Occupational safety & environmental compliances parameters

07 May 2025 / Fujairah, United Arab Emirates

Amendments have been made to the safety guidelines for cargo operations at Fujairah oil tanker terminals.

According to the Port of Fujairah Notice To Mariners No.363 dated 6 May 2025, for pre-arrival preparations, oil labs are required to send below information regarding cargo to be discharged before the vessel arrival:

Viscosity
- Engineering Units: Centi Stokes (CST)
- Limits: Max 500 CST @ 50 deg. C
- Applicable product groups: Fuel oils

Pour Point
- Engineering Units: Degree Centigrade (°C)
- Limits: Max 24°C
- Fuel Oils

Sulphur
- Engineering Units: Wt%
- Limits: Max 5% mass
- Applicable product groups: Fuel oil / Gas oil

Benzene Content
- Engineering Units: Volume%
- Limits: Max 50%
- Applicable product groups: Light Distillates

H2S
- Engineering Units: PPM / Black product IP 570 / White product UOP 163
- Limits: Max 10ppm (liquid phase) / Max 100 ppm (vapour phase)
- Applicable product groups: All cargoes

RVP
- Engineering Units: Psi
- Limits: Max 11.5
- Applicable product groups: Light Distillates

Mercaptan
- Engineering Units: PPM / ASTM D 3227
- Limits: Max 50 ppm (on case to case basis, 200 ppm will be accepted)
- Applicable product groups: Light Distillates / Naptha / Crude Oil / Low Sulphur Fuel Oil / Ultra Low Sulphur Fuel Oil and all other Fuel Blends

Storage Temp
- Engineering Units: Degrees Centigrade (°C)
- Limits: Max 80°C
- Applicable product groups: All Cargoes

High Pour Product Temp
- Engineering Units: Degrees Centigrade (°C)
- Limits: 20°C above pour point
- Applicable product groups: High Pour Products

Colour
- Engineering Units: L2 / ASTM D1500
- Limits: Max 3.5
- Applicable product groups: White Cargoes

Flash Point
- Engineering Units: Degrees Centigrade (°C)
- Limits: Max 60°C
- Applicable product groups: Class 3 Cargoes

Organic Chlorine
- Engineering Units: PPM
- Limits: Max 50 ppm
- Applicable product groups: White Cargoes

Water content
- Engineering Units: Volume %
- Limits: Max 4%
- Applicable product groups: Water rich Fuel Oil

Smell / odour / stench
- Engineering Units: Organoleptic
- Limits: Non-pungent / tolerable / unobjectionable
- Applicable product groups: All Cargoes

Further, a new item has been inserted for occupational safety compliance of cargo operation at the Vopak Berths at the Vopak Horizon Fujairah Limited Terminal. Oil Labs are required to send below information regarding cargo to be discharged before the vessel arrival:

H2S
- Engineering Units: PPM / Black product IP 570 / White product UOP 163
- Limits: Max 10ppm (liquid phase) / Max 100 ppm (vapour phase)
- Applicable product groups: All cargoes

Mercaptan
- Engineering Units: PPM / ASTM D 3227
- Limits: Max 50 ppm (on case to case basis, 200 ppm will be accepted)
- Applicable product groups: Light Distillates / Naptha / Crude Oil / Low Sulphur Fuel Oil / Ultra Low Sulphur Fuel Oil and all other Fuel Blends

Smell / odour / stench
- Engineering Units: Organoleptic
- Limits: Non-pungent / tolerable / unobjectionable
- Applicable product groups: All Cargoes

For information about operations in Fujairah, contact GAC Fujairah at [email protected]

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