5.1 General
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5.1 General

  5.1.1 A local reading pressure gauge should be fitted between the stop valve and the connection to shore at each bunker pipe.

  5.1.2 Pressure gauges should be fitted to gas pump discharge lines and to the bunkering lines.

  5.1.3 A bilge well in each tank room surrounding an independent liquid gas storage tank should be provided with both a level indicator and a temperature sensor. Alarm should be given at high level in bilge well. Low temperature indication should lead to automatic closing of main tank valve.

Parent topic: Chapter 5 – Control, Monitoring and Safety Systems
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