3 Definitions
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3 Definitions

 For the purpose of these guidelines:

  3.1 Biofuels are ethyl alcohol, fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), vegetable oils (triglycerides) and alkanes (C10-C26), linear and branched with a flashpoint of either 60°C or less or more than 60°C, as identified in chapters 17 and 18 of the IBC Code or the MEPC.2/Circular/tripartite agreements. Following the distribution of these guidelines, further biofuels identified as falling under the scope of the guidelines, will be recorded in annex 11 of the MEPC.2/Circular which deals with biofuel/petroleum oil blends.

  3.2 Biofuel blends are mixtures resulting from the blending of those products identified in paragraph 3.1 above with a petroleum oil.

Parent topic: Annex – 2011 Guidelines for the Carriage of Blends of Petroleum Oil and Biofuels, as Amended
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