The Tanker Safety Guide (Liquefied Gas), fourth edition, is the definitive industry guide to support gas carrier operators conduct safe and efficient operations. This comprehensive guide, a carriage requirement under the national regulations of many flag States, has been fully updated to align with the latest edition of the International Safety Guide for Oil Tanker and Terminals (ISGOTT 6).

All content included in this latest edition has been developed and reviewed by senior industry experts with direct experience in the field and has been presented in a user-friendly and modernised format, with a significant upgrade in the visual representation of technical information, including infographics and flow diagrams.

New in this edition of the guide: The Tanker Safety Guide (Liquefied Gas), fourth edition, has been written for:

• Alignment of the ship/shore safety checklists with ISGOTT 6.
• Emphasis on simplifying the human element processes on board to reduce the
• chance of root cause accidents attributed to human element.
• New elements on bunkering and simultaneous operations.
• Expanded guidance on rollover, enclosed spaces, and mooring.
• Updated section on reliquification to incorporate new technologies.
• Useful and relevant annexes pulled into the main body of the guide for easy reference.

Visit https://publications.ics-shipping.org to read the full contents list and foreword.

The press release can be read here: COMMUNICATIONS(23)48 – Annex A – PRESS RELEASE – TANKER SAFETY GUIDE LIQUEFIED GAS, FOURTH EDITION.docx.

Member copies – Member discount

The Tanker Safety Guide (Liquefied Gas), fourth edition, is aimed at :-

• On board deck and technical officers.
• Those training or providing training in liquefied gas transportation.
• Anyone engaged in the transportation of liquefied gas by sea.

The ICS wishes to extend its sincere gratitude to members of the marine committee, gas panel and member companies for contributing experts to the working group, who worked closely with the ICS team to ensure the guidance in this latest edition was up to date, relevant andaligned with ISGOTT6.

Members – and their member shipping companies – are entitled to a 20% discount on the recommended retail price of £470 using the discount code ICSMEMBER at checkout.

The discount applies to the print and digital e-book formats, which are now both available.

Print copies can be ordered directly from the ICS Publications website (https://publications.ics-shipping.org), and e-books can be ordered through your preferred platform (https://publications.ics-shipping.org/ebooks.php).

A discount flyer is included at Annex A for ease of sharing.

Thank you for your continuing support for ICS publications.

Please contact Emily Yates, Head of Publications at:- emily.yates@ics-shipping.org for any further information.

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