Answer MEP Question 46

 Q8. As a second engineer, list out all the potential hazards with regard to hot work on a fuel oil heater located inside a bunker oil fuel tank. Explain how do you carry out a risk assessment for above mentioned hot work. What control measures do you employ so that residual risk shall be reduced as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP).

List of potential hazards with regards to hot-work on a fuel oil heater in bunker tank:

How will you carry out a risk assessment?

Control measures to reduce the residual risk: