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n: (loaded on top) a procedure in which tank-cleaning operations are carried out on board ships and the resulting water/oil mixture is collected in a tank and allowed to separate. The relatively clean water is then pumped out of the vessel, and part of the next cargo is loaded on top of the remaining cargo/water-cleaning residue. This residue is called slops.

n: (OBQ) the measurable or estimatable materialsincluding water, oil, slops, oily residue, oil/ water emulsion, sludge, and sedimentremaining on board in vessel cargo tanks and pipe lines prior to loading.

adj or n: (ROB) usually referred to by its abbreviation. Sometimes used as an adjective (cargo remaining on board),but more often used as a noun (estimating the ROB). ROB includes wa- ter, oil, slops, oil residue, oil-water emulsions, sludge, and sediment.

n pi: oil that has been washed from the tanks of a vessel and is pumped to a special tank where most of the water will be permitted to separate for decanting.