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Linked Ship/Shore Emergency Shutdown Systems for Oil and Chemical Transfers

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum has issued recommendations to enable ship and terminal ESD systems to be linked so that manual activation by the terminal or ship will stop cargo transfer operations.

Linked ship/shore ESD systems have been a standard safety feature of LNG transfer operations for many years. Similar safety issues exist with oil and chemical transfer operations.

OCIMF explains: “The provision of linked ESD systems between ships and terminals has been hampered by the lack of an accepted industry standard for equipment to achieve the required connection.”

The information paper is co-sponsored by the Chemical Distribution Institute (CDI).

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Download OCIMF Publication: Linked Ship/Shore Emergency Shutdown Systems for Oil and Chemical Transfers

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More about the Oil Companies International Marine Forum

OCIMF is a voluntary association of oil companies having an interest in the shipment and terminalling of crude oil and oil products. OCIMF is organised to represent its membership before, and consult with, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and other government bodies on matters relating to the shipment and terminalling of crude oil and oil products, including marine pollution and safety.

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