LNG Plant Safety

• Assessment of delegates current LNG knowledge and understanding LNG Plant and Terminals
• Specific LNG safety criteria and areas that need in depth coverage after assessment of delegates knowledge base
• Asking general questions related to LNG duties, this allows customizing the LNG safety training program to ascertain optimum benefit to the delegates     
• International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT) new Edition
• LNG Safety procedures and recommendations for tanker and terminal personnel
• Oil companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)
• LNG Marine Terminal Competence and Training Guide (MTCOT)
• Critical LNG Load Master – Types of Liquid/Gas carriers and LNG Tanks
• LNG ESD 1 and 2 - Technical comparisons and LNG Containment systems
• Critical LNG – Applicable safety codes and Charterers’ requirements
• International Gas Code
• LNG Plants and Tank Type
• LNG Vessel types
  
• Safety Management of the LNG Tanker and Terminal/Plant Interface (ISGOTT)
  • LNG Communications procedures & precautions
  • LNG Pre-berthing exchange of information
  • Critical LNG Information transfer from tanker to terminal
  • Critical Information from LNG terminal to tanker
  • LNG Cargo loads
  • LNG Load Master discharge plan
• What is LNG? Specific Safety - Hazards and Risks
  • Screening / Compatibility Studies of participating LNG
  • LNG Ship compatibility and OPTIMOOR
  • Criteria in selecting transfer area and Approval from the authorities for LNG
  • LNG Security issues
  • LNG Checklists and Preparations
  • LNG Risk Assessments and Management, Helicopter operations, Cargo Hazards, weather conditions, Personnel injury, mooring unmooring operations

• What is LNG custody Transfer?
• LNG Pre-transfer exchange of information
• MSDS - LNG
• Preparation for LNG cargo loading (responsibilities ship & shore)
• Preparation for LNG cargo discharge (responsibilities ship & shore)
• On board procedures and training
• International Ship and Port Security Code - LNG
• LNG Tanker Management Self-Assessment
• What is it, who is it for?
• Overview of elements and LNG stages
• How the TMSA is used
• LNG - SIRE inspection system
• What is it and why have it for LNG?
• The stages of LNG and Liquid/Gas Cargo Cycles
• LNG Transfer system design and parameters Contributors to Boil off Gas
• Preparation of Cargo Cycle – LNG and Liquid/Gas Terminal Compatibility Studies
• Roles and responsibility of plant/ terminal in LNG cargo transfer
• LNG Terminal loading and discharging
• LNG Ship-to-Shore operations interfaces
• LNG Safety Compatibility forms
• Procedures for Safe Mooring at LNG Plants and terminals- POAC
  • LNG Safe Mooring (ISGOTT)
  • LNG POAC demands and responsibilities
  • LNG Terminal Interface – Load Master/POAC and Master Mariners
  • LNG Jetties & SPM
  • LNG Vessel Preparation of Mooring
  • Loading Master monitoring of moorings
  • Duties and Responsibilities of the LNG Loading Master
  • Optimoor and LNG
  • Berthing and letting go
  • Liquid Natural Gas [LNG] - Project LNG/SIMOP/HSE/IMO/ILO
• LG Safety and Planning
  • SWP/JSA Delegate Exercise - HSE Health and Safety Workplace Practices SWP/JSA for end to end
  • LNG Risk Analysis and Job Safety Analysis
  • Technical characteristics of LNG
  • LNG Handling, storage and spill risk
  • Volatile cargo and gas vapors leak from ruptured tanks, Hoses and pipelines, causing oxygen deficiencies
  • Gas Hazard Monitoring Equipment for JSA
  • Adverse Weather Working – Guidelines examples for JSA
  • LNG Hose construction and length
  • Hose quality and identification
  • The LNG ‘Golden’ Safety Rules
  • Confined space entry
  • Process and Mechanical isolations
  • Electrical isolation
  • Working at Height
  • Ground disturbances
  • Lifting Operations
  • Driving Safety
  • Management of Change in Organization, Equipment, Plant, Standards or Procedures that have a Health, Safety, Integrity and/or Environmental impact
  • ‘Step back’ 5 x 5 procedures

• LNG In Service Inspections
• LNG Service Leak Testing
• COLOUR COUPLINGS INDEXES
• Operational risk profiles in LG Bunkering
• Inspections and Audit – Rigging
• Inspections and Audit – Wire Ropes
• Inspections – Handling and Chains
• Inspection - Shackles and hardware
• LNG Plant and Offshore based - Safety Checklist
  • LNG Plant and Ship-shore safety checklist
  • Identify improved procedures for the handling, loading and discharging of LNG
  • Understand pumps and pipeline systems including loading and discharge operations for LNG
  • Liquid/Gas Operations – LNG Tanker Loading and Discharging Operations and Preparations
  • LNG Arrival preparations and checklists
  • LNG Cryogenic Hose safety, testing and type
  • Dynamic Positioning
  • Jetty Approaches: Finger or Face Terminal Design Interface for LNG discharge
• Delegate Exercise – LNG Safety Operations
  • LNG Cargo Safety Transfer checklists and forms required
  • LNG Cargo Transfer Safety equipment required
  • LG Cargo hazards, safety and risks that exist
  • LNG Cargo controls
  • Cargo training required for personnel (LNG Preparations forms)
• The LNG Plant/Terminal/Shore Interface/ LNG - STS and Management of Operations
  • LNG and Liquid/Gas Transfer System Naval Architectures and available technologies
  • LNG Ship to Ship to shore
  • LNG Ship to Platform
  • LNG Ship to Ship
  • LNG Ship connected transfer systems and tandem configurations
  • LNG System Uptime considerations of effective operations
  • Meteocean conditions, prediction tools
  • Organizational Skills Motivation of Operator, Ships’ Officer to cooperate LNG Liquid form measurement - Differential Flow mechanisms, design, metering and performance
  • Ultrasonic Flow mechanisms, design, metering and performance
  • Vortex Flow mechanisms, design, metering and performance
  • Applications of flow meters, calibration, calculations, transfer principles Safety
• Case Study

Emergency Safety Response and Contingency Planning – LNG

• Protocols and how the systems are used

• Things to do in case of an LNG emergency
• General Emergency Response Management
• Things to avoid during LNG emergencies
• Contingency equipment for LNG
• Spill and LNG leaks
• LNG SOPEP/SIMOPS use
• Fire or Structural damage due to LNG spills
• Poor weather and mooring failures
• Precautions against piracy
• Media management and communications, parties involved

Case Studies of Recent LNG industry incidents

LNG - Common causes of these incidents

Required LNG training and preparations

LNG Hazards and Risks moving forward

• Geographical hazards
• Crew factor
• LNG Ship and shore requirements

Preparing for the future incidents – LNG Contingency planning

STS equipment and training

Salvage of an LNG vessel

• Considerations for LNG cargo recovery
• LNG Environmental impact
• LNG Technical equipment development

Risk profiling of your LNG operations

What response is required?

• Safety Management Systems and Options for LNG

• Overview of SMS & PMS
• Working of LNG-driven engines and fuel systems
• Discuss onboard planned maintenance systems – PMS
• Discuss Trend analysis – T.A
• Analysis of Condition monitoring technical - CME
• OEM Main Engine component failures relevant to engine performance
• LNG Plant and the offshore installation interface - OIM
  • On and Offshore Installation Manager [OIM] responsibilities
  • Safety
  • Management practices
  • Ship to install procedures
  • Communications
• LNG Fire and Causes – Inspection, Audits and Investigation
  • The science of LNG
  • Chemical and physical properties of highly-flammable fuels
  • Classification of fire causes
  • Chemical sources, material subject to spontaneous ignition - ships
  • Materials, Cargo, Electrical heat energy
  • Faulty electric circuits and equipment, replacement parts
  • Fuses, exposed lights by the type
  • Fixtures, motors and engine rooms leaks in fuel Systems
  • Welding in burning operations and other energy sources
  • Mechanical energy
  • Liquids and gases
  • Electrical wiring malfunctions
• LNG Fire Scene - Points of Origin, the Science of Fire
  • Fire investigator safety
  • Fire scene hazards
  • Investigation priorities upon arrival
  • Science of smoke and fuel
  • Determining the point of origin
  • Reconstruction of fire
  • Documentation, sketches, sketching systems plotting methods