API MPM CH2.8A : 1991 : R2018
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MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 2 - TANK CALIBRATION - SECTION 8A - CALIBRATION OF TANKS ON SHIPS AND OCEANGOING BARGES
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29-11-2023
English
01-01-2018
2.8A.1 Scope
2.8A.2 Field of application
2.8A.3 Safety
2.8A.4 Referenced publications
2.8A.5 Significance and use
2.8A.6 Nomenclature
2.8A.7 Tank measuring equipment
2.8A.7.1 Tapes for height measurement
2.8A.7.2 Tapes for length and width measurements
2.8A.7.3 Master tapes
2.8A.7.4 Reels and brackets
2.8A.7.5 Tape clamps
2.8A.7.6 Measuring devices (telescoping barge and
strapping pole)
2.8A.7.7 Other required equipment
2.8A.7.8 Accessory equipment
2.8A.8 Measurement conditions and tolerances
2.8A.8.1 Measurement conditions
2.8A.8.2 Measurement tolerances
2.8A.9 Measurement procedures
2.8A.9.1 Liquid calibration by meter method
2.8A.9.2 Calibration by linear measurement
2.8A.9.3 Calibration from vessel drawings
2.8A.10 Calculations
2.8A.10.1 Calculations for liquid calibration
procedures
2.8A.10.2 Calculations for calibration by linear
measurement and by vessel drawings
2.8A.10.3 Calculations for deadwood
2.8A.10.4 Calculations for trim and list corrections
2.8A.11 Calibration of tanks for wedge volumes
2.8A.12 Presentation of capacity tables
2.8A.13 Calibration information plates
APPENDIX A - SHIP CALIBRATION FORM
APPENDIX B - VOCABULARY
APPENDIX C - PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FIRE
CONSIDERATIONS
APPENDIX D - DEADWOOD CALCULATIONS
Gives three methods for determining total and incremental volumes of liquids in tanks on ships, ocean-going barges and integrated tug barge units which have integral hull tanks.
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Supersedes API 2553. (03/2004)
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Revision
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32
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ProductNote |
Reconfirmed 2018
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PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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Superseded
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Supersedes |
API 2550 : 1965 | MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION OF UPRIGHT CYLINDRICAL TANKS |
API MPM CH17.6 : 2014 | MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 17.6: GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING THE FULLNESS OF PIPELINES BETWEEN VESSELS AND SHORE TANKS |
API MPM CH17.5 : 2012 | MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 17.5: GUIDELINES FOR VOYAGE ANALYSIS AND RECONCILIATION OF CARGO QUANTITIES |
API 2555 : 1966 | METHOD FOR LIQUID CALIBRATION OF TANKS |
API MPM CH17.3 : 2016 | MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 17.3: GUIDELINES FOR IDENTIFICATION OF THE SOURCE OF FREE WATERS ASSOCIATED WITH MARINE PETROLEUM CARGO MOVEMENTS |
ASTM D 1220 : 1965 : R1990 | Methods for Measurement and Calibration of Upright Cylindrical Tanks ( Available as Separate Reprint Only) (Withdrawn 1995) |
API 2543 : 1ED 65(R1987) | METHOD OF MEASURING THE TEMPERATURE OF PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS |
API MPM CH17 2A : 1995 | MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CLOSED AND RESTRICTED MEASUREMENT |
ASTM D 1406 : 1965 : R1990 | Practice for Liquid Calibration of Tanks (Available as Separate Reprint Only) (Withdrawn 1995) |
API MPM CH17.1 : 2014 | MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 17.1: GUIDELINES FOR MARINE INSPECTION |
API MPM CH17.9 : 2012 | MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 17 - MARINE MEASUREMENT - SECTION 9 - VESSEL EXPERIENCE FACTOR (VEF) |
NFPA 306 : 2014 | CONTROL OF GAS HAZARDS ON VESSELS |
API RP 2026 : 2017 | SAFE ACCESS/EGRESS INVOLVING FLOATING ROOFS OF STORAGE TANKS IN PETROLEUM SERVICE |
CFR 29(PT1910.1000 TO END) : 0 | LABOR - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR |
API MPM CH17.2 : 1999 | MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 17: MARINE MEASUREMENT - SECTION 2: MEASUREMENT OF CARGOES ON BOARD TANK VESSELS |
API MPMS CH17.4 : 2016 | MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 17.4: METHOD FOR QUANTIFICATION OF SMALL VOLUMES ON MARINE VESSELS (OBQ/ROB) |
ASTM D 1086 : 1964 : R1982 | Method for Measuring the Temperature of Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Available as Separate Reprint Only) (Withdrawn 1995) |
API MPM CH1 : 1994 | Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards - Chapter 1: Vocabulary |
API MPMS CH17.8 : 2016 | MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 17.8: GUIDELINES FOR PRE-LOADING INSPECTION OF MARINE VESSEL CARGO TANKS AND THEIR CARGO-HANDLING SYSTEMS |
API 2217 : 1ED 84 | GUIDELINES FOR WORK IN CONFINED SPACES IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY |
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