The use of a high-pressure stream of the crude oil cargo to dislodge or dissolve clingage and sediment from the bulkheads, bottom, and internal tank structures of a vessel during the discharge operation. See: Tank Washing
EESiFlo North America, Terminology and Glossary: Maritime Terms, Pennsylvania, USA 2002, flowmeterdirectory.com/flowmeter_terminology. (Mrtm/ Ports and Ships - Amer) {539}