Safeguards: A key process safety tool in jet fuel management from refinery to aircraft wings
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American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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Emphasis on aviation safety and the drive for an industry safety revolution
sadly came as an aftermath of several aircraft accidents and fatalities. In Nigeria alone,
112 aircraft crashes were recorded from 1939 to 2015. Safety concerns in the Nigerian
aviation sector reached a peak in 1996 when within 2 years; seven air crashes with
hundreds in fatalities, were recorded. This led to several industry reviews, regulations
and operational status appraisal resulting in the closure and abandonment of the only
94 km hydrant jet fuel pipeline from Atlas Cove via Mosimi to Lagos Airport, by the
Government in 1996 to this day. This paper critically examines the improvements in
practice, and the jet fuel safety and quality management systems currently in place as at
2017, for the handling of jet fuel toward ensuring on-spec jet A-1 fuel with a focus on
Lagos aviation fuel operations. The findings show that different forms of safeguards
have been deployed along the jet fuel value chain to maintain product quality and
ensure flight safety, but there are rising concerns that the industry may relapse on
safety due to the current economic recession.
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