tables are required for onboard cargo calculations.

The following is the list ofASTM volumes

(with description of required tables) each vessel should carryon board:For tankers carrying
Petroleum Products:

Volume II (Tables 5B and 6B).

Table 6B to be used for petroleum Products correction of volume to60ºF against API Gravity
at 60ºF. (American Measurement System).

Volume VIII (Tables 53B and 54B)

Table 54B to be used for Petroleum Products correction of volume to15ºC against Density at
15ºC. (Metric Measurement System).

Volume XI/XII (Tables 1-4, 8-14 and 21, 22, 26-31, 33, 34, 51, 52,56-58).

Tables for conversion between various Volume and Density Measures.

These sets of books together with ship’s Ullage Tables or Sounding tables

provide everything required for calculating the quantities of oil cargoes onboard the vessel

Density, Relative density and API

Density is by definition measured in vacuum at 15CDensity x volume (M³) gives metric

tonnes in vacuum.

Density in vacuum subtracted by 0.0011 is known as density in air”.

For example:1000M³ at 15C of density 0.8560 is 856 metric tonnes (MT) in vacuum or854.9
MT in air. Use tables 54A or B in volumes VII and VIII.For chemical cargoes the vessel to check
with surveyors if density in air issupplied by cargo surveyors for the cargo to be loaded.
tables are
required for
onboard
cargo
calculations.
The
following is
the list
ofASTM
volumes
(with
description
of
required tab
les) each
vessel
should
carryon
board:For
tankers
carrying
Petroleum
Products:

Volume II
(Tables 5B
and 6B).


Table 6B to
be used for
petroleum
Products
correction of
volume
to60ºF
against API
Gravity at
60ºF.
(American
Measuremen
t System).


Volume VIII
(Tables 53B
and 54B)

Table 54B to
be used for
Petroleum
Products
correction of
volume
to15ºC
against
Density at
15ºC.
(Metric
Measuremen
t System).


Volume
XI/XII
(Tables 1-4,
8-14 and
21, 22, 26-
31, 33, 34,
51, 52,56-
58).

Tables for
conversion
between
various
Volume and
Density Mea
sures.
These sets
of books
together
with ship’s
Ullage
Tables or
Sounding
tables
provide
everything
required for
calculating
the
quantities
of oil
cargoes
onboard the
vessel
Density,
Relative
density
and API
Density is
by definition
measured in
vacuum at
15CDensity
x volume
(M³) gives
metric
tonnes in
vacuum.
Density in
vacuum
subtracted
by 0.0011 is
known as
density in
air”.
 For
example:10
00M³ at 15C
of density
0.8560 is
856 metric
tonnes (MT)
in vacuum
or854.9 MT
in air. Use
tables 54A
or B in
volumes VII
and VIII.For
chemical
cargoes the
vessel to
check with
surveyors if
density in
air issupplie
d by cargo
surveyors
for the
cargo to be
loaded.
Relative
Density
15/4 :Relati
ve density
15/4 is the
density of
oil at
15C/density
of fresh
water at4C.
Relative
density 15/4
can be
treated
exactly the
same way
as density
at15C as it
is almost
the same.
Use table
54A or B in
volumes VII
or VIII
orconvert to
API using
table 3 in
volume
XI/XII.Relati
ve Density
60/60 (SG):
Relative
density
60/60 is the
density of
cargoat
60F/density
of fresh
water
at 60F.
Convert this
to density at
15C, or
APIusing
table 3 in
volume
XI/XII
Volume
reduction
to
standard
temperatur
e
There are
several
standard
temperature
s in use
throughout
the industry.
Itis the
Company
policy that,
except
where tank
calibrations
are only
inbarrels,
calculations
of cargo
quantity will
be done
using
density at
15C
andcubic
metres as a
volume
measure. If
the density
is given at
20C, as
inBrazil or
Rumania, it
should be
converted to
15C in the
following
way.Product
density @
20C =
0.8764
Table 53B,
Volume VIII,
page 209.
Call 20C
“observed
temperature
”.
Correspondi
ng density
@ 15C is
0.8798
.Proceed
with
calculation
using
density @
15C.Reduce
the volume
to 15C with
table 54B,
or 60F with
table 6B
asappropriat
e.
Ullage
Reports
On
completion
of loading
and prior
to commenc
ement of
dischargeop
erations the
Chief Officer
together
with the
surveyor will
check the
ullageand
the
temperature
of the
relevant
tanks. These
two paramet
ers are the
basis for the
cargo
calculation
and they are
to be
recorded in
the
“UllageRepo
rt Form”.
With heated
cargoes,
great care
must be
taken
to establish
the
correctavera
ge
temperature
in each
tank. This
can only be
done with
electronicpr
obe
thermomete
rs. Some
cargoes
however,
will block
the sensor
of thetherm
ometer. If
this occurs,
glass
thermomete
rs are to be
used in
preference
to blocking
up all the
ship’
s electronic
thermomete
rs.If glass
thermomete
rs have
been used,
a note is to
be made on
the
UllageRepor
t Form.
Water dips
can
successfully
be taken in
almost any
heatedcargo
, if the
sounding
rod is left on
the bottom
for a
minute, and
gentlyworke
d up and
down. Kolor
Kut water
finding
paste should
be used
ifpossible, in
preference
to Vecom
water
finding past
e as the
Vecom
pastetends
to change
colour in
contact
with suspen
ded traces
of waterin
thecargo,
and may
cause great
errors in the
recorded
free water
quantity.
Good
practice
Careful
assessment
to be done
for
applicable
load lines
during
cargocalcula
tions , it is
also
important
that a
structured
message
containing
allthe
applicable
deductibles
sent to the
charterers i
mmediately
on receipt
ofcargo
query.
Relative Density 15/4 :Relative density 15/4 is the density of oil at 15C/density of fresh water
at4C. Relative density 15/4 can be treated exactly the same way as density at15C as it is
almost the same. Use table 54A or B in volumes VII or VIII orconvert to API using table 3 in
volume XI/XII.Relative Density 60/60 (SG): Relative density 60/60 is the density of cargoat
60F/density of fresh water at 60F. Convert this to density at 15C, or APIusing table 3 in
volume XI/XII

Volume reduction to standard temperature

There are several standard temperatures in use throughout the industry. Itis the Company
policy that, except where tank calibrations are only inbarrels, calculations of cargo quantity
will be done using density at 15C andcubic metres as a volume measure. If the density is
given at 20C, as inBrazil or Rumania, it should be converted to 15C in the following
way.Product density @ 20C = 0.8764

Table 53B, Volume VIII, page 209. Call 20C “observed

temperature”. Corresponding density @ 15C is 0.8798

.Proceed with calculation using density @ 15C.Reduce the volume to 15C with table 54B, or
60F with table 6B asappropriate.

Ullage Reports

On completion of loading and prior to commencement of dischargeoperations the Chief

Officer together with the surveyor will check the ullageand the temperature of the relevant
tanks. These two parameters are the

basis for the cargo calculation and they are to be recorded in the “UllageReport Form”.
With heated cargoes, great care must be taken to establish the correctaverage temperature
in each tank. This can only be done with electronicprobe thermometers. Some cargoes
however, will block the sensor of thethermometer. If this occurs, glass thermometers are to
be used in

preference to blocking up all the ship’

s electronic thermometers.If glass thermometers have been used, a note is to be made on

the UllageReport Form. Water dips can successfully be taken in almost any heatedcargo, if
the sounding rod is left on the bottom for a minute, and gentlyworked up and down. Kolor
Kut water finding paste should be used ifpossible, in preference to Vecom water
finding paste as the Vecom pastetends to change colour in contact with suspended traces of
waterin thecargo, and may cause great errors in the recorded free water quantity.

Good practice
 Careful assessment to be done for applicable load lines during cargocalculations , it is also
important that a structured message containing allthe applicable deductibles sent to the
charterers immediately on receipt ofcargo query.