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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR LIGHT OIL UNLODING.

SYSTEM NAME:

 Light oil Unloading System.

OBJECTIVE:

 To ensure smooth, safe and conscious operating procedure for Light fuel oil unloading and
storage.

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION:

 HSD is imported to the site by means of tankers. A truck unloading station consists of
flexible hoses, suction strainers, unloading pumps and manifolds to transfer the truck
contents into the HSD tank. One unloading pump with the capacity of 500 litres per min.
The truck unloading operation is totally manual.

 The volume of the HSD storage tanks is of 100 m3, which corresponds to the fuel
requirement for seven, considering one false start in each start up attempt.

SAFETY CHECKS:

 Ensure all Kind of permit to works are closed.

 Ensure proper earthling is done for all the electrical equipment’s.
 All the pipelines & equipment’s are properly fixed & supported.
 Provision of Jumpers in all the flange joints is available.
 Ensure coupling guard is fixed properly for all rotating equipment’s.
 Ensure that the dyke, surrounding area is clean and free of any combustible materials.
 Ensure the use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment’s.
 Ensure availability of appropriate type of portable fire extinguishers at designated
locations.

ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKS

 Check the surroundings for Oil leakage or Spillage before starting the unloading.
 Check for unwanted fire hazard material near by the surroundings.
 Make sure vehicle tyres are arrested and engines are switched off.
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Make Sure the Following Valves Position before start unloading.

 All drain valves are closed in pump suction side

 Pump suction valve is in open condition.
 Open root valves of DP Switch
 Close Suction strainer drain valve
 Open root valve of suction pressure indicator
 Close pump casing drain valve
 Open root valve of discharge pressure indicator
 Open pump discharge valve

Following activities to be carried out and ensured, receiving of light oil Tanker

 The truck will be first Gross weighted and from Weigh Bridge Information will be sent to
Control room
 The truck will be positioned outside the Unloading Point and Ensure that the individual
compartment of the tanker is sealed.
 Key number from Invoice will be verified and corresponding key (provided by BP) will be
taken from control room for Opening tanker Manifold lock.
 The truck will be parked in flat surface and allowed to settle for 10-15 min.
 Meanwhile, the calibration certificate with dip level will be checked and validity along with
seal at the bottom of the dip rod will be checked.
 The o/l marking and p/l marking on the dip scale corresponding to each compartment is
checked along with the calibration certificate and Invoice.
 Each compartment level will be checked with Dip scale along with Water paste for
detection of water.
 After position the taker in the unloading point Truck’s engine will be switched off and key
will be taken under engineer’s custody.
 Oil sample from each compartment will be collected for checking the density
 If any discrepancy found in Dip level, the same will be escalated to Shift Incharge and then
the same will be escalated to BP thru HO Purchase.
 Tank level has to be recorded with value by finishing of each compartment in unloading log
sheet.
 Once a low pressure indication comes on the suction side of the unloading pump, stop the
pump
 Record final level of the storage tank, and Close the truck manifold valve
 All the compartments will be checked visually after completion and the truck will be moved
back and forth twice to remove the bottom settled oil.
 After Unloading, the Truck will be tare weighed at Weigh Bridge.
 After completion of tare weight Final weighment slip will submitted to shift Incharge thru
filed operator.
 After verification of the corresponding valves by shift Incharge invoice copy will send to
store for further process.
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 Store will make sure and cross check all related documents of Quality and Quantity before
sending the vehicle out and in case of any deviation in the vehicle will be hold until the
clarification or instruction from superiors.
 Store Incharge will be only authorised person to send the out the vehicle.

Note:

 Checklist on “HSD unloading from tank trucks” has to be filled and all the activities to be ensured

 As per Oil marketing companies, the Difference in Dip level can be contended along with density
measurement and the Density difference between loading and receipt shall be less than 0.003.
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LIGHT OIL UNLOADING LOG & CHECK SHEET

Date Name of the Driver :

Vehicle No Name of the Agency :

Log Sheet
Vehicle In Time Level In Invoice In Dip Scale Water check Remarks

Vehicle Out Time C1

Gross weight C2
Tare Weight C3
Net weight C4
Density in invoice Density as per lab
After After
Tank Initial After C3 After C4 Final
C1 C2
level

Check Sheet
S.No Description Status

1 Truck seal to be checked before entering to the unloading point by store.

2 Invoice to be collected and Vehicle Number to be cross checked

Each compartment level will be checked and recorded in Unloading log sheet with
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Dip scale along with Water paste for detection of water.
After position the taker in the unloading point Truck’s engine will be switched off
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and key will be taken under engineer’s custody
Sample to be collected and value has to obtain from lab be fort starting of
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unloading.

6 Healthiness of power supply to be ensured before starting.

7 Closed condition all drain valve to be ensured before start the unloading pump.

Tank level to be recorded before start the unloading and after completion of each
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compartment.

9 All the compartments will be checked visually after completion unloading

10 Truck to be moved back and forth to remove the bottom settled oil

Bottom settled oil to be collected and all compartment valve o be ensured for
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wide opening.

Name & Signature of the Engineer

Name & Signature of the Shift Incharge
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