Regs. 18.7 , 18.8
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Regs. 18.7 , 18.8

  34.1 Oil tankers as defined in regulation 1.28.3 of 40,000 tonnes deadweight and above which are fitted with CBT and COW and designated as “crude oil/product carriers” in the Supplement to the IOPP Certificate operate as follows:

  • .1 They should always operate with CBT and neither crude oil nor product oil should be carried in dedicated clean ballast tanks; and

  • .2 When carrying a complete or partial cargo of crude oil they should, in the crude carrying tanks, also operate with COW for sludge control.

  34.2 Approved procedures by the Administration for changeover between COW and CBT modes on tankers with common or separate independent piping and pump arrangements for cargo and (CBT) ballast handling should be continuously acceptable as long as carriage of crude oil in CBT mode is not given as permissible.

Parent topic: 34 Oil tankers as defined in regulation 1.28.3 of 40,000 tonnes deadweight and above with CBT and COW
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