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INTERNATIONAL SAFETY GUIDE FOR OIL TANKERS AND TERMINALS

etc. If such materials become damp, they should be dried before being stowed away. If
soaked with oil, they should be cleaned or destroyed.
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Certain chemicals used for boiler treatment are also oxidising agents and, although
carried in diluted form, are capable of spontaneous combustion if permitted to
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evaporate.

4.10 Auto-Ignition

Petroleum liquids when heated sufficiently will ignite without the application of a naked
flame. This process of auto-ignition is most common where fuel or lubricating oil under
pressure sprays onto a hot surface. It also occurs when oil spills onto lagging, vaporises
and bursts into flame. Both instances have been responsible for serious fires. Oil feeder
lines require particular attention to avoid oil being sprayed from leaks. Oil saturated
lagging should be removed and personnel protected from any ignition or re-ignition of
vapours during the process.

4.11 Asbestos

It is important to note that disturbance or removal of asbestos should be carried out by
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specialist contractors if possible. In cases where the crew is involved in urgent repair
work at sea, measures should be in place to ensure that they are adequately protected
from asbestos exposure. IMO MSC Circular 1045 provides the necessary guidance on

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