1. INTERTANKO PRIORITIES TECHNICAL ISSUES
Latin American Panel
Cancun
October 28/29, 2008

2. TECHNICAL ISSUES SHIP DESIGN & SHIP STRUCUTRE
MAINTENANACE OF SHIP STRUCTURE
MACHINERY & INSTALLATIONS
FUEL RELATED ISSUES
EXHAUST GASES EMISSIONS
CARGO RELATED ISSUES
VOC EMISSIONS
OTHER

3. LIST OF TECHNICAL ISSUES
COMMON STRUCTURAL RULES – Implementation
DAMAGE STABILITY VERIFICATION (including strength of the tanker structure)
HYDROCARBON GAS DETECTION
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
COTs INSPECTIONS FREQUENCY
PSPC IMPELEMNTATION (ballast tanks)
PSPC FOR COTs (rule adoption)
ER OILY WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM
VOCON procedure
LIFEBOAT SAFETY
FUEL QUALITY (ISO 8217)

4. FUEL QUALITY (ISO 8217) HIGH EFFICIENCY REFINING
MORE PRODUCTS EXTRACTED FROM A TONNE OF CRUDE
MORE CUTTER STOCK TO BLEND WITH RESIDS
CUTTER STOCKS NO REGULATED
WASTE STREAMS EASILY TO ADD
MOST OF THESE ARE CHEMICAL WASTE
CHEMICAL WASTE IN MDO
NOT EASY TO DETECT BY STANDARD TEST
ENGINE TROUBLES

5. FUEL QUALITY (ISO 8217) INTERTANKO PART OF THE REVISION
NO AUTHROITY MONITORS APPLICATION OF ISO 8217
IMO SHOULD MAKE ISO 8217 PART OF MARPOL ANNEX VI
MONITORING AT THE BUNKER SUPPLIER SITE
CONTROL THROUGH LICENSING OF BUNKER SUPPLIERS