Designation:F1788−19StandardGuideforIn-SituBurningofOilSpillsonWater:EnvironmentalandOperationalConsiderations1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1788;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstheuseofin-situburningtoassistinthecontrolofoilspillsonwater.Thisguideisnotapplicabletoin-situburningofoilonlandorthedisposalofoiloroileddebrisinincinerators.1.2Thepurposeofthisguideistoprovideinformationthatwillenablespillresponderstodecideifburningwillbeusedaspartoftheoilspillcleanupresponse.Otherstandardsaddresstheuseofignitiondevices(GuideF1990),theuseoffire-resistantboom(GuideF2152),theuseofburninginiceconditions(GuideF2230),theapplicationofin-situburninginships(GuideF2533),andtheuseofin-situburninginmarshes(GuideF2823).1.3Thisisageneralguideonly.Itisassumedthatcondi-tionsatthespillsitehavebeenassessedandthattheseconditionsaresuitablefortheburningofoil.Itisalsoassumedthatpermissiontoburntheoilhasbeenobtainedfromappropriateregulatoryauthorities.Variationsinthebehaviorofdifferentoiltypesarenotdealtwithandmaychangesomeoftheparametersnotedinthisguide.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4.1Exception—Alternateunitsareincludedin7.5,7.7,and7.8.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade...
