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Samplingofdangerous&noxiousliquidcargoonboardchemicaltankers

Whycargosampling?Cargosamplesareevidenceoftheconditionoftheproductduringthevariousphasesoftransport
(storageatterminal,arrivingonboard,loading,passage,discharging).Thisproceduredescribessampletakingproceduresand
thelegalbackground.SuitablePPEistobewornwhentakingsamples.Samplebottletobeflushedpriorcollectingsample.

Forprotectionagainstpossiblecargoclaimsitisveryimportantthatcargosamplingiscorrectlycarriedout.Thefollowingis
normallyrequired

Manifold,1stfootandcompletionofloadingsampleforeachtank
Manifold,tanksamplepriordischarging
Cargosampleregistertobemaintained
Allsamplestobesealedandsamplingtobewitnessedbyshipstaff
Cargosamplesaretoberetainedonboardforamaximumof12months,thereafterdisposedoffashoreandrecord
maintained
Incaseofcargoqualitydispute,retainshipsamplescarefully
Ensuresamplebottles,samplelinesandclosedsamplingcansarecompletelycleanpriorcollectingsamples.Contaminated
ropeswillcontaminatesamples.

Dependingonthecargoinvolved,aseriesofsamplesaretakentodeterminetheshipspreparednessforloading.Always
accompanysurveyorduringsampling.

Howmanysamplesaretakendependsontheconditionsinthecharterpartyandthetypeofcargo.Unlessspecifiedotherwise,as
ageneralruleasealedsampleshouldbetakenforeverytankcarryingcargo.Samplestakenbythevesselbearingnosignature
fromthesurveyororotherauthorisedperson,unlessaverygooddocumentedsamplelogiskeptbythevessel,havenorealvalue
asevidenceinlegalactions.

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Samplesmustbetakenatthemanifoldwhereitispermitted,priortoreleasingcargotothetankstoensurethatShorelinesare
cleanandcorrectcargobeingloaded.Whenevermorethanonetankistobeloadedwiththesamecargo,cargoistobeloaded
onebyoneline/tankatatimetoavoidcontaminationofwholecargosystemwhenloading1stfoot.

Afterexaminationofthetanks,mudboxes,pipingetc(asfaraspossible)forcleanlinessitisusualtoloadsensitivechemicalsinto
theship'stankstoalevelofapproximately0,3mandthentakesamplesfromthetanks,presumingthatanypreviousresiduesin
thepipingarebythendissolvedintothenewcargo(''soaktest").Similarlysamplesaretakenfromaninitialdischargeinto
containertanksorsimilarlocatedontheshorebeforecommencingunloadingatfullratetotheshorestoragetanks.

Ifa"soaktest"uponloadingisturneddownbythesurveyorortheshipperandloadingstopped,thechiefofficershouldthen
requestsealedandidentifiedsamplesofthecargolotinquestion,fromtheship'stanksaswellasfromtheshoretanks.Bythese
meanstheshipownermaybeabletoprotecthisinterestsincaseofanydispute.

Sometimesdripsamplesaretakenfromtheloadingmanifoldduringloading.Thismethodissimple,butnotalwaysfully
representative.Thepumpingratemayvaryduringthetransfer,whilstthesamplingrateismoreorlessconstant.Furthermoreitis
difficulttoguaranteetheproperidentityofasampletakenoveralongperiodoftime.Thisisnotmeanttodiscouragetheships
officersfromtakingadripsampleduringloading,butonlytomentiontheweakpointsofthemethod.Infact,dripsampleduring
loadingmaybetheonlywaytoestablishwhetheracargowascontaminatedduringthepumpingonboardorashore.

Beforeunloadingcargosamplesarenormallytakenfromtheship'stanks.Thecargosamplesshouldbesealedandmarkedon
board,particularlyifnoindependentsurveyorispresent.Theshipshouldkeeponesampleforfuturereferenceincaseofany
disputesarising.Thesamplesshouldbestoredinadarkandcoolroomespeciallyputasideforthispurpose.Theroomshould
havesteelbulkheadsandbeopentotheweatherdeck.

Samplesofproductswhichdeteriorateorchangewith,time(egstyrene,vegetableoils)havealimitedpurposefulstoragetimeon
board.Withegphosphoricacidthesamplesmayremainrepresentativeasregardschemicalcomposition,butmaynotbesoas
regardscontentsofsediments,However,normallythesamplesarestoredoneyear,whichisthenormalrespiteformakingany
claim.

Samplingatdeeplevelsiscarriedoutwithcontainerswhichareloweredupsidedownorhavevalvesorothermeansoffilling
themselvesupatthedeeperlevel.Samplingatvariousdifferentlevelsisnecessaryforproductswhichhaveatendencytostratify,
vizphosphoricacidwhichmaycontainahigherpercentageofsolidsnearthetankbottomthanattoplevel.

Safetyprecautions

Samplingisrisky,vapoursorsprayfromtheproductmaycausepoisoning,causticburnsorscaldingofpersonnel.Releaseofsmall
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amountsofproductsmayalsocauseproblemsondeckortheenvironment(terminal,water).Forthesereasons,itisabsolutely
necessarytocomplywiththestrictestsafetyregulationsandtherequirementsofthematerialsafetydatasheets.

Whensamplesaretakenthroughtankopenings(hatches),personnelshouldstaytothewindwardsideoftheopening.Depending
onthepropertiesofthecargo,suitableprotectiveclothingshouldbewornasrequired.Whentakingsamplesfromlinesunder
pressuretheriskofsprayfromtheproductshouldbetakenintoaccount.

Closedsamplingtobecarriedoutwheneverpossibleexceptatmanifold.

Samplingshouldnottakeplaceuntil30minutesafterloadinghasbeencompletedtoensureanystaticchargeshavebeen
dissipated.Earthingrequirementsoftheinstrumentmustalwaysbecompliedwith,asperthemanufacturersinstructions.The
bondingconnectionmustbetestedbyshipstaffpriortoeachcargooperationandifanyabnormalitiesarefound,theinstrument
istobewithdrawnfromserviceuntilrectified.

Labels

Thelabelsofthecargosamplesmustatleastcontainthefollowinginformation:

1.Nameofthevessel
2.Portofloading
3.Cargo
4.Tank
5.Dateandtime
6.Signature,voyageno.ofChiefOfficerandwherepossible,thesurveyor.

StorageandDisposalofSamples

Allsamplesthatremainonboardaretobeproperlystoredinthesamplelocker.Alistofallsamplesstored,themethodofdisposal
ofallsamples(includingarecordofreceiptswhenthesearedisposedofashore)istobemaintainedbytheChiefOfficer.

Thestoragespaceshouldbemadeofmaterialsfullyresistanttothedifferentchemicalsintendedtobestowedandtobecell
dividedinordertoavoidshiftingofthebottlesatsea.Samplesthatmayreactwitheachotherdangerouslyarenottobestowed
closetoeachother.Incompatiblecargosamplestobestowedseparatelyfollowingacargocompatibilitychartasper46CFR.
Adequateventilation(notnecessarilymechanical)istobeprovidedatthestoragespace.

ItisprohibitedtostoreChemical/Oilsamples(evenforbriefperiods)inroomsorlockersnotintendedforthispurpose.

TheChiefOfficeristomaintainarecordofallsampleswiththedate,grade,sourceanddisposaldate/method.

Ingeneral,samplescanbedisposedoffthree(3)monthsafterdischargeofthecargo,unless:Thereisacargoclaim,orThereare
specialinstructionsfromCharterers.

PropyleneOxide(POMixtures)andAcrylicAcidsamples,duetotheirhazardousnature,mustnotbestoredonboard.

TheChiefOfficerhastopreventivelyauthoriseanycargosampledisposal.Cargosamplesmaybedisposedofinthefollowing
manner.

a)Deliveredtoashorereceptionfacilityandacertificateofreceiptissued.

b)Addedtoeither:

i)Tankcleaningwatersofasimilargradehavingthesamepollutioncategoryandchemicalcompatibility(MARPOLAnnex2cargo)
or

ii)Slops(MARPOLAnnex1)Assoonasthecargosampleisdisposedofaccordingly,thelogbookshouldbeupdatedwiththe
requiredinformation.

Samplingonland

Samplesfromthelandtankandlinearealwaystakenbytheindependentsurveyor,withoutashipsrepresentativebeingpresent.

Samplingonboard

Samplingonboardshouldalwaysbewitnessedbyanofficer.Allpersonnelinvolvedinsamplingoperationsmustwearthe
appropriateprotectiveequipmentfortheChemicalstobesampledpriortothecommencementoftheoperation.

Samplingcargoundernitrogenblanket

Incaseofcargoesloadedandtransportedunderpermanentnitrogenblanket,thesamplesmustnotbetakenthroughtank
openings,sinceotherwisethemoistureand/oroxygenintheairmightreactwiththecargo.Samplingcanonlybedonebymeans
ofasuitablevalveandpumpingaroundorwithhelpoftheclosedsamplingdeviceoratpumpstackrunningcargopump.All
safetyregulationsapplicableforthesituationandthecargomustbecompliedwith.

Releaseofsamplestothirdparties

SamplesmustonlybereleasedtothirdpartiesunderdirectinstructionsfromCharterersand/orManagementOfficeandadetailed
receipthastobeobtainedforeachsample.Samplesrelatingtoacargoclaimmayonlybehandedovertoarepresentativeofa
P&IClubandaftergettingareceiptforthesame.

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Disposalofsamples

Samplesshouldonlybedisposedoftoapprovedshorereceptionfacilitiesandreceiptsforthedisposalmustbeobtainedand
maintainedonboard.

Samplingprogramme

Acompletesamplingprogrammeconsistsofthefollowingelements:

1.Samplefromtheshoretank/line
2.Manifoldsample
3.Samplefromtheshipslineand/orpumpstack.

Inthelattercasethevalve(s)tothetanki.e.dropvalveanddeliveryremainclosed.i)FirstFootsampleii)Samplefrom
completedtankAtleastenoughcargoshouldbeinthetanktofillasamplebottle.FirstFootsamplereferstofillingthetank
approximatelyatonefootinnagelevel.

LineFlushing

Ifaproductistobeloadedintoseveraltanks,eitheracertainamountofcargoistransferredfromtanktotankuntilinthelasta
footsamplecanbetaken,oralltankswillreceiveonefootcargo.Circulationrinsingwithproductmayberequiredtowashlines
Washingoftanksusingrecirculatedcargotoobtainsatisfactorysamplesisnottobeundertakenwithoutdirectmanagement
officeapprovalandspecialsafetyprecautions.

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Followingreferencepublicationsprovideusefulguidanceandinternationalregulationsforcarryinghazardouschemicalsatsea.

SOLAS(latestconsolidatededition)
MARPOL73/78(latestconsolidatededition)
BCH/IBCCode
InternationalSafetyGuideforOilTankersandTerminals(ISGOTT)
TankerSafetyGuide(Chemicals)
ShiptoShipTransferGuide(Petroleum)
SafetyinOilTankers
SafetyinChemicalTankers
IMDGCode
SupplementtoIMDGCode(IncludingMFAGandEms)
SOPEP
CleanSeasGuideforOilTankers
FOSFA(forOils,SeedsandFats)
PreventionofOilSpillagethroughCargoPumproomSeaValves
CHRISGuide(USCG)
ChemicalDataGuideforBulkShipmentbyWater(CondensedChris)
MSDSforparticularcargocarried
ChemicalTankCleaningGuide

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