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Many different grades, so please check. Unusable by-products from many chemical and metal-processing operations, which often contain toxic or polluting materials. Liquid chemical wastes will often originate from the cleaning of shore-tanks. Wastewater from industrial production, may contain many different chemicals and metals Do not accept before samples from top, middle and bottom of each shore-tank, barge or truck have been analysed.
Tank cleaning and handling instructions etc. shall be based upon analysis results.
Main properties/hazards:
Liquid chemical wastes vary in properties depending on origin and components contained in the liquid waste
Be very careful to obtain specifications from manufacturer or "sources" of the liquid chemical.
Main chemical and physical properties:
Flash point Check. Depending on composition of the liquid chemical waste
Boiling points Unknown
Melting point Check. Depending on composition of the liquid chemical waste
Viscosity @ 20°C Check. Depending on composition of the liquid chemical waste
Vapour pressure @ 20°C Check. Depending on composition of the liquid chemical waste
Density Check. Depending on composition of the liquid chemical waste.
IBC carriage requirements:
IBC chapter 17
Ship Type 2 Tank Type 2G.
Relevant additional IBC requirements:
15.12 Toxic products. Requirements to exhaust openings of vent systems. Connection for vapour-return line to the shore installation. Not to be stowed adjacent to oil fuel tanks. Separate piping systems. Cargo tank relief-valve setting minimum 0.02 MPa gauge (= 200 mBar)
15.19 Overflow control
20.5.1 Documentation. (When involved in transboundary movement of liquid chemical wastes the vessel shall carry on board a waste movement document issued by the competent authority of the country of origin)
20.7 Carriage and handling of liquid chemical wastes
20.7.1 Liquid chemical wastes shall be carried in ships and cargo tanks in accordance with the minimum requirements for liquid chemical wastes specified in chapter 17, unless there are clear grounds indicating that the hazards of the wastes would warrant:
.1 carriage in accordance with the ship type 1 requirements; or
.2 any additional requirements of this Code applicable to the substance or, in case the of a mixture, its constituent presenting the predominant hazard
“T” an instrument or detector tubes for detection of toxic cargo vapours shall be on board.
MARPOL Requirements:
Annex II
Pollution Category X
Special information to be added to Shipping Document: When involved in transboundary movement of liquid chemical wastes the vessel shall carry on board a waste movement document issued by the competent authority of the country of origin.
Cargo tank material:
Stainless steel Yes - but check!
Epoxy No/Yes. Please check cargo tank coating manufacturer's requirements. (Some cargo tank coating manufacturers have not tested their product against this cargo)
´Zinc No/Yes. Please check cargo tank coating manufacturer's requirements. (Some cargo tank coating manufacturers have not tested their product against this cargo).
Stowage:
Heat adjacent Ambient
Stow adjacent to fuel oil tanks No.
Carriage requirements:
Heating during voyage Check. Depending on composition of the liquid chemical waste
Heating during unloading Check. Depending on composition of the liquid chemical waste
Tanks inerted or padded Not required by IBC code. Check with shipper whether nitrogen blanket is required.
Prewash required Yes.
Tank cleaning:
Depending on composition of the liquid chemical waste
However, in most cases the cargo tanks can be cleaned by water
Liquid chemical wastes are a pollution category X cargo, and therefore prewash according to P&A manual. Prewash water to be discharged to shore reception facility at port of unloading.
Emergency Response:
Please check cargo specifications
Fire Use: foam or water spray - not water jet
Spillage: Eliminate sources of ignition. Collect small spills with absorbent material. Larger spills: Try to collect and transfer to spill tank or wash away with water. When in port, - inform Port Authority
First aid: Remove victim to fresh air. Follow first aid instructions in MSDS. Consider obtaining advice from Radio Medical
Wear gas tight chemical protection suit and self-contained breathing apparatus when handling cargo spill and when there is a risk of getting into contact with cargo liquid or vapour.
Hazards (Occupational safety etc):
Depending on composition of the liquid chemical waste
Please check cargo specifications
Liquid chemical wastes may be flammable, toxic, corrosive, reactive and/or have other properties depending on composition
“T” an instrument or detector tubes for detection of toxic cargo vapours shall be on board.
Precautions
Please obtain cargo specifications
Important: When involved in transboundary movement of liquid chemical wastes the vessel shall carry on board a waste movement document issued by the competent authority of the country of origin.
Remarks
Unusable by-products from many chemical and metal-processing operations, which often contain toxic or polluting materials. Liquid chemical wastes will often originate from the cleaning of shore-tanks. Tank cleaning and handling instructions etc. shall be based upon analysis results.
The BIMCO Liquid Cargo Database contains information for more than 330 cargoes, all updated to the IBC Code 2021 amended requirements, but in order to ensure that the BIMCO Liquid Cargo Database information is kept updated, we highly welcome any feedback in the form of comments, response, information or data regarding a specific cargo.
