SectionVI MANUALON OILPOLLUTION IMOGUIDELINES FORSAMPLINGANDIDENTIFICATION OFOILSPILLS B INTERNATIONALMARITIMEORGANIZATION London,1998 Firstpublishedin1998 bytheINTERNATIONALMARITIMEORGANIZATION 4AlbertEmbankment,LondonSE17SR PrintedintheUnitedKingdombySignalPressLtd 2468109753 ISBN92-801-1451-4 IMOPUBLICATION Salesnumber:IA578E Copyright#IMO1998 Allrightsreserved. Nopartofthispublicationmaybeproduced, storedinaretrievalsystemortransmitted inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,electrostatic, magnetictape,mechanical,photocopyingorotherwise, withoutpriorpermissioninwritingfromthe InternationalMaritimeOrganization. Contents Page 1Introduction........................................................1 2Definitions.........................................................2 3Acronymsandabbreviations......................................3 4Suppliesandequipment...........................................4 5Safety...............................................................7 6Planningaheadforsamplecollection.............................7 7Samplingprocedures..............................................8 8Sampleidentificationandsecurity...............................19 9Storingthesamples...............................................21 10Requestinglaboratoryanalysis...................................23 11Shippingsamplestothelaboratory..............................23 12Choosingalaboratory............................................29 13Laboratoryanalysis...............................................30 AppendixAOilsamplingandshippingchecklists..................32 AppendixBChain-of-custodyrecord................................35 AppendixCProperShippingNamesandUNNumbers forpetroleumproducts.................................36 AppendixDFlashpointrangesfortypicalpetroleumproducts.....37 AppendixEASTMandNORDTESTstandardsforanalysis ofwaterborneoilspillsamples.........................38 v