5 Regulation 23.4.5
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5 Regulation 23.4.5

  5.1 The permeability of cargo tanks should be taken as 0.99. This is less than the value of 0.95 typically applied for tanks when assessing damage stability, but is considered a more realistic permeability for cargo tanks of double hull tankers that are relatively free of structure.

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