Safety Flash
Oil spill in port whilst discharging waste oil
Oil spill in port whilst discharging waste oil
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 11/11
- EnvironmentMarine Operations
- Environmental protectionHuman factorsHydrocarbon release
- Fluid transfer
- Operating and work proceduresSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Port and quayside
Summary
This safety flash describes an oil spill during waste-oil discharge from a vessel to a barge in port. Pumping paused for a crew change, and the incoming engineer received assurances that discharge could resume. Failure to follow established procedures was considered a root cause.
Classifications: Environmental protection; environmental safety; pollution prevention.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Hydrocarbon release; hydrocarbon leak; oil and gas release.
Classifications: Fluid transfer; fluid loading; fluid offloading.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Summary
The Marine Safety Forum has published Safety Flash 11-26 regarding an oil spill in port which occurred whilst a vessel was discharging waste oil.
IMCA SF 11/11. Themes: environment, marine operations.