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INTRODUCTION TO

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THE FIFTH EDITION

Safety is critical to the tanker industry. The International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and
Terminals (ISGOTT) has become the standard reference work on the safe operation of oil
tankers and the terminals they serve. To remain so, the Guide must keep abreast of changes in
ship design and operating practice, and reflect the latest technology and legislation.

In this text, the Fifth Edition, account has been taken of latest thinking on a number of issues
including the generation of static electricity and stray currents; the use of mobile telephones and
pagers, which are now ever present; the use of new materials for mooring lines and emergency
towing-off pennants; the toxicity and the toxic effects of benzene and hydrogen sulphide; and,
importantly, the introduction of the principles underlying the International Safety Management
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(ISM) Code and the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. The Ship/Shore
Safety Check-List has been completely revised to better reflect the individual and joint

accurate, it has not been changed or deleted in moving to the new format. ึ
The Guide is now divided into four sections: “General Information”; “Tanker Information”;
“Terminal Information” and the “Management of the Tanker and Terminal Interface”. Care has
been taken to ensure that, where the guidance given in previous editions was still relevant and

The authors believe that ISGOTT continues to provide the best technical guidance on tanker and
terminal operations. All operators are urged to ensure that the recommendations in this Guide
are not only read and fully understood, but also followed.

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