The purpose of this Guide is to improve safety of transport of dangerous goods at the interface of inland tank-barges with other vessels or shore facilities (terminals). The Guide is not intended to create, to replace or to amend current legal requirements, but to provide additional guidelines that should not be part of legal requirements.
Safety is critical to the tanker industry. The authors of the International Safety Guide for Inland Tankbarges and Terminals (ISGINTT) hope that the Guide will become the standard reference work on the safe operation of inland tank-barges and the terminals they serve. To do so, the Guide must keep abreast of changes in tanker design and operating practice, and reflect the latest technology and legislation.