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Liquefied Petroleum Gas Sampling Procedures

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Sampling Procedures

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Year Published
2010

Edition
First Edition

ISBN
9781905331994

Revision Status
Current

Author
SIGTTO

Publisher
Witherby Seamanship

Price
£25

In the liquefied gas shipping industry, cargo sampling is a routine requirement of quality control and custody transfer procedures.

This publication discusses the following aspects of sampling:

  • The basic reasons for taking cargo samples
  • Sampling connections, e.g. open and closed loop systems
  • Types of sample containers
  • Recommended standard sample connections

Safe procedures for taking samples.

This book is a guide to liquefied petroleum gas sampling procedures and contains updated recommendations produced by a working group made up of several industry experts and coordinated by SIGTTO.

This publication is a comprehensive guide to liquefied petroleum gas sampling. It covers the entirety of the process from beginning to end and looks at:
• The basic reasons for taking cargo samples
• Sampling connections, eg open and closed loop systems
• Types of sample containers
• Recommended standard sample connections
• Safe procedures for taking samples.

It has been fully updated by a working group made up of
several industry experts and coordinated by SIGTTO.