It is the intent of this article to prescribe
regulations consistent with nationally and internationally recognized
good practice for the safeguarding, to a reasonable degree, of life
and property from the hazards of fire and explosion arising from the
bulk handling and use of petroleum products being loaded or discharged
by tank vessels in that portion of Port Jefferson Harbor coming under
the jurisdiction of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson.
A.
The provisions of this article shall apply to all
types and sizes of self-propelled and towed ships and barges, the
main cargo of which is flammable or combustible liquid which is being
transferred from ships or vessels to shore storage facilities or from
shore storage facilities to ships or vessels.
B.
Whenever or wherever a provision of this article prescribes
any greater requirement or higher standard aboard ships loading or
discharging petroleum products than is imposed by any other law, ordinance,
rule or regulation, the provision of this article shall govern.
C.
It shall be the duty of the wharfmaster or plant superintendent,
or his delegated representative, to acquaint all ship or vessel masters
with the provisions of this article prior to the start of cargo transfer
and to apply, to the best of their ability, all provisions of this
article and to obtain a permit from the master or officer in charge
of the vessel for access to the vessel by a representative of the
Fire Prevention Bureau of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson
at any time while the vessel is moored in Port Jefferson Harbor.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following
terms shall, for the purpose of this article, have the meanings indicated
in this section:
Accepted by the Fire Marshal as a result of his investigation
and experience, or by reason of test, listing or approval by Underwriters'
Laboratories, Inc., the National Fire Protection Association, the
American Petroleum Institute or the United States Coast Guard.
An electrically conductive wire of sufficiently low resistance
to permit free conduction of static charges, but of a wire gauge sufficiently
large to assure adequate mechanical strength.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention of the Village of Port Jefferson.
That part of the midship superstructure of a tanker which
is immediately over the main deck and which does not contain accommodation(s).
When applied to tank vessels, that such vessel is covered
by a certificate of inspection issued by the United States Coast Guard.
When applied to men employed on tank vessels, the term refers to a
certificate of ability issued by the United States Coast Guard.
All vessels normally plying or navigating the waters of oceans
20 nautical miles or less offshore or any harbors, sounds or rivers.
Any liquid having a flash point at or above
140º F. closed-cup method of test, or 150º F. open-cup,
and below 200º F., and shall be known as "Class III liquids."
Any combustible liquid when heated to, or higher
than, its flash point shall be subject to the applicable requirements
of Class I and/or Class II liquids.
One or more tanker certificated members of the
ship's crew having duty on the loading deck under the supervision
of a ranking ship's officer.
In the case of unmanned barges, the owners,
masters or persons in charge of such barges shall ensure that a person
holding a valid license as a master, mate, pilot or engineer or a
certificated tankerman is on duty to perform transfer operations,
which licensed person or certificated tankerman shall be considered
as the person in charge of the manned tank barge. Where the bulk liquid
cargo to be transferred is covered by the requirements of Section
35.01-55, United States Coast Guard, the officer in charge, Marine
Inspection, Third Coast Guard District, shall be furnished satisfactory
documentary evidence that such person is trained in and capable of
performing competently the necessary operations which relate to the
transfer of such cargo.
Steel cables capable of withstanding a strain in excess of
the maximum pull exerted by a docking tug.
The Fire Marshal or any delegated representative of the Bureau
of Fire Prevention of the Village of Port Jefferson.
Any device or assembly of a cellular, tubular, pressure or
other type used for preventing the passage of flames into enclosed
spaces.
A fitted single- or multiple-layer screen of corrosion-resistant
wire of not less than 30 x 30 mesh if single or 20 x 20 if multiple.
Multiple layers must be spaced not less than 1/2 inch nor more than
1 1/2 inches apart.
Any liquid having a flash point below 140º
F. closed-cup method of test, or 150º F. open-cup, and having
a vapor pressure not exceeding 40 pounds per square inch (absolute)
at 100º F.
The temperature in degrees Fahrenheit at which a liquid gives
off flammable vapor.
Free from dangerous concentrations of flammable or toxic
gases.
All tank vessels normally navigating or plying the waters
of any ocean or gulf more than 20 nautical miles offshore.
That body of navigable water as shown on United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 361; and which is bounded on the east
by the Incorporated Village of Belle Terre, on the south and southwest
by the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson, on the west by the
Incorporated Village of Poquott and on the north by Long Island Sound
and the beaches thereof.
An automatic dual-purpose valve, commonly fitted in the gas
lines of tanks, the operation of which relieves either pressure or
vacuum in a tank.
A structure on the main deck and extending from side to side
or as near thereto as possible.
Any person holding a certificate issued by the United States
Coast Guard attesting his competency in the handling of flammable
or combustible cargo in bulk, or is any person holding a valid license
as master, mate, pilot or engineer.
Any vessel normally used for harbor, sound or deepwater towing,
assisting in maneuvering or docking vessels.
By arrangement with the master or officer in
charge of the vessel, the Fire Marshal and any inspector of the Bureau
of Fire Prevention may, at any and all hours, board any vessel handling
petroleum products for the purpose of making an inspection or investigating
which, under the provisions of this article, he or they may deem necessary
to be made.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Fire Marshal to inspect,
or cause to be inspected by the Bureau of Fire Prevention, any or
all vessels handling petroleum products within the confines of Port
Jefferson Harbor as often as may be necessary for the purpose of ascertaining
and causing to be corrected any condition liable to cause fire, endanger
life or property from fire, or any violation of the provisions or
intent of this article and of any other ordinance affecting the fire
hazard.
B.
The Fire Marshal and the Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall cooperate with the Board of Fire Commissioners of Port Jefferson
Fire District in making inspections aboard vessels handling petroleum
products within the confines of Port Jefferson Harbor at the request
of the Board of Fire Commissioners or the Chief of the Port Jefferson
Fire Department.
Whenever the Fire Marshal or the Bureau of Fire
Prevention shall find on any vessel handling petroleum products any
violation of this article, he or it may order the vessel to suspend
the cargo transfer operations immediately and order such violations
to be removed or remedied. At such time as the condition is corrected
to the satisfaction of the inspector, cargo transfer operations may
be resumed.
The service of orders for the correction of
violations of this article shall be made on the master, chief officer
or ranking duty officer by verbally informing the officer in charge
of the conditions and confirming it by issuance of a written report
delivered to the officer.
This article shall not be construed to subject
the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson, the Bureau of Fire Prevention
of said Village, the Port Jefferson Fire District, the Port Jefferson
Fire Department, or any officers or employees thereof, to any civil
or other liability for any damage to persons or property by reason
of the inspection or cessation of cargo transfer operations resulting
from violations of this article ordered to be corrected.
[Amended 1-5-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015]
A person, including the owner or owners, the captain or other officer in command of a vessel where a violation of the provisions of this article has been committed or shall exist, and including any other person who knowingly commits, takes part or assists in any such violation or who fails to comply with any order of the Fire Marshal or the Bureau of Fire Prevention following issuance of said order, shall be deemed to have violated this article and will be subject to the penalties provided in § 1-2 of the Code of the Village of Port Jefferson.
A.
The responsibility for the safety of cargo operations
and compliance with the requirements of this article rests with the
senior deck officer on duty who shall be a licensed officer on self-propelled
vessels or a certificated tankerman on towed vessels.
B.
The following requirements shall be met prior to movement
of cargo:
(1)
Sufficient bow-and-stern and forward-and-after spring
lines shall be rigged so as to prevent undue ranging of the vessel
in the berth.
(2)
A red signal (flag by day and electric lantern by
night) shall be so placed as to be visible on all sides.
(3)
All manifold outlets shall be blinded while ship is
being moored.
(4)
At time gangway is rigged, warning placards shall
be displayed to warn persons approaching the gangway. The placards,
which are in letters not less than two inches high, are to read:
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(5)
A warning sign shall be placed in the radio room warning
against the use of radio or radar equipment during the transfer of
cargo.
(6)
Hazardous repair work on board shall be prohibited
while vessel is alongside.
(7)
Bonding cables, ship-to-shore, shall be rigged and
connected to the piping through which cargo is to be transferred.
If a switch is used in this circuit, the switch must be open when
cable is connected and switch closed after connection is made up.
(8)
A bonding cable shall be attached to the loading hose,
the other end of which shall be connected to the manifold prior to
removal of the blind flange.
(9)
Drip pans shall be in place prior to removal of the
blind flange(s).
(10)
Scuppers shall be plugged.
(11)
Cargo hose connections shall be properly made
with allowance for movement of the vessel, all flanged joints properly
gasketed and tight and, where bolted, with not less than four bolts,
and hoses shall be properly supported. Blinds remain in place until
hose is ready to be connected.
(12)
Absorbent material, such as sawdust or sand,
shall be readily available for cleaning up deck spills.
(13)
Manifold connections not being used shall be
kept blinded.
(14)
All sea valves connected to the cargo piping
system shall be closed and lashed or sealed to indicate that they
should not be open during cargo operations.
(15)
Stern discharge lines, if not being used, shall
be blocked off ahead of the after house, preferably not higher than
main-deck level.
(16)
Smoking shall not be permitted aboard the vessel
while alongside nor on the pier, except in specifically designated
areas selected by the Captain and the Wharf Superintendent or the
Fire Marshal. Smoking rooms generally designated are officers' and
crew's mess rooms or other rooms abaft the cargo tanks not having
doors or ports which open directly on or over the tanks.
(17)
Ullage screens will be in place at all times
except when actually gauging tank.
(18)
Cargo tank lids shall be closed while ship is
being docked.
(19)
Emergency towing wires of sufficient length
to reach water surface having a suitable eye at the outboard end will
be rigged through forward and after chocks on the offshore side.
(20)
Fire-fighting hoses and equipment shall be rigged
and ready for immediate operation. Hose lines shall be stretched along
catwalks, two on fore deck, two on after deck, in such manner that
two streams can be played on any one point. If ship is equipped with
foam monitors so located as to adequately cover both fore and after
decks, then hose lines need not be rigged.
B.
Cargo requiring heating shall be maintained at a temperature
not exceeding 10º F. below the flash point as shown on Saybolt
or other recognized laboratory analysis reports for the individual
cargo, except that, depending on certain conditions, such as but not
confined to atmospheric temperatures or conditions, mechanical difficulties
in transfer equipment or for other reasons, a cargo temperature not
exceeding 5º F. below the flash point may be maintained upon
granting of special permission by the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
C.
Cargo hatches shall be kept closed except by special
permission of the Fire Marshal or Bureau of Fire Prevention.
D.
Lines shall be tended and adjusted as required to
compensate for tide and flotation of ship.
E.
Emergency wires shall be kept trimmed as necessary
with eye at water's edge.
F.
Mast vents shall be used if ship is so equipped. All
vents, either deck or mast, shall be in good operable condition. Tanks
shall not be vented through cargo hatches, butterworth plates or other
than standard venting systems.
G.
Ullage screens shall be in place at all times except
when actually gauging tanks. Ullage caps shall be kept on pins.
H.
Ports and doors in amidship accommodations shall be
closed with a minimum of one dog engaged at all times during cargo
transfer except for one door on after side to permit access. This
door shall be kept closed except for exit or entry.
I.
Ports and doors to quarters and living spaces on the
main and poop deck levels aft that overlook the tank deck shall be
kept closed with a minimum of one dog engaged during cargo transfer
and access to the poop deck house made by means of the side doors.
Side portholes on main and poop deck levels more than 25 feet aft
of forward bulkhead of afterhouse may be left open if in the opinion
of the inspector it may be done without risk of accumulation of vapors
in quarters. Doors that are required to be closed shall be clearly
so marked.
J.
Gas freeing or cleaning of tanks shall be prohibited
while ship is alongside.
K.
Boiler tubes shall not be blown at any place within
the confines of the harbor proper, nor will the emission of smoke
or other substance be permitted, except that normal emission of smoke
for a period not exceeding five minutes due to lighting off a boiler.
L.
Repairs to engines or steering gear that would prevent
the ship from being readily maneuverable or navigable shall not be
permitted while ship is in the harbor except under extreme emergency
and then only with approval of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. Hot
work is prohibited while ship or vessel is in port except by express
permission of the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
M.
All wharfs and piers in the harbor shall be equipped
with sufficient fire-attack and control equipment meeting the approval
of the Bureau of Fire Prevention in conjunction with the Chief of
the Port Jefferson Fire Department. In the event that any wharf or
pier is not so equipped within a reasonable length of time, docking
tugboats assisting vessels berthing at such wharf or pier shall then
remain in the harbor on emergency standby until cargo transfer is
completed and ship is underway departing the harbor.
N.
Overall or over-the-top ballasting shall not be permitted unless the tank has been stripped and/or is gas free. If necessary to ballast such a tank other than through cargo lines, it shall be done through a pipe reaching to the bottom of the tank. Because of the fact that when ballast is loaded into tanks which have not been gas-freed, gas will be expelled which may be within the limits of flammability on mixing with air, the precautions as outlined in Subsections C and D shall be carefully observed. Galley stoves shall be shut down while ballasting or loading unless the Master, Fire Inspector and Terminal Superintendent jointly agree that no hazard would be created by their operation. However, stoves using nonglowing electrical elements may be used.
O.
Cargo transfer and ballasting operations shall be
stopped and tank openings secured should stack sparks be observed
on the vessel or on a nearby vessel during severe electrical storms
or in the event of a fire on the vessel or in the vicinity.
P.
During cold weather, the proper functioning of pressure/vacuum
relief valves must be checked.
Q.
The use of electrical extension cords or wandering
electrical leads and the use of hand lamps or flashlights, other than
those approved for use in hazardous atmospheres, is prohibited.
R.
At the start of, and at regular intervals throughout
loading or discharging, watch shall be kept to ensure that petroleum
is not escaping overboard.
S.
Leakage. Should leakage occur from a hose or other
cargo connection, cargo operations through that line shall be stopped
until the defect has been remedied. Should a hose burst, all cargo
operations shall be stopped. Arrangements shall be made to minimize
spillage when disconnecting and to contain any which does occur. If
a permanent fitting is not provided, a portable tray shall be placed
under the connections. Any oil spillage on deck shall be immediately
mopped up or otherwise recovered. A supply of sand, sawdust or other
absorbent material shall be kept ready for use near the hose connections.
T.
Ullaging. Manual ullaging for any reason and tank
sampling shall be carried out only through the regular ullage ports
provided, and these shall be opened only long enough to carry out
the operation. Only nonconductive ullage tapes or sounding rods shall
be used.
[Amended 1-5-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015]
A.
Discharge or escape of oil or oil-contaminated water from any vessel
into harbor waters is strictly forbidden.
Each petroleum terminal, tank farm or bulk storage
facility handling bulk petroleum products to or from vessels shall
establish a set of terminal regulations meeting the approval of the
Bureau of Fire Prevention based on this article, copies of which shall
be presented to and signed by the Master of the vessel and a representative
of the company receiving or dispensing the bulk cargo, the Master
of the vessel thereby agreeing to comply with the regulations by signing
all copies, one to be retained aboard the vessel, the other to be
retained by the company receiving or dispensing petroleum products.
