4 Cargo handling operations
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4 Cargo handling operations

 When blending of two or more crude oils is undertaken on board a tanker, and where at least one of the crude oil's characteristics meets the criteria of the benign crude oil definition given above, this does not constitute that the final blend, whose characteristics will not be known until the blend is created and homogenized on board the tanker, can be considered as a benign crude oil by itself for transportation on board an uncoated tanker.

Parent topic: Annex – Guidelines on Exemptions for Crude Oil Tankers Solely Engaged in the Carriage of Cargoes and Cargo Handling Operations not Causing Corrosion
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