Operation manual for Safe Operation of Ships at Night berthing terminals

Job safety requirements

Ships berthing at the dock at night, berthing at the dock at night and loading and unloading, and leaving the dock at night shall meet the requirements of relevant regulations, standards and norms.Port operators and ships should exchange information and confirm safe operating conditions at night.

Before the ship leaves the dock at night, the dock should keep the lighting facilities and night warning lights on, activate the berthing assistance system, place the berthing flag, and place the berthing light to facilitate the pilot and crew to clearly observe the berths and dock boundaries.

Before the ship's night loading and unloading operations, the terminal and the ship shall carry out a joint inspection in strict accordance with the ship and shore safety inspection form. When defects affecting the safety of the operation are found, relevant operations shall not be carried out. They shall be reported in accordance with regulations and disposed of in time.

During the period when the ship leaves the dock at night, the lighting and warning facilities of the dock should meet the requirements of safe operation; the operation area of the dock loading and unloading equipment, the mooring operation area, the process valve group area, the on-site instrument observation point, the ship's shore passage, etc. should have good lighting conditions.

During the period when the ship docks and leaves the dock at night, the dock and the ship should increase the frequency of inspections.Port operators should strengthen the inspection and monitoring of process pipelines, valves, junction pipes, instruments, fenders, cable hooks, and berthing systems.

Ships and docks should strengthen the monitoring of operating environmental conditions such as wind, waves, currents, and tide levels at night, and severe weather at night such as thunderstorms, and continuously monitor cable tension, strengthen the observation of the status of the ship, prevent the ship from moving horizontally or moving back and forth, and keep the loading and unloading arm operating within its working range.

Ships and docks shall strictly implement the night duty system.Key positions such as operation site management, central control room, terminal control room, fire protection, equipment and instrumentation should be on duty in real time to increase the strength of night duty.Night operators are prohibited from fatigue work or duty.

When a ship is moored at night, at least one fire-fighting ship or towing ship should be under supervision.Fire-fighting ships or towing ships should be on duty and alert in nearby waters and can be put into fire-fighting operations at any time.

In principle, it is prohibited to carry out any operations other than docking, loading and unloading, and emergency response in the terminal operation area at night.If it is indeed necessary to carry out, it should implement upgrading management, strictly implement the special operation approval system, implement on-site safety technical measures, safety management and emergency measures, and do a good job of safety warnings and lighting warnings on the operation site.

When the ship leaves the dock at night, the personnel on duty and operators should be equipped with necessary personal protective equipment and emergency lighting tools.Inspectors and operators should be equipped with reflective safety clothing, portable explosion-proof lighting, explosion-proof walkie-talkies and portable combustible gas detectors.

The dock video surveillance system should have the ability to monitor night operations.

The terminal should formulate a special safety management system and safety operating procedures for docking and leaving at night.

When a ship leaves the dock at night, the dock and the ship shall conduct a safety inspection to confirm that the ship is safely disconnected from the dock loading and unloading facilities, mooring and other auxiliary facilities, and has the conditions for safe departure.

Emergency management requirements

Port operators should conduct risk identification and assessment at night at the berthing terminal, formulate corresponding risk control measures and emergency plans, clarify emergency safeguards, and equip emergency response facilities and equipment such as emergency lighting equipment, respirators, and gas concentration detectors, and carry out regular training and emergency drills.

During the berthing process at night, close attention should be paid to the meteorological conditions of the waters, and emergency response measures should be taken immediately in case of abnormal conditions such as sudden high winds.