargo pumps, heaters & vaporisers
• Reliquefication plants and boil-off control
• Cargo compressors and associated equipment
• Inert gas and nitrogen systems
• Electrical equipment in gas dangerous spaces
• Temperature, Pressure & Level Monitoring Instrumentation
• Custody transfer systems

• The Terminal — Equipment and Instrumentation
• Cargo transfer systems
• Shore storage / containment systems
• Pumps, compressors and heat exchangers
• Temperature, Pressure & Level Monitoring Instrumentation
• Fire-fighting Equipment Inspection, maintenance and training

• The Ship/Shore Interface
• Supervision and control
• Communications Prior Tanker arrival, Alongside the jetty & During Cargo Operation
• Ship/Shore safety check list
• Berthing and mooring
• Connection and disconnection of cargo hoses and hard arms
• Cargo handling procedures
• Linked Emergency shut-down systems
• Terminal booklet — Information and Regulation
• Cargo Handling Operations
• Tank inspection
• Loading procedures
• The loaded voyage
• Operation of the reliquefication plant
• LNG boil-off as fuel
• Discharging procedures
• Ship-to-ship transfer
• Cargo Measurement and Calculation
• Special practices for gas cargoes
• Density in air and density in vacuum
• LNG quantification
• Shore measurement versus ship measurement
• Corrections to Vessel Trim & List
• Ship/shore calculation procedures
• Cargo documentation
• Personal Health and Safety
• Cargo hazards
• Flammability
• Toxicity
• Entry into enclosed spaces
• Personal protection
• Emergency Procedures
• The principal hazards
• Liquefied gas fires & fighting procedures
• Emergency procedures
• Emergency release and emergency shutdown
• Removal of ship from berth