15.5 Maximum loading limit
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15.5 Maximum loading limit

  15.5.1 The maximum loading limit (LL) to which a cargo tank may be loaded shall be determined by the following formula:

 where:

LL = loading limit as defined in 15.1.2, expressed in percentage;
FL = filling limit as specified in 15.3 or 15.4 expressed in percentage;
ρR = relative density of cargo at the reference temperature; and
ρL = relative density of cargo at the loading temperature.

  15.5.2 The Administration may allow type C tanks to be loaded according to the formula in 15.5.1 with the relative density ρR as defined below, provided that the tank vent system has been approved in accordance with 8.2.18:

ρR = relative density of cargo at the highest temperature that the cargo may reach upon termination of loading, during transport, or at unloading, under the ambient design temperature conditions described in 15.1.4.

 This paragraph does not apply to products requiring a type 1G ship.

Parent topic: Chapter 15 — Filling Limits for Cargo Tanks
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