LNG Plant Safety

What are the Goals?

This course covers the advanced aspects; of LNG Plant [Safety] operations and the practical and commercial considerations in Liquid and Gas Operations. This includes LNG operations; LNG Product Quality Assurance; LNG Ship to Facility safety; LNG Terminal interface operations; LNG tanker loading and LNG discharge safety procedures.

Who is this Training Course for?

All personnel responsible for:

• LNG plant, terminal and marine safety
• LNG loading
• Discharging and custody transfer
• Handling LNG cargoes
• LNG plant operators
• LNG handlers
• LNG vessel owners and operators
• LNG plant safety auditors
• Surveyors and inspectors
• LNG marine superintendents

Daily Agenda

Day One:  ISGOTT/MTCOT/SAFETY – LNG

• Assessment of delegates current LNG knowledge and understanding LNG Plant and Terminals
• Specific LNG safety criteria and areas that need in depth coverage after assessment of delegates knowledge base
• Asking general questions related to LNG duties, this allows customizing the LNG safety training program to ascertain optimum benefit to the delegates     
• International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT) new Edition
• LNG Safety procedures and recommendations for tanker and terminal personnel
• Oil companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)
• LNG Marine Terminal Competence and Training Guide (MTCOT)
• Critical LNG Load Master – Types of Liquid/Gas carriers and LNG Tanks
• LNG ESD 1 and 2 - Technical comparisons and LNG Containment systems
• Critical LNG – Applicable safety codes and Charterers’ requirements
• International Gas Code
• LNG Plants and Tank Type
• LNG Vessel types
• Safety Management of the LNG Tanker and Terminal/Plant Interface (ISGOTT)
• LNG Communications procedures & precautions
• LNG Pre-berthing exchange of information
• Critical LNG Information transfer from tanker to terminal
• Critical Information from LNG terminal to tanker
• LNG Cargo loads
• LNG Load Master discharge plan
• What is LNG? Specific Safety - Hazards and Risks
• Screening / Compatibility Studies of participating LNG
• LNG Ship compatibility and OPTIMOOR
• Criteria in selecting transfer area and Approval from the authorities for LNG
• LNG Security issues
• LNG Checklists and Preparations
• LNG Risk Assessments and Management, Helicopter operations, Cargo Hazards, weather conditions, Personnel injury, mooring unmooring operations

Day Two:  LNG Safety - Custody Transfer, Quality, Preparations for Loading and Unloading

• What is LNG custody Transfer?
• LNG Pre-transfer exchange of information
• MSDS - LNG
• Preparation for LNG cargo loading (responsibilities ship & shore)
• Preparation for LNG cargo discharge (responsibilities ship & shore)
• On board procedures and training
• International Ship and Port Security Code - LNG
• LNG Tanker Management Self-Assessment
• What is it, who is it for?
• Overview of elements and LNG stages
• How the TMSA is used
• LNG - SIRE inspection system
• What is it and why have it for LNG?
• The stages of LNG and Liquid/Gas Cargo Cycles
• LNG Transfer system design and parameters Contributors to Boil off Gas
• Preparation of Cargo Cycle – LNG and Liquid/Gas Terminal Compatibility Studies
• Roles and responsibility of plant/ terminal in LNG cargo transfer
• LNG Terminal loading and discharging
• LNG Ship-to-Shore operations interfaces
• LNG Safety Compatibility forms
• Procedures for Safe Mooring at LNG Plants and terminals- POAC
• LNG Safe Mooring (ISGOTT)
• LNG POAC demands and responsibilities
• LNG Terminal Interface – Load Master/POAC and Master Mariners
• LNG Jetties & SPM
• LNG Vessel Preparation of Mooring
• Loading Master monitoring of moorings
• Duties and Responsibilities of the LNG Loading Master
• Optimoor and LNG
• Berthing and letting go
• Liquid Natural Gas [LNG] - Project LNG/SIMOP/HSE/IMO/ILO
• LG Safety and Planning
• SWP/JSA Delegate Exercise - HSE Health and Safety Workplace Practices SWP/JSA for end to end
• LNG Risk Analysis and Job Safety Analysis
• Technical characteristics of LNG
• LNG Handling, storage and spill risk
• Volatile cargo and gas vapors leak from ruptured tanks, Hoses and pipelines, causing oxygen deficiencies
• Gas Hazard Monitoring Equipment for JSA
• Adverse Weather Working – Guidelines examples for JSA
• LNG Hose construction and length
• Hose quality and identification
• The LNG ‘Golden’ Safety Rules
• Confined space entry
• Process and Mechanical isolations
• Electrical isolation
• Working at Height
• Ground disturbances
• Lifting Operations
• Driving Safety
• Management of Change in Organization, Equipment, Plant, Standards or Procedures that have a Health, Safety, Integrity and/or Environmental impact
• ‘Step back’ 5 x 5 procedures

Day Three: LNG - Technical Liquid Transfer Inspections

• LNG In Service Inspections
• LNG Service Leak Testing
• COLOUR COUPLINGS INDEXES
• Operational risk profiles in LG Bunkering
• Inspections and Audit – Rigging
• Inspections and Audit – Wire Ropes
• Inspections – Handling and Chains
• Inspection - Shackles and hardware
• LNG Plant and Offshore based - Safety Checklist
• LNG Plant and Ship-shore safety checklist
• Identify improved procedures for the handling, loading and discharging of LNG
• Understand pumps and pipeline systems including loading and discharge operations for LNG
• Liquid/Gas Operations – LNG Tanker Loading and Discharging Operations and Preparations
• LNG Arrival preparations and checklists
• LNG Cryogenic Hose safety, testing and type
• Dynamic Positioning
• Jetty Approaches: Finger or Face Terminal Design Interface for LNG discharge
• Delegate Exercise – LNG Safety Operations
• LNG Cargo Safety Transfer checklists and forms required
• LNG Cargo Transfer Safety equipment required
• LG Cargo hazards, safety and risks that exist
• LNG Cargo controls
• Cargo training required for personnel (LNG Preparations forms)
• The LNG Plant/Terminal/Shore Interface/ LNG - STS and Management of Operations
• LNG and Liquid/Gas Transfer System Naval Architectures and available technologies
• LNG Ship to Ship to shore
• LNG Ship to Platform
• LNG Ship to Ship
• LNG Ship connected transfer systems and tandem configurations
• LNG System Uptime considerations of effective operations
• Meteocean conditions, prediction tools
• Organizational Skills Motivation of Operator, Ships’ Officer to cooperate LNG Liquid form measurement - Differential Flow mechanisms, design, metering and performance
• Ultrasonic Flow mechanisms, design, metering and performance
• Vortex Flow mechanisms, design, metering and performance
• Applications of flow meters, calibration, calculations, transfer principles Safety
• Case Study

Emergency Safety Response and Contingency Planning – LNG

• Protocols and how the systems are used

Day Four : Emergency Safety Response and Contingency Planning – LNG

• Things to do in case of an LNG emergency
• General Emergency Response Management
• Things to avoid during LNG emergencies
• Contingency equipment for LNG
• Spill and LNG leaks
• LNG SOPEP/SIMOPS use
• Fire or Structural damage due to LNG spills
• Poor weather and mooring failures
• Precautions against piracy
• Media management and communications, parties involved

Case Studies of Recent LNG industry incidents

LNG - Common causes of these incidents

Required LNG training and preparations

LNG Hazards and Risks moving forward

• Geographical hazards
• Crew factor
• LNG Ship and shore requirements

Preparing for the future incidents – LNG Contingency planning

STS equipment and training

Salvage of an LNG vessel

• Considerations for LNG cargo recovery
• LNG Environmental impact
• LNG Technical equipment development

Risk profiling of your LNG operations

What response is required?

• Safety Management Systems and Options for LNG

Day Five : LNG Technical Developments - LNG Engineers and Tech Superintendents – Wear down, Fatigue and Failure Management Practices and planning - LNG Fuel, STS and Bunkering

• Overview of SMS & PMS
• Working of LNG-driven engines and fuel systems
• Discuss onboard planned maintenance systems – PMS
• Discuss Trend analysis – T.A
• Analysis of Condition monitoring technical - CME
• OEM Main Engine component failures relevant to engine performance
• LNG Plant and the offshore installation interface - OIM
• On and Offshore Installation Manager [OIM] responsibilities
• Safety
• Management practices
• Ship to install procedures
• Communications
• LNG Fire and Causes – Inspection, Audits and Investigation
• The science of LNG
• Chemical and physical properties of highly-flammable fuels
• Classification of fire causes
• Chemical sources, material subject to spontaneous ignition - ships
• Materials, Cargo, Electrical heat energy
• Faulty electric circuits and equipment, replacement parts
• Fuses, exposed lights by the type
• Fixtures, motors and engine rooms leaks in fuel Systems
• Welding in burning operations and other energy sources
• Mechanical energy
• Liquids and gases
• Electrical wiring malfunctions
• LNG Fire Scene - Points of Origin, the Science of Fire
• Fire investigator safety
• Fire scene hazards
• Investigation priorities upon arrival
• Science of smoke and fuel
• Determining the point of origin
• Reconstruction of fire
• Documentation, sketches, sketching systems plotting methods