Ships Fuel - NLV Pole Star - 24th July 2021

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Good Morning, The NLV Pole Star requires bunkers, can you please quote for the follows; Seventy Thousand (70,000) litres Marine Gas Oil conforming to ISO 8217 DMA with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%. Delivery to be made by way of road tanker in 2 loads of 35,000L or via shore pipeline. To be delivered to the vessel at Scrabster Harbour, Berth TBA, on Monday 26th July 2021 at 1400 hours. Supplier to provide two samples from each tanker, fuel quality report and delivery note containing all of the relevant information before pumping commences in compliance with Marpol Annex VI Regulations. Vessel IMO No. 9211987. 3" pipe connection required to connect to vessel's delivery point. Please provide prices by 14:00 hours due to the late notice of this request, prices should be sent to procurement@nlb.org.uk Suppliers shall at all times comply with the following provisions:- . Health and Safety at Work etc Act and relevant regulations . Employees (and contractors) must be familiar and understand, apply and comply with risk assessments, safe systems of work and transport documents and carry these within the vehicle . The supplier shall be aware of the requirements of MARPOL and the Environmental Protection Act and provide a tanker spill response kit and plug scuppers to prevent fuel from escaping. Note - NLB will provide absorbent socks around the tanker delivering fuel to divert any spillages as much as possible away from water courses. . The provisions laid down by the Carriage of Dangerous Goods Regulations (ADR) as amended from time to time . Bunkering Operations are to be conducted in accordance with the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR). No ignition sources are within 25 metres (safe zone) of any bunker flange and/or vent pipes associated with the transfer operation. . Bunkering operations are to take place during daylight hours . Notification (including relevant documentation) must be given to the relevant controller of the premises of the bunker arrival . Communication arrangements (to enable instructions and for use during emergency situations) will be provided by NLB when fuelling which will either be verbal or via intrinsically safe two way radios The personal protective equipment that must be worn by bunker drivers when delivering fuel to our ships are:- . Protective gloves . High visibility vest . Hard hat . Safety goggles . Torch (intrinsically safe) if required . Lifejacket (if within 1 metre of the water's edge however ever effort should be made to avoid this and a guideline should be used to enable the hose to be pulled in to the ship) . Eyewash