3.4 Cargo tank construction
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3.4 Cargo tank construction

  3.4.1 Cargo tanks should be at least of the type required for the cargo by the International Bulk Chemical Code or the International Gas Carrier Code, as applicable.

  3.4.2 Instead of the use of permanently attached deck-tanks, portable tanks meeting the requirements of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code or other portable tanks specifically approved by the Administration may be used for cargoes indicated in paragraph 1.2.2, provided that the tanks are properly located and secured to the vessel.

  3.4.3 Except for the tank connections to cargo pump-rooms, all tank openings and connections to the tank should terminate above the weather deck and should be located in the tops of the tanks. Where cofferdams are provided over integral tanks, small trunks may be used to penetrate the cofferdam.

  3.4.4 The greater of the following design pressures (gauge) should be used for determining scantlings of independent pressure tanks:

  • .1 0.07 MPa;

  • .2 the vapour pressure of the cargo at 45°C;

  • .3 the vapour pressure of the cargo at 15°C above the temperature at which it is normally carried; or

  • .4 the pressure which occurs in the tank during the loading or unloading.

The design of the tanks should comply with standards acceptable to the Administration taking into account the carriage temperature and relative density of cargo. Due consideration should also be given to dynamic forces and any vacuum pressure to which the tanks may be subjected.

  3.4.5 Integral and independent gravity tanks should be constructed and tested according to standards of the Administration taking into account the carriage temperature and relative density of cargo.

  3.4.6 For pollution hazard only substances having a flashpoint exceeding 60°C, the requirements of 3.4.3 need not be applied.


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