Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Name Organization
Dr. Hasan A. Anbar RECSO Chairman
Saudi Aramco
Mr. Hamed Al Haddabi RECSO Vice Chairman
Petroleum Devt. Oman
Associate Members
Name Organization
Mr. Talib Al-Alawi Chairman
ADNOC
Members
Marine Pollution
Terminology
Table of Contents
Introduction _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3
About RECSO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4
RECSO Vision _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4
RECSO Mission _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4
Conventions / Agreements _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15
Tankers _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _17
Oil / Chemicals _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18
Miscellaneous_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19
Glossary _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _24
Conversion Factors _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 60
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About RECSO
Vision:
Mission:
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Conventions / Agreements
A
ADR European Agreement concerning the
International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by
Road
C
CAST Coastguard Agreement for Salvage and
Towage (UK MCA)
CLC Civil Liability Convention 1969
CLC 1992 International Convention on Civil Liability for
Oil Pollution Damage 1992
CWA US Clean Water Act
E
EC European Commission
F
Fund 1992 International Convention on the Establishment
of an International Fund for Compensation for
Oil Pollution Damage 1992
I
IOSC International Oil Spill Conference
ITOPF International Tanker Owners Pollution
Federation
J
JNCC Joint Nature Conservation Committee (UK)
L
LDC London Dumping Convention 1972
M
MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships (73/78)
MOU Memorandum Of Understanding
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Tankers
C
CALM Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring
CBT Clean Ballast Tank
COW Crude Oil Washing
D
DT Displacement Tonnage
DWT Dead Weight Tonnage
G
GRT Gross Registered Tonnage
GT Gross Tonnage
L
LOT Load-on-top System
S
SALM Single Anchor Leg Mooring
SBM Single Buoy Mooring
SBT Segregated Ballast Tanks
U
ULCC Ultra Large Crude Carrier (>300,000 tonnes)
V
VLCC Very Large Crude Oil Carrier (> 200,000 tonnes)
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Oil / Chemicals
B
BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand
BPG Byproduct Phospho-gypsum
C
CFCs Chlorofluorocarbons
D
DDT Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane
H
HC Hydrocarbon
HFO Heavy Fuel Oil
HNS Hazardous and Noxious Substances
L
LC50 Lethal Concentration
LFO Light Fuel Oil
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
N
NGL Natural Gas Liquids
O
OBM Oil Based Mud
P
PAH Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
S
SNG Substitute Natural Gas
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Miscellaneous
A
ADDS Aerial Dispersant Delivery System
ADIOS Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spill (spill
modelling software)
ART Alternative Response Technologies
ARTES Alternative Response Technologies Evaluation
System
B
BOP Blow Out Preventer
BOPD Barrel of Oil Per Day
C
CPSO Counter Pollution and Salvage Officer (UK)
CVM Contingent Valuation Methodology
E
EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone (zone beyond the
territorial sea extending 12nm out to 200nm)
ESD Emergency Shut Down
ESI Environmental Sensitivity Index
FEZ Fisheries Exclusion Zone
F
FOST Fast Oil Spill Team (France)
FPSO Floating Oil Production, Storage & Offloading
facility
FSU Floating Storage Unit or Former Soviet Union
G
GIS Geographical Information System
GPS Global Positioning System
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Miscellaneous - cont'd
H
HAZMAT Hazardous Material
HP Horse Power
I
IAP Incident Action Plan
IBC Intermediate Bulk Container
IC Incident Commander
IMS Incident Management System
IMT Incident Management Team
IOPP International Oil Pollution Prevention
Certificate
IRLS Infra Red Line Scanning
ISB In Situ Burning
ISM International Safety Management Code
K
Kt Knot
L
LEL Lower Explosive Limit
M
MODU Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets
MSI Marine Safety Information
N
NCP National Contingency Plan
NRDA Natural Resource Damage Assessment (USA)
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Miscellaneous - cont'd
O
OCU Operations Control Unit
OIM Offshore Installation Manager
OMT Oil Spill Management Team
OSC On-Scene Commander
OSCP Oil Spill Contingency Plan
P
POLMAR French National Marine Pollution Plan
POLREP Pollution Report
ppb Parts Per Billion
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
ppm Parts Per Million
PPP Polluter Pays Principle
PSC Port State Control or Production Sharing
Company
PSI Pounds per Square Inch
R
RIB Rigid Inflatable Boat
ROM-CPS Regional Operations Manager, Counter
Pollution and Salvage (UK MCA)
RPM Revolutions Per Minute
S
SAR Search and Rescue
SCAT Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique
SI Statutory Instrument
SIMOPs Simultaneous Operations
SITREP Situation Operations
SLAR Side-Looking Airborne Radar
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Miscellaneous - cont'd
SMART Special Monitoring of Applied Response
Technologies / or / Specific, Measurable,
Achievable, Realistic, Timely
SOPEP Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan
SPM Single Point Mooring
SRP Site Response Plan
SSP Site Safety Plan
STOp Scientific, Technical and Operational Guidance
Notes (UK)
STR Shoreline Treatment Recommendation
U
UCS Unified Command System
USCG United State Coast Guard
USG US Gallon
UVLS Ultra Violet Line Scanning
V
VOC Volatile Organic Compound
VOO Vessel Of Opportunity
VRP Vessel Response Plan
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Glossary
Absorption
The process by which a substance attaches itself to the
surface of another without absorbing it, e.g. oil to
particles of solid matter (as opposed to absorption by
which a substance enters into and becomes part of
another).
Accident
A specific unplanned event or sequence of events that
has a specific undesirable consequences.
Acute Exposure
It is a single event, i.e. the wreck of an oil tanker on the
coast is a single damaging event from which, once the oil
is removed from the marine environment, a natural
recovery can begin.
Acute Pollution
Pollution that either lasts for a short time or is very
severe.
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Acute Toxicity
The lethal amount when the substance is administered
in a single dose.
Additives
Substances which are added to petroleum fractions to
modify or enhance their natural properties.
Adsorption
Any process by which one substance penetrates the
interior of another substance. In the case of oil spill
clean-up, this process applies to the uptake of oil by
capillaries within certain sorbent materials.
Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
A group of hydrocarbon substances, including the
Alkanes and most of the other fractions found naturally
in crude oil.
Alkane = paraffin
A form of hydrocarbon in which seven atoms of carbon
are linked together in a straight chain, each of five
internal atoms is linked to two hydrogen atoms while
the ones at each end are linked with three.
Anchor Point
An anchor point is a location on a boom suitable for
attaching an anchor or mooring line.
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API Gravity
An arbitrary scale for measuring the gravity or density
of liquid petroleum products (units API degrees). The
higher the API gravity, the lighter the compound; >38°
API is generally light, 22° - 38° is considered
intermediate and heavy crudes are commonly <22° API
Aromatic Hydrocarbon
An unsaturated form of hydrocarbon in which some
carbon atoms have a double link with each other, e.g.
benzene, etc. These groups of hydrocarbon products
provide feedstocks for many of the main petrochemical
processes, as well as high Octane Rating gasoline blends.
So-called from their “sweet smell”.
Artificial Berm
A manmade barrier constructed along the high tide line
to keep the sand above it from being oiled.
Asphaltene
Compound found in oil, asphaltene content determines
the oil’s ability to form water-in-oil-emulsions.
Assay Sheet
Chemical components of a substance.
Back Loading
Tanker operating practice in which, following the
discharge of one product at a terminal, a second product
is loaded in the same tanks for the next voyage, without
intervening tank washing.
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Ballast
Ballast is weight attached to the bottom of the boom to
provide vertical stability in the water.
Ballast
Water taken aboard a tanker, semi-submersible rig etc.
to maintain stability and distribute load stresses, e.g. in
the case of part-cargoes. Modern tankers have
segregated ballast tanks so that the water does not
become polluted with oil.
bbl/Barrel
A volumetric unit for crude oil and petroleum products
equivalent to 42 U.S. gallons or 0.15899 m3.
Bioaccumulation
Metals and halogenated hydrocarbons which cannot be
extracted and remain in the plants and animal’s body in
an unchanged state and are continually added to during
the life of the organism.
Biodegradation
The changes which occur in naturally, occurring and
some synthetic organic substances by the action of
microorganisms (bacteria). The organic compounds are
converted to simpler.
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Bioremediation
A treatment technology that use biological activity to
reduce the concentration or toxicity of contaminants;
materials are added to contaminated environments to
accelerate natural biodegradation.
Black Oil
A persistent oil that may be crude oil or distilled crude
cutting the fractions heavier than middle distillates, fuel
oil or other products orienting from crude oil. The term
excludes lubricating oils, gas oil, and other clear refined
products.
Blowout
Uncontrolled flow of gas, oil or other fluids from a well
into the atmosphere, which occurs when formation
pressure exceeds the pressure applied to it by the
column of drilling fluid.
Booms
Booms are flexible floating barriers which extend above
and below the water surface to either contain and
concentrate spilled oil for recovery, or to prevent oil
spill or chronic pollution from affecting industrial or
sensitive areas.
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Bubble Barriers
A rising curtain of bubbles which can be produced when
air is pumped into a perforated pipe located below the
water surface.
Bunker ‘C’
A heavy residual fuel oil obtained as a result of
distillation of crude oil and used as fuel primarily for
marine steam generation.
Bunker Oil
An oil of high viscosity used as fuel.
Burning
Controlled burning of oil slicks or stranded oil by the
addition of gasoline, kerosene or lighter fluids, or the use
of wicking agents such as straw, moss or sawdust.
Catamaran
A boat with twin hulls.
Centipoise (cP)
A centipoise is a non-SI (non-System International)
measurement of unit of dynamic viscosity in the
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Centistoke (cSt)
It is a kinematic viscosity measurement unit.
Chocolate Mousse
Name given to the water-in-oil emulsion observed to
form naturally under certain weather conditions when
crude oil is spilt at sea.
Not all oil form chocolate mousse with equal ease. The
name is indicative of the characteristic appearance of
the water-in-oil.
Chronic Exposure
It is a continuous of pollutants over a long time of
effluent, i.e., a refinery discharge. The initial damage
may be much less than from an acute oil spill, but since
the discharge continuous, natural recovery, cannot
begin and the damage is progressive.
Chronic Toxicity
The lethal amount when the substance is administered
over a long time.
Claim
Any demand presented by a party to another party to
cover remedy resulted from encountered damage.
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Clean-up Contractors
They are private companies to assist in responding to oil
spills. However, there companies play an essential role
in any spill response program by providing manpower
and equipment.
Clean-up Cost
The accumulated cost associated with an oil spill clean-
up operations.
Commercial well
A well capable of producing profitably.
Condensate
A natural gas liquid with a low vapour pressure,
compared with natural gasoline and liquefied petroleum
gas (API gravity is typically 50° - 120°). It is produced
from a deep well where the temperature and pressure
are high. Gas condenses as it rises up the wellbore and
reaches the surface as condensate. Similarly,
condensate separates out naturally in pipelines or in a
separation plant by the normal process of condensation.
Containment
The process of preventing the spread of oil beyond the
area where it has been spilled in order to minimize
pollution and facilitate recovery.
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Contaminated Ballast
In a tanker, ballast water which has become mixed with
oil.
Contamination
The presence of elevated concentrations of substances
in the water, sediments or organisms, i.e.,
concentrations that are above the natural background
level for the area and for the organism.
Crude Oil
An unrefined mixture of naturally occurring
hydrocarbons. Because it is essentially a mixture, the
density and properties of crude oil vary widely.
Cutting Oil
Mineral oil, fatty oil or mixtures of these, sometimes
containing additives, for use in cutting fluid, rolling
lubricant, etc., during the drilling operations.
Debris
Any solid or semisolid substances that could interfere
with the operation of a spill control system.
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Deployment
Placing the response equipment in the water and
making it operational.
Detergent
A surface-active chemical which is particularly useful in
physically lifting or removing unwanted adherent
material from a solid surface. Most detergent
formulations are too toxic for use as oil dispersants.
Dirty Cargo
Crude oil, or any cargo containing black oil or residual
oils.
Dispersants
Chemicals which reduce the surface tension between oil
and water, and thereby facilitate the breakup and
dispersal of the slick throughout the water column in the
form of oil-in water emulsion where the Biodegradation
rate can be accelerated.
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Dispersion
Breaking up of an oil slick to form tiny oil droplets,
smaller droplets remain in suspension in the water
column and larger droplets rise back to the surface.
Dispersion can be natural (through wave action) or
chemical (through use of dispersants).
Dry Gas
Natural gas, methane and ethane, without any
significant content of heavier hydrocarbon fractions.
Eco System
The interaction between plants, animals and their
environment.
Effluent
Waste products emitted by an operation or process.
Emulsion
A mixture of two non-miscible liquids such oil and
water. In water-in-oil emulsions, water is the internal
phase and oil the external; in oil-in-water emulsions,
water is external phase and oil the internal. In either
case there is a significant concentration of both liquids
and the appearance of the emulsion of both liquids and
the appearance of the emulsion is different from either
of the original liquids.
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Environmental Sensitivity
The susceptibility of a local environment or area to any
disturbance which might decrease its stability or result
in either short or long term adverse impacts.
Equipment
All items used during oil spill response which, with
proper operation and maintenance, can be expected to
be effectively reused after oil spill response operations.
Evaporation
When a crude oil spilt and exposed in a thin layer, the
most volatile components, notably light alkanes and
aromatics, are lost within hours by evaporation to the
air; less volatile components are lost more slowly.
Flare Stack
Is the tower from the top of which the burn – off can
safely take place. During this operation a pollution
standby boat should be on site.
Flaring Operation
An event for burning of unwanted gases or to burn off
hydrocarbons which due to temporary malfunction or
maintenance of process plant, cannot be safely stored or
retained in process vessels.
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Flash Point
Lowest temperature under very specific conditions at
which a combustible liquid will give off sufficient vapour
to form a flammable mixture with air in a standardized
vessel i.e. volatility of the product.
Free Board
The part of a floating boom designed to prevent waves
from waves from washing oil over the top.
Fuel Oil
A heavy distillate, residue or mixture of the two. It is
used as a fuel for the production of heat or power.
Harbor Booms
These booms are commonly used in and around
harbors, terminals and other near shore facilities. At
these locations, waves are typically short and choppy
and causes a condition that promotes oil splash over.
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Hazard Zone
An area where special safety precautions apply.
Hydrocarbons
Organic compounds of carbon and hydrogen.
Immediate Protection
Protection until any necessary outside assistance can be
secured.
Inland Waters
Land locked areas of water or waterways unaffected by
tidal water movements.
Inshore Boom
Any oil boom used at sea areas close to land with an
overall height (draught, and freeboard) not on more
than 90 centimeters in its operational configuration.
This type of boom is usually small, light and simply
constructed.
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Light Ends
The group of petroleum products with lower boiling
temperatures including gasolines and distillate fuels.
Manual Removal
Removal of oil and contaminated debris by hand tools
such as rakes, scrapers, shovels etc.
Marine Pollution
Any direct or indirect introduction of substances or
including oil to the marine environment resulting in
such deleterious effects as harm to living resources,
hazards to human health hindrance to marine activities
including fishing; impairment of quality for use of sea
water and reduction of amenities.
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Marine Waters
Open sea and all areas that are affected by tidal water
movements or the incursion of seawater.
Natural Cleaning
Natural mechanisms such as wind and wave action,
sunlight and natural microbial action that promote
removal, breakdown and disposal of oil. This process
happen without use of added chemicals or physical
labor.
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If oil is spilled onto the sea, the sun, wind, waves and tides can
change the way the oil looks and moves.
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Offshore Boom
Any boom used at sea areas well away from land with an
overall height (draught and freeboard) greater than 120
centimeters depending on the sea state in its operational
configuration.
These types of booms are usually massive and generally
require a mechanical handling aids, such as reels and
power assisted pulling and lifting devices to deploy and
retrieve them. Marine Pollution Control Unit has many
types of offshore booms, i.e., deck reel, RO boom,
bridgestone and troilbooms.
Offshore Facility
Any facility of any kind located in, on, or under any of the
navigable waters.
Oil
A material of animal, vegetable or mineral origin having
an oily consistency, being fluid or reasonably fluid at
room temperatures.
Oil-Based-Mud
Drilling mud in which the solids are suspended in a
hydrocarbon distillate rather than water.
Oil Field
A group / single of hydrocarbons reservoirs in a
common geological setting.
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Oil Spill
Any discharge or escape of persistent hydrocarbon,
from general shipping, oil tankers, or from onshore /
offshore facilities, into the marine environment.
OILMAP
A spill modelling software, provides rapid predictions of
the movement of spilled oil. It includes simple graphical
procedures for entering both wind and hydrodynamic
data and specifying a spill scenario.
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Oleophilic Skimmer
This type of skimmer operates on the principle of oil
selectively adsorbing to a particular material (i.e. plastic,
synthetic ropes, or certain metals), while water is
rejected (such as Komara skimmer, Morris skimmer).
On Scene Coordinator
The individual appointed by the response authority to
assess a spill situation and to coordinate containment,
cleanup and restoration activities.
Onshore Facility
Any facility of any kind located in, on, or under any land
within the country, other than submerged lands, which
is not a transportation related facility.
Organic Chemicals
Substances derived from living organisms, such as oil in
the natural state.
Pooled Oil
Oil thickness exceeds 1cm. This needs not be uniform.
Pour Point
Temperature below which oil starts to solidify and no
longer flows freely.
Recovery
In oil spill cleanup, the entire process or any operation
contributing to the physical removal of spilled oil from
land, water or shoreline environments.
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Refinery
Plant and processes such as distillation, cracking etc.
where crude oil and other hydrocarbon feedstocks are
converted into marketable commodities.
Rig
A collective term to describe the permanent equipment
needed for drilling a well. It has come to include the
onshore and offshore vehicles, mobile platforms, or
vessels on which the equipment is installed.
Risk
A measure of potential economic loss or human injury in
terms of the probability of the loss or injury occurring
and the magnitude of the loss or injury if occurs.
Sedimentation
With the time oil may be adsorbed on, or mixed with
particulate matter (i.e. sand) and be carried to the sea
floor. Once oil becomes incorporated into the bottom
sediments, biological degradation state up, but very
slow.
Segregated Ballast
In some modern tankers, the ballast water which reduce
buoyancy and load stresses under different weather
conditions is carried in separate compartments and
does not come in contact with oil.
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Sensitivity Maps
Maps used by oil spill response teams which designate
areas of biological, social and economic importance in a
given region. These maps often prioritize sensitive
areas so that in the event of an extensive spill these areas
can be protected or cleanup first.
Sinking Agents
Are high density materials that absorbs oil and resulting
an oil sinking to the sea bed, such as sand, fly ash, and
rubber powdered cement.
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Skimmers
A mechanical device that remove an oil film from the
water surface.
Skirt
The portion of a floating boom which lies below the
water surface and provides the basic barrier to the
spread of an oil slick or the loss of oil beneath the boom.
Slick
The common term used to describe a film of oil (usually
less than 2 micron thick) on the water surface.
Slop Oil
The suspended oily layer obtained by settling tank
washings in a slops tank. Slops oil, as settled, commonly
contains up to 80% of water as a dispersed phase; this
concentration may sometimes be exceeded.
Slop Tank
Temporary storage for oil-contaminated water.
Sorbents
Oil sorbents are placed on the surface of an oil slick to
recover the spilled oil by either adsorption, in which the
oil is attracted to the sorbent surface and then adheres
to it, or absorption, in which the oil penetrates the pores
of the sorbent material.
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Spilling Party
Any party responsible for an oil spill from its
installation.
Spreading
Oil spilled into the water, will spread quickly into
patches. However, the extent of spreading depends
upon the nature of the oil, its density and the volume
spilled, tides, currents and wind.
Suction Skimmer
A type of skimmer connected to a self-priming pump
that creates the suction.
Sump
A pit or reservoir serves as a drain from which oil can be
collected.
Tanker
Any mobile storage unit for the bulk transport of crude
oil, gas, or products (e.g. road tanker), but normally
refers to shipping.
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Tanker Washings
The mixture of wash water (usually sea water) and tank
bottom residues pumped out of a cargo tank as it is
washed. The mixture is collected in a slops tank where
it is allowed to separate.
Tar Ball
The residue of heavy crude oil in the water, ranging in
size from less than 1 mm to 10-20 cm in diameter.
Third Party
Any non-RECSO member company or organization, etc.
Toxic Substances
Any substances which may cause death, disability or
discomfort to human or animal when it exists in
adequate quantities.
Toxicity
Is a measure of how poisonous a substance is, or how
large a dose is required to kill or damage an organism;
the more toxic the substance, the smaller the lethal dose.
Although the concept of toxicity appears
straightforward, measuring it is subject to many
complicating factors.
Trunk Line
Long distance pipelines, as distinct from field, gathering,
or branch lines.
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Viscosity
The resistance of a fluid to flow, due to the mutual
adherence of its molecules.
Waste Water
Any polluted water resulting from industrial or
agricultural operations or other activities with similar
environmental effects which may also include sewage.
Weathering
The processes undergone by oil when exposed on the
surface of the sea to wind and wave action. These
include physical, chemical and biological processes.
Windrows
After a few hours the oil slick begins to break up and
form narrow bands or windrows parallel to the wing
direction.
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Fine fishing net take at least 600 years (much longer for
heavier nets) to break down in the ocean.
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Conversion Factors
Length
Volume
Volume
Volume
1 Barrel = 42 usg
1 gallon = 3.785 liters
1 cubic meter = 35.3 cubic feet
1 cubic meter = 6.29 barrels
1 long ton = 2,240 pounds
1 long ton = 7.45 barrels
1 metric ton = 2,205 pounds
1 metric ton = 7.33 barrels
Volume
Area
Volume
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Volume
Weight
Volume
Volume
Water Depth
Volume
Volume
Speed
Volume
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Baaboud Trading and Shipping
Bahregan Marine Services (BMS)
Agencies (BTSA)
P.O. Box 7262 Jeddah 21462, Saudi Arabia Tehran, IRAN
Tel.: +966 2 6270000 Tel.: +98 (0) 21 22076891-4
Fax: +966 2 6271111 Fax: +98 (0) 21 22368067
Email: info@Baaboud.net Email: info@bahregan.com
Web: www.baaboud.net Web: www.bahregan.com
C
Clarion Shipping Services L.L.C Consolidated Shipping Services (CSS)
P.O. Box 43030, Dubai, U.A.E. P.O. Box 27802, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 4 3333 852 Tel.: +971 4 3248884
Fax: +971 4 3333 862 Fax: +971 4 3249994
Email: clarion@eim.ae Email: info@cssdubai.com
Web: www.clarionshipping.com Web: www.cssgroupsite.com
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Eships Oldendorff Logistics (EOL)
P.O. Box 112575, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 2 642 0367
Fax: +971 2 642 03 57
Web: www.eol.ae
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Fairdeal
P.O. Box Kastella 185 33 Piraeus Greece P.O. Box 298, Fujairah U.A.E.
Tel.: +30-210-412-2220 Tel.: +971 9 2014 102
Fax: +30-210-412-3900 Fax: +971 9 2778 383
Email: piraeus@fairdeal.gr Email: shipping@fairdeal.ae
P.O. Box 49520, Dubai, U.A.E. Web: www.fairdeal.gr
Tel.: +971 4 351 1122
Fax: +971 4 351 0222
Email: dubai@fairdeal.ae
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Halul Offshore Services HIGH SEAS Marine & Industrial
Company (HOSC), W.L.L Services CO. Ltd (HSM)
P.O. Box 24600, Doha, Qatar P.O. Box 1450, Ras Tanura 31941, Saudi Arabia
Tel.: (+974)-44339111 Tel.: +966 13 668 2570/ 2573
Fax: (+974)-44339888 Fax: +966 13 668 2158
Email: info@haluloffshore.com Email: info@highseas.com.sa
Web: www.haluloffshore.com Web: www.highseas.com.sa
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Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS)
P.O. Box 33166, Dubai, U.A.E. P.O. Box 3757, Jeddah 21481, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Tel.: +971 4 303 8500 Tel.: +966 (0) 12 6143035/6142488
Fax: +971 4 334 5622 Fax: +966 (0) 12 6145535
Email: youriss.dubai@iss-shipping.com Email: youriss.jeddah@iss-shipping.com
Web: www.iss-shipping.com Web: www.iss-shipping.com
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Khalid Faraj Shipping
P.O. Box 995, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 2 69 84 999
Fax: +971 2 6659218
Email: kfship@emirates.net.ae
Web: www.khalidfarajshipping.com
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Linden Shipping International (LSI) Liwa Marine Service
P.O. Box 49252, Sharjah, U.A.E. P.O. Box 995, Abu Dhabi
Tel.: +971 6 526 0003 Tel.: +971 2 69 84 999
Fax: +971 6 526 1930 +971 2 666 33 95
Email: mail@lindeninternational.ae Fax: +971 2 6679391
Web: www.lindeninternational.ae Web: www.liwamarine.com
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Makamin Offshore Saudi Ltd (MOS) Marine Core & Charter (MC2)
P.O. Box 147 Al Khobar, 31952, K.S.A. P.O. Box 117241 Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +966 858 7960 Tel.: +971 4 453 8338
Fax: +966 858 8028 Fax: +971 4 453 7943
Email: info@makaminoffshore.com Email: info@marinec2.com
Web: www.makaminoffshore.com Web: www.marinec2.com
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Naghi Marine Company National Drilling Compa ny (NDC)
P.O. Box 5557, Jeddah 21432, K.S.A. P.O. Box 4017, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Tel.: +966 12 261-0515/16 Tel.: +971 2 677 6100
Web: www.naghimarine.com Fax: +971 2 677 9937
Email: webmaster@ndc.ae
Web: www.ndc.ae
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Ocean Bulk Shipping LLC (OBS)
Al Karama, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 4 396 3777
Fax: +971 4 396 3414
Email: sales@oceanbulkers.com
Web: www.oceanbulkers.com
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Petro Rabigh Platinum Shipping & Logistics LLC
P.O. Box 666, Rabigh 21911, K.S.A. P.O. Box 29515, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +966 12 425 0390 Tel.: +971 4 335 2970
Fax: +966 12 425 4444 Fax: +971 4 335 6563
Web: www.petrorabigh.com Email: info@platinum-shipping.com
Web: www.platinum-shipping.com
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Rais Hassan Saadi Group (RHS
Group)
P.O. Box 7 Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 4 352 1515
Fax: +971 4 352 6412
Email: c.supervisor@rhsgroup.com
Web: www.rhsgroup.com
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Saudi Shipping & Maritime
Sabelatrans Shipping Global (SSG)
Service Co. Ltd. (Tranship)
P.O. Box 40435, Ajman, U.A.E. P.O. Box 7522, Jeddah 21472, K.S.A.
Tel.: +971 6 745 7906 Tel.: +966 2 642 4255
Fax: +971 6 7457908 Fax: +966 2 643 2821
Email: ssgchart@eim.ae, info@sabelatrans.com Email: bunker@tranship.com
Web: www.sabelatrans.com Web: www.ssmsc.com
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The National Shipping
Company of Saudi Arabia Topaz Energy and Marine
(BAHRI (NSCSA))
P.O. Box 8931, Riyadh 11492, K.S.A. 4905, Al Khobar 31952, K.S.A.
Tel.: +966-11-4785454 Tel.: +966 13 8353630
Fax: +966-11-4778036 / 477-7478 Fax: +966 13 833 41 58
Email: info@bahri.sa Email: saudi.arabia@topaz-marine.com
Web: www.bahri.sa Web: www.topazworld.com
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Valentine Maritime (VM) Victory Marine Services WLL (VMS)
P.O. Box 45877 Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel.: +971 2 555 5868 Tel.: +973 1770 2731
Fax: +971 2 555 9991 Fax: +973 1770 2741
Email: vmgl@vmgulf.com Email: info@vms-world.com
Web: www.vmgulf.com Web: www.vms-world.com
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West Group Logistics Ports
Wilhelmsen Ships Service
Services
Jeddah, Saudi Arabian N-1324 Lysaker, Norway
Tel.: +966 9 2001 2003 Tel.: (+47) 67 58 40 00
Fax: +966 9 2001 2007 Fax: (+47) 67 58 40 80
Email: info@westgroup01.com Email: wss.info@wilhelmsen.com
Web: www.westgroup01.com Web: www.wilhelmsen.com
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Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo W.L.L. (YBA)
P.O. Box 45, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel.: +973 1722 0220
Fax: +973 1722 9122
Email: infobah@ybakanoo.net
Web: www.kanoo.com
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Zamil Mermaid Offshore Zamil Operations and Maint.
Services Company (ZMOS) Company, Limited (ZOMCO)
P.O. Box 1922Al-Khobar 31952, K.S.A. P.O. Box 1922, Al-Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia
Tel.: +966 3 882 4423 Tel.: +966 3 8822494
Fax: +966 3 882 2032 Fax: +966 3 8822032
Email: info@zamilmermaid.com Email: zomco@zamil-om.com
Web: www.zamilmermaid.com Web: www.zamil-om.com
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E-mail: info@recso1972.com
Website: www.recso.org
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