DIN EN ISO 28460:2011-04

The original liquefied natural gas (LNG) business was based on long-term sale and purchase agreements with essentially dedicated fleets and terminals and each party having a thorough understanding of the particular ship/shore interface, which resulted in a safe and reliable operation. The considerable growth of the LNG short-term and spot cargo markets has resulted in the requirement to ensure that the ship/shore interface issues are standardized and well understood to ensure the continuing safe transportation of LNG. It is necessary that each LNG port facility and terminal have its own specific safety and operational systems and that LNG carriers using the facility comply with these systems. For all vessels, it is necessary to take particular care to ensure that the basic requirements laid down in this International Standard are understood and applied at each cargo transfer in order to ensure the safe, secure and efficient transfer of cargo between ship and shore or vice versa. This International Standard relates to marine operations during the vessel's port transit and the transfer of cargo at the ship/shore interface taking into account the publications of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Society of International Gas Tankers and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO), the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL) and the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF). Relevant publications by these and other organizations are listed in the Bibliography. It is not necessary that the provisions of this document be applied retrospectively and it is recognized that national and/or local laws and regulations take precedence where they are in conflict with this International Standard.