SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ELECTRICAL GROUND CONDITION BETWEEN A MARINE VESSEL AND A LOADING-OFFLOADING FACILITY

摘要

A Ship Board Ground Monitor System measures an antistatic bond between a ship and a loading-off-loading facility during operation and an earth ground while in the process of loading or unloading flammable materials.;The system ensures that a maximum adjustable, preset resistance between the ship transport and safety ground is not exceeded. Should this resistance be exceeded, the control apparatus within the system will activate audible and visual annunciation and provide a contact output, which may be used to disable pumping systems.