Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Inflated / Deflated Tank Volumes
Soundings can be inflated during opening gauging by pouring diesel oil into the sounding pipe just before gauging.
Source: shipandbunker.com
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Soundings can be inflated during opening gauging by pouring diesel oil into the sounding pipe just before gauging.
The barge will often try to under-declare the temperature during the opening gauge and over- declare during the closing.