The Coast Guard’s Liquefied Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise, or LGC NCOE, has released Field Notice 01-15, titled LNG Bunkering Recommendation.

The field notice is critically important for all parties involved in liquefied natural gas bunkering operations to fully understand the risks that are presented when transferring LNG. While LNG can be handled safely, it’s cryogenic, asphyxiant and flammability hazards must be recognized and mitigated in order to avoid serious personnel injury, vessel damage and/or other harmful effects. This LGC NCOE field notice augments existing policy with recommendations based off best practices and lessons learned observed during recent LNG bunkering operations. The information provided in this field notice is to be used as recommendations to help ensure the safety of marine LNG bunkering operations.

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