Recommended Practice for the Establishment of the Location of the Reference Gauge Point and the Gauge Height of Tanks on Marine Tank Vessels
STANDARD published on 1.8.1995
Designation standards: API MPMS CHAPTER 2.8B(R2024)
Publication date standards: 1.8.1995
The number of pages: 21
Approximate weight : 63 g (0.14 lbs)
Country: American technical standard
Category: Technical standards API
Recommended practice, for use in conjunction with API Chapter 2.7 Calibration of Tanks on Barges, and API Chapter 2.8A Calibration of Tanks on Ships and Oceangoing Barges. Establishes reference gauge heights during calibration of marine tank vessels. A reference gauge point is necessary for converting ullage to innage and when determining the volume of the quantities remaining on board ROB. A reference gauge point is also used for wedge formulas and establishing wedge tables. See more
Reaffirmed: 2024