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KeyIssues
for
the
Chemical
TankerIndustryChemicalandProductTankerConference
London
10March2009
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Founded1987
AttainedconsultativestatusatIMO1997
ProjectleaderonIMOWorkshopsworldwideonMARPOL
AnnexII
19yearsonFOSFAOilsandFatsandTechnicalCommittees
CooperationwithNIOP(USA)
SettingupofCDI
CooperationwithUSCGandEuropeanCommission
EQUASISEditorialBoard
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Briefresume
of
developments
in
respect
of:
Chemical/ProductTankerrelatedissues:
Useof
Inert
gas
Carriageofbiofuelsandbiofuelblends
ShiptoShipTransferOperations
Devicestopreventthepassageofflameintocargotanks
MSDSfor
Annex
ICargoes
Generalissues AirPollution
BallastWater
Convention
ShipRecyclingConvention
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IIG
Conclusions Failuretofollowprocedures(atboth
shipboard
and
management
level)
was
most
significantcontributingfactor
Manningissuesnotconsideredsignificant
Spraying,steaming
etc.
contributory
factors
in
someincidents
Establishingand
maintaining
known
tank
atmospheresproblematicinsomecases
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Remedies? HumanfactorsTaskGroupsetuptoattempt
toidentify
ways
of
dealing
with
failure
to
followprocedures
IIGsuggeststoIMOthatthatasanadditional
failsafemeasure
considerationbegiven to
extendingtheinertgasrequirementstonew
chemicaltankersandnewproducttankers
under20,000DWT,withexistingshipstobe
subjecttoFSAandcost/benefitanalysis
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SubCommitteeonFireProtectioncharged
withdevelopingmeasurestoprevent
explosionson
oil
and
chemical
tankers
transportinglowflashcargoes
Firstfornewships,thenpossibly
considerationtobegiventoexistingships
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Concludesthatmoreinfoneeded,particularly
on: humanelementissuessuchasmaintenance
procedures,tankcleaningetc.andhowinerting
wouldaffect
them
lowflashcargoes whatproductswouldbe
affectedandtypeandnumberofshipsengaged
intransport
of
low
flash
cargoes
intankcasualties
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FP 52 January 2008
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FP53
February
2009
AgreementtoprincipleofIGbeingappliedtonewoiltankersofbelow20,000dwtandnewchemicaltankers
Furtherdiscussionnecessaryonquestionoflowersizelimit
SubCommittee
recognised
that
operational
requirementsofchemicaltankersmeanthatmaybenecessarytodevelopseparaterequirementsunderSOLAS
SubCommittee
to
ask
MSC
to
progress
work
on
the
issuethrough2011
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CARRIAGEOF
BIOFUELSAND
BIOFUEL
BLENDS
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Biofuelscurrentlycarriedinbulk:
Biodiesel(Fatty
Acid
Methyl
Ester)
Bioethanol
CarriedunderprovisionsofMARPOLAnnexII
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www.ipta.org.uk 13
Ethanol
IBCCode
Chapter
18
PollutionCategoryZ
Thereforecarriageonchemicaltankernot
required,butdischargerequirementsfor
categoryZmust
be
adhered
to
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FattyAcid
Methyl
Ester
IBCCodeChapter17 ShipType2
o PollutionCategory
Y
IBC Codeentries:
o Palmoil
fatty
acid
methyl
ester
o Coconutoilfattyacidmethylester
o Rapeseedoilfattyacidmethylester
o Fatty
acid
methyl
esters
(m)
(m) FromvegetableoilsspecifiedintheIBCCode
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JatrophaOil
NodatapresentedonJatrophaoil
NoTripartiteAgreementsconcluded
Jatrophaoilandjatrophaoilderivatives(e.g.
JatrophaoilFAME)havethereforenotbeen
evaluatedby
the
IMO
and
cannot
be
carried
in
bulk
bysea
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BIOFUELBLENDS
EthanolandGasoline
FAMEand
Mineral
diesel
2006 BLG10agreestointerimmeasuresforthecarriageofblends proposedbyIPTA,theUnited
Kingdomand
Sweden
:
SuchblendscanbecarriedundertheprovisionsofMARPOLAnnexIprovidingtheproportionof
biodieselor
bioalcohol
does
not
exceed
15
%
(B15/E15).
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Subsequentdiscussions:
15%cutoffpointforAnnexIIproductblendedinAnnexI
producthasnobasisinscience
Concernsaboutabilityofoildischargemonitoringequipment
(ODME)tocopewiththeseproducts
InterimguidancetoremainvaliduntilJuly2009
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BLG13 March2009
Agreestorecommenddevelopmentofa
3band
system:
Band1: 85%
or
more
petroleum
producttobecarriedasAnnexI
ODMEtobeapproved/certifiedforrangeofblends
carried;or
Cargoresidues/tankwashingstobepumpedashore
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Band2: more
than
1%
but
less
than
85%
petroleum
tobecarriedasAnnexII
mixturecalculation
to
be
carried
out
in
order
to
include
productinList3ofMEPC.2/Circ.
Initiallyastripartiteagreement,withmanufacturerto
provide
information
on
petroleum
product
used
in
blendinorderforpermanententryinIBCCode
Band3: 1%orlesspetroleum
tobe
carried
under
the
requirements
of
the
Annex
IIproductintheblend
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Interimguidancetoremaininplaceuntil
July
2011
Onlypreblendedproductsorblendscarried
outin
port
BLENDINGAT
SEA
TO
BE
PROHIBITED
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Renewable
Diesel FinlandsubmitspapertoBLG11(April2007)in
respectofaproducttheyproducefrom
vegetableoil
with
the
aid
of
hydrogen
(rather
thanthroughtransesterification)
Suggeststhat
this
product
is
more
similar
to
mineraldieselthanFAMEandshouldtherefore
becarriedundertheprovisionsofAnnexI
ratherthan
Annex
II
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BLGSubcommitteeconcludesthat:
thecomponentsareproductsthathave
longbeencarriedundertheprovisionsof
MARPOL
Annex
II
and
the
IBC
Code
topickindividualproductsatrandomout
ofAnnexIIandtransferthemtoAnnexI
wouldcall
into
question
the
very
basis
of
MARPOLAnnexII
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Finlandinvited
to
submit
data
on
renewabledieseltotheGESAMP/EHS
workinggroup
GESAMP/EHShassincestudiedthe
productandproducedahazardprofile
NofurtherprogressuntilFinlandmake
formalsubmissiontoESPH
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SHIPTOSHIPTRANSFER
OPERATIONS
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Newchapter
8to
MARPOL
Annex
I
PREVENTIONOFPOLLUTIONDURINGTRANSFEROFOIL
CARGOBETWEENOILTANKERSATSEA
Willapply
to
oil
tankers
of
150
gt
and
above
engaged
intransferofoilcargoatsea
Willapplytooperationscarriedoutonorafter
[15monthsafter
date
of
entry
into
force]
Entryintoforce:January2011?
willnotapplytobunkeringoperations
Willnot
apply
to
transfer
of
Annex
IIcargoes
(for
the
present)
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Shipsinvolved
must
have
STS
Plan
primarilyprovisionsalreadyinICS/OCIMFSTSGuide
PlantobeapprovedinconjunctionwithSMS
documentation
Firstsurveyafterentryintoforce
Notificationtocoastalstateinwhoseterritorial
waters[or
economic
zone]
the
transfer
will
take
placeatleast48hoursinadvanceofwhenthe
operationisduetotakeplace
Recordsofoperationstobekeptonboardfor3
years
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DevicestoPrevent
the
PassageofFlame
into
CargoTanks
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IBC
Code
Reg
8.3.6Controlledtankventingsystemsfittedto
tankstobeusedforcargoeshavinga
flashpointnot
exceeding
600C
shall
be
providedwithdevicestopreventthepassage
of
flame
into
the
cargo
tanks.
The
design,
testingandlocatingofthedevicesshall
complywiththerequirementsofthe
Administration,which
shall
contain
at
least
thestandardsadoptedbytheOrganization.
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MSC/Circ.677 REVISEDSTANDARDSFORTHEDESIGN,TESTING
AND
LOCATING
OF
DEVICES
TO
PREVENT
THE
PASSAGEOFFLAMEINTOCARGOTANKSINTANKERS
Para1.2.3
Thesestandardsareintendedfordevicesprotecting
cargotankscontainingcrudeoil,petroleumproducts
andflammable
chemicals.
In
the
case
of
flammable
chemicals,thetestmediareferredtoinsection3can
beused. However,devicesforchemicaltankersdedicatedtothecarriageofproductswithMESGlessthan0.9mmshouldbetestedwithappropriatemedia
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IACSinterpret
dedicatedtothecarriage
literally wherevesselscarryavarietyof
cargoeshavenotcheckedthatvalveshave
beentested
with
media
corresponding
to
lowestMESG
Denmark
expresses
concern
that
cargoes
with
MESGbelow0.9arebeingcarriedintanks
wherevalveshavenotbeensufficientlytested
Proposesthat
dedicatedtothecarriage
shouldbeamendedtocertifiedtocarry
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IACSpoint
out
that
if
this
to
be
pursued,
then
asourceofinformationonMESGvaluesof
productsisnecessary
Suggestthatcouldbebyreferencetocolumni inchapter17ofIBCCode,whereelectrical
apparatusgroups
are
assigned
by
reference
to
MESGvalues
GroupIIA MESG> 0.9
GroupIIB 0.5