317-Cargo and Hazardous Materials / 748
Car
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o and
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z
ardous Materials
BOS-PRD-03.900601
Oxygen cylinders
shall
not be stowed within 6 meters of highly combustible materials or cylinders containing
flammable gases. If space limitations require storage closer than 6 meters (which is often the case on
offshore support vessels) then the cylinders
shall
be separated by a fire resistive partition or a fire wall which
shall
be at least 1.5 meters high and have a fire resistance rating of at least 30 minutes (62mm steel plate).
4
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5
.
3 G
asoline/
p
etrol
Gasoline and petrol are often carried onboard vessels mainly for use with outboard engines.
Gasoline and petrol
shall
be stored in a fully ventilated area and away from any sources of heat or naked
flames including any designated smoking areas.
Consideration
shall
be give to shading gasoline tanks from direct sunlight.
Only sufficient gasoline
shall
be carried for the expected use.
Excessive amounts
shall
never be stored onboard.
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5
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4 R
adioa
c
ti
v
e
m
aterials
Handling radioactive materials can pose high risk; carrying and moving
shall
be undertaken with great care,
caution and at all times in compliance with all available guidelines.
All available safety and planning tools
shall
be utilised whenever loading, transporting or discharging any
radioactive materials. These include the
Hazardous Material Risk Checklist
and the
Hazardous Materials
Segregation Table
.
Only personnel that are familiar and experienced with radioactive materials
shall
handle them. All other
personnel not engaged in handling them
shall
stay well clear.
Radioactive materials
shall
not be stowed or stored near to accommodation areas.
As reminder, regarding the transportation of radioactive materials:
The Rule II-2/19 of IMDG does not apply to vessels carrying class 7 radioactive materials. Therefore a
document of compliance with this rule is not required.
2. Any vessel can carry class 7 radioactive materials other than INF cargo as defined in SOLAS VII/14
provided that all provisions of the IMDG code transport are applied.
3. If the transported goods meet the defined criteria for INF cargo, the vessel must have an INF certificate
adapted to the type of transport. If the vessel does not have this certificate, it cannot carry INF cargo but
other class 7 materials are authorized in accordance with the conditions set out below in point 2.
The passage from the statutory order dated May 7, 2004 as published in issue 124 of the official journal on
May 29, 2004 states: “INF cargo means packaged goods that are irradiated nuclear fuel, plutonium or high-
level radioactive wastes carried as cargo in compliance with sheets 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14 of class 7 goods in
the IMDG code.
Thus transport of radioactive material is possible within the framework of application of the IMDG code.
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5
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5 L
ead a
c
id stora
g
e
b
atteries
The correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
shall
always be used whenever handling or working with
lead-acid batteries. As a minimum, this means full splash proof goggles, rubber gloves and a rubber apron.
Body jewellery such as bracelets, necklace and pendants
shall
be removed; these cause potential arcing
and combustion of batteries.
Version 04. Original date: 19/06/2012. Version date: 31/12/2014. Valid version only on QMS site. Uncontrolled document when printed.
Procedure prepared by: BOS Deputy QHSE Manager. Approved by: BOS QHSES Manager. Validated by: BOS Quality Representative
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