3rd – How IMO ship type affects on Cargo Tank Construction and

Pollution Control

***Tank capacity limitation:

ST 1 : The quantity of cargo required to be carried in ship < 1,250 m3 in any

one tank

ST 2 : The quantity of cargo required to be carried in ship < 3,000 m3 in any

one tank

ST 3 : There is no filling restriction for chemicals assigned to Ship Type 3

Cargo Tank

***Tank location:

Cargo tanks shall be located at the following distances inboard – MEAN OF

DOUBLE BOTTOM HEIGHT TO THE BASE LINE OR MOULDED LINE
(ABOVE THE BOTTOM PLATE).
ST 1 : from the side shell plating, not less than the transverse extent of
damage (B/5 or 11.5m whichever is less), and from the moulded line of the
bottom shell plating at centerline, not less than the vertical extent of damage
(B/15 or 6 m whichever is less), and nowhere less than 760 mm from the
shell plating. This requirement does not apply to the tanks for diluted slops
arising from tank washing.

ST 2 : from the moulded line of the bottom shell plating at the centerline, not
less than the vertical extent of damage ( B/15 or 6m whichever is less), and
nowhere less than 760 mm from the shell plating. This requirement does not
apply to the tanks for diluted slops arising from tank washing. 

ST 3 : no requirement

Single hull tanker will no more apply in US water from 2015.

***Cargo Pollution Control:

Base on the substance pollution category type X, Y, Z. The suitable

Stripping/Discharge arrangement will comply accordingly. See the below
table:
Note: In any case, no discharge of residues containing noxious substances is
permitted within 12 miles of the nearest land.

Example of Underwater chemical discharge arrangement on the chemical

tanker.