Support Craft at Liquefied Gas Facilities: Principles of Emergency Response and Protection - Offshore, 1st Edition 2016

Support Craft at Liquefied Gas Facilities: Principles of Emergency Response and Protection - Offshore, 1st Edition 2016

The information in this book is provided primarily for organisations involved in the transportation of liquefied gas cargoes, including support craft, facilities and ships. It may also be of assistance to regulators and government agencies.

The book demonstrates how risk assessment may be used to develop response and protection strategies for support craft. It considers the ‘top events’ that will typically concern operators of support craft (i.e. loss of containment, collision/grounding, loss of position, and evacuation, rescue and pollution prevention). It discusses the threats, barriers and consequences of each event and highlights the part that support craft can play in mitigating risk through planning and operational readiness. The text is supported with colour illustrations and photographs, as well as diagrams showing the ‘bowtie’ method of risk assessment and management.

 The Annexes provide useful information on:

• Response considerations and planning

• Equipment and capabilities of support craft

• Water-spray systems

• Support craft emergency response competencies

• Fire and gas dispersion modelling.

PART 1 Scope and Methodology

1 Introduction

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Scope

1.3 Risk Based Method and Terminology

1.4 Document Structure

PART 2 Assessing the Risk and the Management of Specific Events

2 The Operating Environment

3 Top Events

3.1 Loss of Containment

3.2 Collision/Grounding

3.3 Loss of Position

3.4 Evacuation, Rescue and Pollution Prevention

Annexes

Annex A – Response Considerations and Planning

Annex B – Equipment and Capabilities of Support Craft

Annex C – Water-spray Systems

Annex D – Support Craft Emergency Response Competencies

Annex E – Fire and Gas Dispersion Modelling

Annex F – Properties of Liquefied Gases

Annex G – Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations

Annex H – References