The BIMCO Liquid Cargo database is intended for use by for shore-side staff and to some extent for newcomers to the tanker trade and should only be used as a reference tool providing brief information regarding the more than 360 of the commonly transported liquid cargoes including Toluene. Trade name/synonym names: Methylbenzene; Phenylmethane; Toluol; Benzoen Main Properties Colourless liquid, benzene like odour. Flammable, dangerous fire risk. Toxic by ingestion, inhalation and skin absorption. Main chemical and physical properties Flash point 4 deg. C Boiling Points 111 deg. C Viscosity @ 20°C < 50 mPa.s Vapour pressure @ 20°C < 5 kPa Density 866 kg/m3 @ 20 deg. C. IBC carriage requirements: IBC chapter 17 Ship Type 3 Tank Type 2G. Relevant additional IBC requirements: 15.12 Toxic products. Requirements to exhaust openings of vent systems. Connection for vapour-return line to the shore installation. Not to be stowed adjacent to oil fuel tanks. Separate piping systems. Cargo tank relief-valve setting minimum 0.02 MPa gauge (= 200 mBar) 15.9.6 high-level alarm “T” an instrument or detector tubes for detection of toxic cargo vapors shall be on board. MARPOL Requirements: Annex II Pollution Category Y Special information to be added to Shipping Document-Standard information. Stowage: Heat adjacent 38 deg. C Stow adjacent to fuel oil tanks No. Carriage requirements: Heating during voyage No Heating during unloading No. Tanks inerted or padded Not required by IBC Code. Check with shipper Prewash required? No prewash required by MARPOL Annex II. Tank cleaning: Ambient temperature water wash Warm temperature water wash Ambient temperature freshwater rinse Emergency Response: Fire: Use foam or water spray - not water jet Spillage: Eliminate sources of ignition. Collect small spills with absorbent material. Larger spills: Try to collect and transfer to spill tank or wash away with water. When in port, - inform Port Authority First aid: Remove victim to fresh air. Follow fi