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What is NOT a responsibility of the tankerman in charge of loading an unmanned tank barge?

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What is NOT a responsibility of the tankerman in charge of loading an unmanned tank barge?

🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR Part 35 and 46 CFR Part 39 – operational safety for tank vessels and barges • Typical duties of a tankerman in charge (PIC) during transfer operations • Difference between cargo-transfer responsibilities and facility/terminal or vessel-traffic control responsibilities

💭 Think About

• Which of these options is clearly part of direct cargo-transfer safety (things the tankerman can personally control on or immediately around the barge)? • For each choice, ask: Is this normally the barge PIC’s duty, or is it more likely the facility’s/terminal’s or another authority’s job? • Think about what the tankerman must ensure is present before and during loading versus what is handled by outside parties such as tugs, terminals, or port authorities.

✅ Before You Answer

• For each option, decide if it is spelled out as a tankerman PIC duty in current regulations or standard operating procedures (verify in 46 CFR). • Ask: Does this task involve managing transfer equipment and fire/explosion hazards directly, which is squarely in the tankerman’s lane? • Ask: Does this task sound more like controlling other traffic or access in the waterway, which may fall under a different authority than the tankerman on an unmanned barge?

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What is NOT a responsibility of the tankerman in charge of loading an unmanned tank barge?

Enforcement of smoking restrictions

Protecting cargo hose with chafing gear

Restricting vessels from coming alongside the barge

Insuring that a combustible gas indicator is aboard

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What is NOT a responsibility of the tankerman in charge of loading an unmanned tank barge?

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What is NOT a responsibility of the tankerman in charge of loading an unmanned tank barge?