BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 5
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
The annual inspection of all safety equipment and key mechanisms of Kulevi Oil Terminal’s vessels was held to ensure the safety and longevity of its equipment, Trend reports citing the terminal’s website.
“These detailed inspections also ensure the conformance of our vessels’ component parts to rigorous standards approved by International Maritime Regulations. Each vessel is provided with various pieces of safety equipment and materials, which are subject to regular technical examination. For this purpose, we have the contract with a specialized company with the highest standards of certification. This company undertakes the detailed inspection, repair, and certification of the safety equipment on the Marian B vessel,” reads the message from the Black Sea oil terminal of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR in Georgia's Kulevi port.
The certification of this equipment covers the most important, life-saving items such as:
- Life buoys
- Life jackets
- Life rafts
- Lifeboats
- Electrical protective and mechanical equipment
- Immersions suits
- Breathing apparatus
- First-aid kits
- Metrology equipment
- Hydrostatic equipment
- Firefighting equipment
- Lifting equipment
All the defective or non-compliant equipment identified during the inspection has been removed and replaced with new well-functioning equipment. Each piece of equipment that is changed during the repair work is issued a quality certificate and is subject to a proper warranty period.
All life safety equipment is issued validity certificates in compliance with the IMO guidelines and resolutions. The annual inspection is a vital part of our operational work and helps maintain our responsible corporate culture.
Kulevi oil terminal is used for shipment of crude oil, fuel oil, diesel fuel, gas oil, methanol, aviation fuel, propylene, liquid pyrolysis resin, naphtha, isopropyl alcohol, diesel fuel with ultra-low sulfur content, industrial oil, and condensate.
The terminal in the Kulevi port was put into operation in May 2008, and the transshipment of oil products was launched in June. The total capacity of the terminal is 10 million tons of liquid bulk oil cargo per year, including three million tons of oil, three million tons of diesel fuel, and four million tons of fuel oil. The total capacity of the tank farm of the terminal is 402,000 cubic meters.
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