Name: Mr. Gopalan Krishnan
Student ID: 28461 Rank: C/E
Summary:
Cargo hold bilge line chokage due to accumulation of cargo. Problems encountered in cleaning the line.
Corrective Action/ Lessons to be learnt:
Installing a proper strainer at the bilge well, suited for specific cargo that was loaded.
Incident:
Vessel loaded sintex concentrate and the bilge well strainer element was not for that specific cargo. Due to their cargo deposits got carried over in the bilge line and C/H bilge couldn’t be pumped out then the lines were disconnected section wise, cleaned and assembled. Cargo hold bilges then pumped out.