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marine oil terminal superintendent
A professional who directs and coordinates marine petroleum terminal activities concerned with delivery of crude and fuel oil, gasoline, and other petroleum products to, and receipt from, tankers, barges, or ships; storing of products in terminal tanks; and transfer of products by pipelines. Responsibilities include:
- Reviews data, such as vessel arrival date and manifest of cargo showing types and quantities of products to be offloaded or delivered, in order to plan work activities.
- Determines if storage tanks have capacity to hold quantities of products being discharged or quantities of products to be loaded, using gauging reports showing contents and levels in each tank.
- Notifies pipeline or refinery personnel of transfer requirements.
- Directs and coordinates, through subordinate supervisory personnel, connecting of oil transfer hoses, lining up of cross-connections and valves to pump products into or from vessels' tanks or storage tanks.
- Coordinates activities, such as gauging of tanks, recording tank contents temperature, and obtaining samples of products for analysis, to ensure specified quantities and types of products are received or delivered.
- Directs preparation of reports on receipt or delivery to and from vessels, pipeline, or storage tanks.
- Prepares report on status of storage tanks' contents and quantities of products in each tank.
- Requisitions and schedules repair and maintenance work on terminal facilities and equipment for periods when oil movements are not scheduled.
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