Article 10.07 - Obligation to exercise vigilance during filling operations

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1. For bunkering motorized vessels excluding small craft must use bunker boats, bunker stations or tank trucks specially designated by the competent authorities.

2. During filling operations involving fuel or lubricating oil, the boatmaster shall ensure that:

(a) the receiving vessel is secured in such a way that no strain is exerted on the pipes and hoses during the entire filling operation;

(b) the amount to be supplied is within the readable indicators of the capacity-gauging device;

(c) when tanks are filled individually, the shut-off valves located in the connecting piping between the tanks are closed;

(d) the filling operation is supervised; and

(e) fuel tanks shall be safeguarded against fuel spills during bunker by means of appropriate onboard technical devices which shall be entered in item 52 of the ship’s certificate. If fuel is taken on from bunker stations with their own technical devices to prevent fuel spills on board during bunkering, these equipment requirements shall no longer apply.

3. In addition, the boatmaster shall ensure that, before starting the filling operation, the bunker station, bunker boat or tank truck supervising person and vessel crew member responsible for the filling operation have filled in and signed a checklist (in two copies) and agreed on the following:

(a) The automatic shut-off device (if any) is in proper working order;

(b) A safe and direct way of communication;

(c) The quantity to be supplied to each tank and the filling rate, in particular, with regard to possible problems with the tank ventilation systems;

(d) The order in which the tanks are to be filled;

(e) The speed of navigation in case of filling when under way.

An example of the checklist is included in annex 11.

4. The boatmaster and supervising person of the bunker station, bunker boat or tank truck are authorized to start the filling operation only after agreement has been reached on the points set forth in paragraph 3 above.

5. The supervising person of the bunker station, bunker boat or tank truck must interrupt the filling immediately if the supervisor on board of the receiving vessel is leaving the filling location or a safe and direct way of communication is no longer guaranteed.

6. The checklist must be stored for a minimum of six months by the receiving vessel and bunker station, bunker boat or tank truck. The competent authority is allowed to inspect the checklists.