Addendum to S.C.A. Circular 3/99 regarding STS operations

The Company should include key personnel that have over 5 years of extensive experience in STS operations, which are conducted on anchor or underway.

STS superintendents (mooring masters) should be master mariners with “All tonnage foreign-going” license that is IMO recognized.

STS superintendents (mooring masters) who conduct the operation should have over 5 years of extensive experience in on anchor or underway SYS operations with similar size and tonnage of such vessels.

1. Mooring equipment guideline (OCIMF)
2. International safety guide for oil tankers and terminals (ISGOTT/ISC/OCIMF/IAPH)
3. International regulations for preventing collisions at sea (IMO)
4. Standard marine communication phrases (IMO)
5. Recommendations for oil tanker manifolds & associated equipment (OCIMF)
6. International convention on standards of training certification and watch-keeping (1995) and STCW code IMO.
7. Guidelines for handling storage, inspection and testing of hoses in the field (OCIMF)