Appendix - Example of Precautions to be Given to the Crew in Connection with Loading and Gas-Freeing Operations

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Appendix - Example of Precautions to be Given to the Crew in Connection with Loading and Gas-Freeing Operations

1 All doors leading from the outside to the accommodation and to the engine room should be closed and kept closed during these operations. Only one door on the windward side/nearest to the cargo control room is to be used as an access^footnote.

2 All doors inside the accommodation shall be kept closed during the operation.

3 The ventilation to the accommodation shall be stopped/re-circulated and the fire flaps kept closed^footnote.

4 Vapour concentrations on deck shall be measured prior to any work being undertaken.

5 The crew working on deck shall wear appropriate protective equipment.

6 Only work related to cargo handling is allowed on deck.

7 Presence of personnel in the engine room shall be kept to a minimum during these operations.

8 Bring no working clothes into the accommodation.

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