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The International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (often shortened to ISGOTT) is a standard code of practice for the safe operation of Oil tankers and Oil terminals. [1] Published by Witherbys , it is a joint publication produced by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF), and ...
The Code applies to chemical tankers built on or after 1 July 1986. [1] Prior to 1986, ships were covered under the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code). [1] The Code covers how liquid chemicals must be transported in bulk and applies to substances listed in MARPOL Annex II.
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified meaning a collective entry to which substances, mixtures, solutions or articles may be assigned if a) they are not mentioned by name in 3.2 Dangerous Goods List AND b) they exhibit chemical, physical and/or dangerous properties corresponding to the Class, classification code, packing group and the name and description of the n.o.s. entry [4]
Commercial crude oil supertanker AbQaiq. A tanker (or tank ship or tankship) is a ship designed to transport or store liquids or gases in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker (or petroleum tanker), the chemical tanker, cargo ships, and a gas carrier. Tankers also carry commodities such as vegetable oils, molasses and wine.
The Code applies to chemical tankers built on or after 1 July 1986. [1] Prior to 1986, ships were covered under the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code). [1] The Code covers how liquid chemicals must be transported in bulk and applies to substances listed in MARPOL Annex II.
International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT). New York: Hyperion Books. ISBN 1-85609-081-7. Marine Board (1998). Double-Hull Tanker Legislation: An Assessment of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (1998). Marine Board Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. ISBN 0-309-06370-1
Chemical tanker Ursula Essberger The deck of a chemical tanker has a complicated piping system. This is the Saudi chemical tanker of 43,851 tonnes deadweight (DWT) 1986 built Al Farabi, carrying molasses, in Brest. Chemical tanker Sten Aurora. A chemical tanker is a type of tanker ship designed to transport chemicals in bulk.
A chemical or oil tanker connected to the pier with a marine loading arm. Since the earliest days of tankships, the need to safely and efficiently transfer bulk liquid to a moored ship has been fundamental. An insufficient solution to this problem led to one of the world's first oil tanker disasters. [7]