Cleaning and desgasification of tanks

Abstract

With the leak in vigour of the international code of step of the operational security of the ship (IGS) the assembly of the maritime international organization passed the A443 (XI) resolution. Also the A680 (17) resolution is passed.

In this one it works exposes to him the methodology to follow in the processes of cleaning and degasification of the tanks in general and the cleaning of the load tanks to carry out a change of cargo.

It is of supreme importance the metallization and the care in all the operations related with the cleaning and the degasification of the load tanks, as well as, for the additional risk of the toxic effects of the gasoline of the petroleum, the adoption of the maxims takes precautions possible in the operations of degasification.