2.4 Cargo gauging equipment
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2.4 Cargo gauging equipment

  2.4.1 Each cargo tank of a tanker that is connected to a vapour collection system should be equipped with a cargo gauging device which:

  • .1 provides a closed gauging arrangement that does not require opening the tank to the atmosphere during cargo transfer;

  • .2 allows the operator to determine the liquid level in the tank for the full range of liquid levels in the tank;

  • .3 indicates at the location where cargo transfer is controlled, the liquid level in the tank; and

  • .4 if portable, is installed on the tank during the entire transfer operation.

Parent topic: 2 Tankers
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