ISO/DIS 16165

Ships and marine technology — Marine environment protection — Vocabulary relating to oil and fuel spill response

General information

Current stage: 40.20 Effective date: Mar 9, 2026

Originator: ISO

Owner: ISO/TC 8/SC 2

Type: International Standard

Scope

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.

Life cycle

PREVIOUSLY

PUBLISHED
ISO 16165:2020

NOW

IN_DEVELOPMENT
ISO/DIS 16165
40.20 DIS ballot initiated: 12 weeks
Mar 9, 2026

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