BS ISO 16165:2020

This standard BS ISO 16165:2020 Ships and marine technology. Marine environment protection. Vocabulary relating to oil spill response is classified in these ICS categories:

• 47.020.99 Other standards related to shipbuilding and marine structures
• 13.020.40 Pollution, pollution control and conservation
• 01.040.13 Environment. Health protection. Safety (Vocabularies)

This document contains terms and definitions relating to oil spills and their control. This document provides standardized terminology relating to oil spill response, defined as the broad range of activities related to spill cleanup, including surveillance and assessment, containment, recovery, dispersant use, in situ burning, shoreline cleanup and disposal.