Special Services handles many of the areas related to process engineering, naval architecture, marine engineering, and vapor control system design. We are one of only a handful of engineering companies in the country authorized as a Certifying Entity by the U.S. Coast Guard, able to certify marine vapor controls systems meeting U.S. Coast Guard requirements. We also have extensive experience in dealing with federal agencies and federal regulations.

 

 

Vapor Control System Design

 

• Marine vessel, railroad car, truck, and storage tank vapor control systems
• Vapor control for barge gas-freeing operations
• Evaluation of process effectiveness and economics
• Development of PFD's and P&ID's
• Sizing of system components
• Development of Operations Manuals
• Operator training
• Design of Different Types of Vapor Control Systems:
• Combustion System
• Cryogenic System
• Carbon Bed Adsorption System
• Lean Oil Absorption System
• Water Scrubber System
• Vapor Balancing System

 

 

U.S. Coast Guard Certification of Marine Vapor Control Systems

 

• Consultation on Coast Guard requirements
• Review of system design to Coast Guard requirements
• Hazard analysis
• On-site testing
• Cargo evaluation
• Hazard Characteristics
• Maximum Experimental Safe Gap (MESG)
• Minimum Oxygen Content for Combustion (MOCC)
• Database with Over 400 Components
• Re-certification of existing systems
• Revision to System
• Additional Cargoes
• Increased Loading Rate

 

 

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

 

• Marine vessel structural analysis
• Marine vessel stability analysis
• Cargo carriage evaluation
• Vapor Control Systems
• P/V Valve Selection
• System Pressure Drop Evaluations
• Development of Pressure Drop Curves
• Development of Transfer Procedures
• Regulatory evaluation
• U.S. Coast Guard Regulations
• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Requirements
• International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Requirements
• International Convention for Marine Pollution (MARPOL) Requirements

 

 

Process Hazard Evaluations

 

• Process Safety Reviews
• Hazards and Operability (HazOps) Analyses

 

 

Federal Regulation Consulting

 

• Coast Guard regulations
• Vessel Regulations
• Waterfront Facility Regulations
• EPA regulations