Q: The purpose of Safety guide which definitions are generally followed in Marine Ship(Tanker).
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• Resuscitator: Equipment to assist or restore the breathing of a man overcome by gas or lack of oxygen.
• Spontaneous combustion: The ignition of materials brought about by a heat producing (exothermic ) chemical reaction within the material itself without exposure to an external source of ignition.
• Stripping : The final operation in pumping bulk liquid from a tank or pipe line.
• Reid vapour pressure: (RVP) The vapour pressure of a liquid determined in a standard manner in the Reid apparatus at a temperature of 37.8oc and with a ratio of gas to liquid volume of 4:1
• Insulating Flange: A flanged joint incorporating an insulating gasket, sleeves and washer to prevent electrical continuity between pipelines, hose strings or loading arms.
• Interface detector: An electrical instrument for detecting the boundary between oil and water.
• Petroleum: Crude oil and liquid hydrocarbon products derived from it.
• Petroleum gas: a gas evolved from petroleum. The main constituents of petroleum gases are hydrocarbons, but they may also contain other substances such as hydrogen sulphide or lead alkalies, as minor constituents.
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