Q.Can someone simplify the terms Solidifying cargoes and high Viscous cargoes as per Marpol Annex II ?

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HABIBUR RAHMAN

Solidifying substance means a noxious liquid substance which:

1. in the case of a substance with a melting point of less than 15°C, is at a temperature of less than 5°C above its melting point at the time of unloading; or 2. in the case of a substance with a melting point of equal to or greater than 15°C, is at a temperature of less than 10°C above its melting point at the time of unloading.

 

High-viscosity substance means a noxious liquid substance in category X or Y with a viscosity equal to or greater than 50 mPa·s at the unloading temperature.