a liquid which is so termed is one which has a tendency to evaporate quickly and has a flash point of less than 60°C. … [Read more...]

an enclosed space in the cargo area external to a cargo containment system, other than a hold space, ballast space, fuel oil tank, cargo pump or compressor room, or any space in normal use by personnel. … [Read more...]

the equilibrium pressure of the saturated vapour above the liquid expressed in bars absolute, at a specified temperature. … [Read more...]

Petroleum, having a flash point below 60ºC as determined by the closed cup method of testing. … [Read more...]

Equipment fitted to a tank to enable the measuring and sampling of cargoes without the release of vapour/inert gas pressure. … [Read more...]

An arrangement of piping and equipment used to control vapour emissions during tanker operations, including ship and shore vapour collection systems, monitoring and control devices and vapour processing arrangements. … [Read more...]

A gas below its critical temperature.or in scientific terms:A faintly visible suspension of fine particles of matter in the air, as mist, fumes, or smoke. A mixture of fine droplets of a substance and air, as the fuel mixture of an internal-combustion engine. … [Read more...]