Designation:F2533−07(Reapproved2013)StandardGuideforIn-SituBurningofOilinShipsorOtherVessels1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2533;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstheuseofin-situburningdirectlyinshipsandothervessels.Thisguideisnotapplicabletoin-situburningofoilonseaorland.1.2Thisguideisapplicabletosituationsinwhichthevesselandcargoarenotsalvageable.Aftertheburn,thevesselwillneverbesalvageable.Itisintendedthatthein-situburningofoilspillsinshipsbealastresortoption.1.3Thepurposeofthisguideistoprovideinformationthatwillenablespillresponderstodecideifburningwillbeusedtoremoveoilfromstrandedshipsorothervessels.1.4Thisisageneralguideonly.Itisassumedthatcondi-tionsatthespillsitehavebeenassessedandthattheseconditionsaresuitablefortheburningofoil.Itisalsoassumedthatpermissionstoburntheoilhavebeenobtained.Variationsinthebehaviorofdifferentoiltypesarenotdealtwithandmaychangesomeoftheparametersnotedinthisguide.1.5Thisguideisoneofseveralrelatedtoin-situburning.1.6Therearemanysafetyconcernsassociatedwithin-situburningofoilinships.Theseincludetheunsafenatureofthewreckedvesselandtheuseofexplosives.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1788GuideforIn-SituBurningofOilSpillsonWater:EnvironmentalandOperationalConsiderationsF1990GuideforIn-SituBurningofSpilledOil:IgnitionDevices3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1burnrate,n—therateatwhichoilisburnedinagivenarea.Typicallytheareaisapoolandburnrateistheregressionrateoftheburningliquid,ormaybedescribedasavolumetricrate.3.1.2burneffıciency,n—...
