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L.R.O. 1/2012
LAWS OF GUYANA
PETROLEUM ACT
CHAPTER 92:01
Act
7 of 1930
Amended by
19 of 1932 4/1972 44 of 1952







(inclusive) by L.R.O.
Pages Authorised
Current Authorised Pages
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The Petroleum Regulation 1930 have been omitted from this publication
Subsidiary Legislation
no
Note
This chapter contain no subsidiary legislation
Subsidiary Legislation
of
Index
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CHAPTER 92:01
PETROLEUM ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
IMPORTATION
3. Mooring, loading and discharging of craft with petroleum on
board.
4. Removal of petroleum after landing.
5. Conditions of keeping petroleum.
STORAGE
6. Petroleum warehouses and licensed buildings.
7. Marking and packing of petroleum.
8. Hours of delivery.
9. Prohibition of naked light, etc., or smoking in any warehouse or
licensed building.
10. Use of petroleum in machines.
HAWKING
11. Permission to hawk petroleum.
TESTING O F PETROLEUM
12. Persons authorised to test petroleum.
13. Mode of determining temperature.

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SECTION
14. Notification of arrival of petroleum and procuring of samples for
testing.
15. Testing and certifying of samples.
16. Effect of certificate as to kind of petroleum
17. Testing and certifying of petroleum in warehouse or licensed
building.
18. Certificate of evidence.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
19. Seizure of petroleum kept in contravention of the Act.
20. Issuing of warrant for searching house, etc., in which petroleum is
suspected to be unlawfully kept.
21. Forfeiture of petroleum where quantity in excess is kept.
22. Disposal of forfeited petroleum.
23. Penalty for assault on persons acting under this Act.
24. Protection of person acting under the Act.
25. Procedure.
26. Power to make regulations.
FIRST SCHEDULE Certificate of test of Petroleum.
SECOND SCHEDULE Test apparatus mode of testing.
_________________________
1953 Ed.
c. 347 _______________________________________________________
7 of 1930
An Act to regulate the importation, storage and sale of petroleum.
Short title.
[22ND MARCH, 1930]
1. This Act may be cited as the Petroleum Act.
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PETROLEUM ACT
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Interpretation.
c. 82:24

Mooring,
2. (1) In this Act—
which is less than eighty-five degrees Fahrenheit ascertained
as prescribed in section 13, methylated spirits within the
meaning of the Spirits Act, ether, carbon bisulphide or
any product or mixture containing methylated spirits,
ether or carbon bisulphide, and carbide of calcium;
“licensed building” means any building, tank with pipe lines or
other erection in respect of which the Chief Fire Officer has
issued a licence for the storage of petroleum under section
6;
“ordinary petroleum” means petroleum other than
dangerous petroleum;
“petroleum” includes crude petroleum, oil made from
petroleum or from coal, shale, peat or other bituminous
substance or any other product of petroleum, methylated
spirits within the meaning of the Spirits Act, ether, carbon
bisulphide and any product or mixture containing any of
them, and carbide of calcium; and
“warehouse” means any place or building provided by the
Minister for the storage of petroleum under section 6(1).
(2) The Minister may by order declare that the
provisions of this Act relating to petroleum, or any of them, shall
apply to such other inflammable liquid or substance as may be
specified in such order, subject to any modifications as may be
prescribed therein.
IMPORTATION
3. (1) The master of any craft with a cargo consisting
[44 of 1952
“dangerous petroleum” means petroleum having a flash point
"Commissioner-General" means the Commissioner-General of
Authority Act; the Revenue Authority appointed under the Revenue
12 of 1982]
c.
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loading and
petroleum on
board.
Removal of
petroleum
after landing.
[44 of 1952
4 of 1972]
wholly or in part of petroleum, shall from the time such craft
enters any port in Guyana, or from the time any petroleum is
placed on board of such craft until it goes out to sea or until the
petroleum is removed from on board, conform to such directions
in respect of the place at which it is to be moored, loaded or
discharged as may be issued generally for all such craft or
(2) If any such craft is moored, loaded discharged at
any place in contravention of any such directions, the owner and
master of such craft shall each be liable to a fine of seven
hundred and fifty dollars, and it shall be lawful for the Harbour
cause such craft to be removed at the expense of the owner or
master thereof, to such place as may be in conformity with such
directions, and all expenses incurred in such removal may be
(3) This section shall not apply to petroleum
contained in the supply tanks or bunkers of craft the motive
power of which is obtained from petroleum.
4. (l) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), all petroleum
imported into Guyana shall, on being landed, be removed
immediately by the importer from the wharf and shall be stored
in a warehouse or licensed building:
Provided that this section shall not apply to petroleum
landed for immediate transit from the port of arrival to other
places in Guyana, or to petroleum transferred to another vessel.
(2) Ordinary petroleum imported into Guyana and
having a flash point exceeding one hundred and fifty degrees
of craft with
discharging
specially for any such craft by the Harbour Master, Commissioner-
General or other proper officer of the port.
Master, Commissioner-General or other officer as aforesaid to
sued for and recovered by the Harbour Master, Commissioner-
General or other officer against such owner or master.
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Conditions
of keeping
petroleum.
[44 of 1952
4 of 1972
12 of 1982]
Fahrenheit shall on being landed, be removed immediately by
the importer from the wharf and shall be stored in a
building licensed for storing such petroleum.
ordinary petroleum having a flash point exceeding one hundred
and fifty degrees Fahrenheit is discharged after three of the
clock in the afternoon, allow such ordinary petroleum to
remain on the wharf at which it was discharged until the
morning of the next day, when it shall be immediately removed
and stored as in this section provided.
(4) Any person contravening any of the provisions of
this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of three
hundred dollars.
5. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no
person shall keep—
(a) carbide of calcium in any quantity
exceeding five pounds; or
(b) dangerous petroleum (other than carbide
of calcium) in any quantity exceeding
one gallon;
(c) ordinary petroleum in any quantity
exceeding one hundred gallons, in any
place other than a warehouse or licensed
building:
Provided that the Chief Fire Officer may authorise any fit
and proper person in writing to keep for sale in any store, by
(3) The Commissioner-General may whenever
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Petroleum
warehouses
and licensed
buildings.
[19 of 1932
12 of 1982]
him, ordinary petroleum in any quantity not exceeding one
thousand five hundred gallons.
(2) Any person who keeps dangerous petroleum or
ordinary petroleum otherwise than in accordance with this
section, and the occupier of any premises wherein such
petroleum is so kept, shall be liable on summary conviction to a
fine of three hundred dollars and the petroleum shall be
forfeited.
(3) This section shall not apply to—
(a) petroleum for the time being contained
in the tank of any motor vehicle, motor
vessel or boat;
(b) petroleum being transported in
accordance with this Act; or
(c) methylated spirits in any quantity not
exceeding four gallons where kept by a
registered chemist and druggist.
STORAGE
6. (1) The Minister may from time to time provide a
warehouse in the City of Georgetown, the town of New
Amsterdam, and any other place or places for the storage of
petroleum and may provide a separate warehouse for the
storage of dangerous petroleum.
(2) Each warehouse shall be under the charge
Minister may from time to time appoint.
(3) The Chief Fire Officer may issue to any person
of the Commissioner-General or such other officer as the
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Making and
packing of
petroleum.
[19 of 1932]


Hours of
delivery.
[19 of 1932]
applying therefor a licence authorising him to use any building,
tank with pipe- lines, or other erection for the storage of
petroleum, and such licence shall specify the time it shall
remain in force, and the maximum quantity and kind or kinds
of petroleum that may be stored within such building, tank or
other erection. The Chief Fire Officer may at any time renew such
licence.
(4) The Chief Fire Officer may for any cause which
he may deem sufficient refuse to issue a licence, or revoke or
suspend any licence already issued.
(5) No licence shall be transferred without the
previous consent in writing of the Chief Fire Officer.
(6) A licensed building shall be under the charge of the
licensee, who will be held responsible for the carrying out in
relation thereto of the provisions of this Act.
(7) For every original licence so issued a fee of five
dollars shall be paid.
7. (1) Each lot of dangerous petroleum or ordinary
petroleum stored in a warehouse or licensed building shall be
stored separately, and shall have a distinguishing mark and be
so packed that an account may be taken of the same as often as
may be deemed necessary or expedient.
(2) The owner of petroleum in a warehouse, or his
agent, shall have free access to the warehouse during such hours
as the warehouse may be open for the receipt or delivery of
petroleum, to examine and inspect the same, and subject to any
regulations made under section 26, to take all necessary
precautions for preventing leakage and waste.
8. (1) Petroleum shall not be received into or delivered
from any licensed building except between the hours of six
o’clock in the forenoon and six o’clock in the afternoon, except
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Prohibition
of naked
light, etc. or
smoking in
any
warehouse or
licensed
building.
[19 of 1932]

Use of
petroleum in
machines.
[19 of 1932
12 of 1982]
with the permission of the person in charge of the nearest police
station:
Provided that this subsection shall not apply to petroleum
required for the bona fide locomotion of vehicles and delivered
by means of a sealed pipe-line, so controlled that it is
unnecessary to open the enclosure in which the storage
receptacles are situated.
(2) If any petroleum is received or delivered contrary
to this section, the licensee of such building shall be liable to a
fine of one thousand five hundred dollars.
9. (1) No lighted candle, lamp, lantern or naked light of
any kind, no match, no article of an explosive or highly
inflammable nature, other than petroleum, shall under any
pretence or for any purpose whatever be taken into or
dangerously near any licensed building, warehouse, or vehicle
used for the hawking of petroleum; and no wire as a fixture or as
a wandering lead used as a conductor for electricity shall be so
taken into any licensed building or warehouse.
(2) No person shall under any circumstances
smoke in or dangerously near any licensed building, warehouse,
or vehicle used for the hawking of petroleum.
(3) Any person contravening any of the
provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine of one thousand
five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for six months.
10. (1) No person shall use a machine for the
manufacture of gas from petroleum or which uses petroleum as
fuel unless and until the Chief Fire Officer has issued to him on
application therefor a licence to have upon the premises
described in such licence any quantity of petroleum, not
exceeding a limit to be specified in the licence to be used in
connection with such machine. Such licence shall not be
granted unless it appears to the Chief Fire Officer that the use of
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Permission
to hawk
petroleum.
such machine is unattended with material risk or danger, and
that the premises in which such machine is kept are so situated
and constructed as to be consistent with public safety.
(2) Every such licence shall contain a full description
of the machine intended to be used and of the premises where it
is situated, and shall specify the time during which the licence is
to be in force.
(3) There may be annexed to any such licence any
conditions as to the time of use of the machine, the mode or
manner in which the petroleum is to be stored, and any other
matters which the Chief Fire Officer may think necessary for
diminishing the risk from explosion or fire, and the premises so
licensed shall be subject to similar control and inspection as any
licensed building under this Act.
(4) Any licensee who violates any condition of a
licence issued under this section may have his licence forfeited,
and shall be liable to a fine of seven hundred and fifty dollars:
Provided that in any proceedings hereunder in computing
the quantity of petroleum which the licensee is authorised by the
licence to have and use upon his premises, the quantity
contained in the machine in respect of which the licence is
granted shall be excluded from the computation, unless the
quantity of petroleum contained in any such machine exceeds
the limit specified in the licence.
HAWKING
11. (1) Any person who is licensed in pursuance of
section 6(3) may, subject to this Act and any enactments for the
time being in force with respect to hawkers and pedlars, hawk
such petroleum by himself or his servants.
(2) The petroleum shall be stored in the
licensed building between the hours of six o’clock in the
afternoon of one day and six o’clock in the forenoon of the
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Persons
authorised
to test
petroleum.
Mode of
determining
temperature.
Second
Schedule.

following day and also when the petroleum is not in the
course of being hawked.
(3) Any person contravening any of the provisions of
this section shall be liable to a fine of three hundred dollars.
TESTING OF PETROLEUM

12. (1) The Government Analyst and every assistant
government analyst are hereby authorised to test Petroleum.
(2) The Minister may in addition appoint fit and
proper persons as authorised to test petroleum and may at any
time revoke any such appointment and shall cause to be
published in the Gazette notice of every such appointment and
revocation.
13. (1) The temperature at which petroleum gives off
inflammable vapour shall, for the purposes of this Act, be
ascertained—
(a) in the manner set forth in the Second
Schedule; or
(b) in such manner as may from time to
time be prescribed by the Minister by
order.
(2) A model of any apparatus to be used in such
ascertainment shall be kept at the Government Laboratory at
Georgetown.
either from the ship’s manifest or in any other manner, that any
vessel entering any port in Guyana, is laden or partly laden with
petroleum for importation, he shall cause not less than three of samples for
and procuring
petroleum
of arrival of
Notification
14. As soon as the Commissioner-General ascertains,
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testing.

Testing and
certifying of
samples.
[19 of 1932]
First
Schedule.

Effect of
certificate as
to kind of
petroleum.
[19 of 1932]
Testing and
certifying of
petroleum in
warehouse
or licensed
building.
[19 of 1932]
samples to be taken of each brand or quality of such petroleum,
and shall transmit such samples to a person authorised to test
petroleum in order that the same may be tested.
15. Within twenty-four hours (public holidays excepted)
of the receipt of such samples, the person authorised shall test
the samples so tested by him consist of dangerous petroleum or
ordinary petroleum, as the case may be.
do so, forward one copy of the certificate to the owner of the
petroleum from which the samples have been taken, and such
petroleum shall be considered to all intents and purposes, to be
dangerous petroleum or ordinary petroleum, as the case may
be, unless a certificate to the contrary is obtained later or the
contrary is proved in any legal proceedings.
17. (1) It shall be lawful for the officer in charge of a
petroleum warehouse to cause samples to be taken of any
petroleum kept in such warehouse, and for any officer of
Customs, district commissioner, or member of the police force or
for any other person appointed for that purpose by the Minister,
at any reasonable time during the day to enter any other
premises and to inspect and take samples of any petroleum kept
on such premises or offered or exposed for sale therein and to
submit such samples to a person authorised to test petroleum.
(2) Where a sample of petroleum is taken under this
section, the person taking the sample shall then and there divide
it into three parts and place each part in a separate receptacle
marked and sealed.
(3) He shall then deliver or cause to be delivered one
of such receptacles to the owner of the petroleum and another to
a person authorised to test petroleum and shall keep the
third for future comparison and production in court, if
necessary.
the same, and shall certify in duplicate to the Commissioner-
General, in the form contained in the First Schedule, whether
16. The Commissioner-General shall when requested to
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First
Schedule.

Certificate of
evidence.
First
Schedule.
Seizure of
petroleum
kept in
of the Act.
Issuing of
(4) On receipt of any such receptacle the person
authorised shall test the petroleum in the receptacle and shall
certify in duplicate in the form in the First Schedule whether
such petroleum is dangerous petroleum or ordinary petroleum.
The officer in charge of the warehouse or other person as
aforesaid shall forward one copy of the certificate to the owner
of the petroleum or the licensee of the building from which such
samples have been taken, and such petroleum shall be
considered to all intents and purposes to be dangerous
petroleum or ordinary petroleum, as the case may be.
18. (1) In any proceedings before a magistrate under this
Act a certificate in the form in the First Schedule purporting to
be signed by any person authorised to test petroleum shall be
receivable as prima facie evidence of any matter or thing therein
stated.
(2) If the person who has tested the petroleum is
called as a witness in any such proceedings, the party calling
him shall unless the magistrate otherwise expressly orders,
be liable to pay all costs occasioned by his having been so called.
(3) In any such proceedings the part of the petroleum
retained by the person who took the samples shall be produced
in court.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
19. (1) If any petroleum is imported, kept, offered or
exposed for sale contrary to this Act or the conditions of any
licence issued under this Act, the same shall be liable to be
seized by any officer of customs, district commissioner, or
member of the police force and, upon proof of such importation,
keeping or offering or exposing for sale may be adjudged to be
forfeited.
20. (1) It shall be lawful for any magistrate or justice of
contravention
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warrant for
searching
house, etc. in
which
petroleum is
suspected to
be
unlawfully
kept.

Forfeiture of
petroleum
where
quantity in
excess is
kept.
Disposal of
forfeited
petroleum.
Penalty for
assault on
the peace on reasonable cause being assigned upon oath before
him to issue a warrant under his hand for searching in the day
time any house, storehouse, warehouse, shop, cellar, yard,
wharf, or other place in which petroleum is suspected to be kept
contrary to this Act.
(2) All petroleum found to be kept contrary to this
Act, and also the vessels or other receptacles in which the same
is kept, shall be immediately seized by the person finding the
same, who, unless the Minister shall otherwise direct, shall with
all convenient speed after the seizure, remove such petroleum
and the vessels and other receptacles in which it is
contained to a warehouse or licensed building, and may
detain such petroleum and such vessels and other receptacles
until it is adjudged whether the same shall be forfeited:
Provided that proceedings for forfeiture shall be
commenced within seven days after the seizure.
(3) Any person so seizing or detaining petroleum,
vessels or receptacles shall not be liable to any action for
such seizure or detention, or for any loss or damage which may
be occasioned thereby otherwise than through his wilful act or
neglect.
21. If there is stored in any place a greater quantity of
petroleum than the quantity permitted by this Act or by any
licence issued under this Act to be kept in such place, the whole
of the petroleum in such place may be forfeited, and the person
occupying or using such place or the licensee, if the place be a
licensed building, shall be liable to a fine of seven hundred and
fifty dollars.
22. Any petroleum forfeited under this Act,
together with the vessels or other receptacles containing the
same, shall be dealt with as the Minister may direct.
23. Every person who assaults, molests, or obstructs any
person acting under this Act, shall be liable to a fine of three
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persons acting
under this
Act.
Protection of
person acting
Procedure.

Power to
make
regulations.
hundred dollars.
24. Every person acting under this Act shall be entitled
to the protection afforded by the Justices Protection Act.
25. All prosecutions and proceedings for offenses,
forfeitures and penalties under this Act, may be instituted
under the Summary Jurisdiction Acts by any Harbour Master,
officer of customs, district commissioner, member of police
force, or other person appointed by the Minister under this Act.
26. (1) The Minister may make regulations for any of the
purposes of this Act, and in particular with relation to—
(a) the importation, landing, receiving,
depositing, guarding, delivery, hawking
and removing from one place to any
other place of petroleum;
(b) the conditions upon which the persons
to whom and the premises for which any
licence under this Act may be issued;
(c) the general management and regulation
of ware-houses and licensed buildings
and oil engines, and the duties and
conduct of any person or persons in
charge thereof or employed in
connection therewith;
(d) the kind and quantity of petroleum that
may be kept in any licensed building;
specifications for and the nature of the
buildings in which petroleum may be
stored and the surroundings and
situation of the premises on which such
c. 5:07
under the Act.
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ss. 15, 17 and
18.
[19 of 1932]
buildings stand, and the nature, size and
capacity of the receptacles, including
tanks with pipe-lines, which
petroleum may be stored or transported
in, and the due and proper inspection of
all buildings, premises and receptacles;
(e) the sale of petroleum, whether by
wholesale or retail, including the
quantity or amount permitted to be sold,
the packages in which it shall be
contained and the persons to whom it
may be sold.
(2) There may be annexed to the breach of any
regulation a penalty not exceeding seven hundred and fifty
dollars.
__________________________
FIRST SCHEDULE
CERTIFICATE OF
TEST OF PETROLEUM
I hereby certify that I have tested the samples marked
Nos .................................................forwarded to me to be tested
at..............................................................................................on the
................day of..............................................20.............., and that
such samples consist dangerous petroleum do not consist of
ordinary petroleum within the meaning of the Petroleum Act.
Dated this.................day of...........................20............
(Signed)................................................
Government Analyst, or Assistant
Government Analyst or other person
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authorised to test Petroleum under
section 12 (2) of the Petroleum Act.
SECOND SCHEDULE
TEST APPARATUS—MODE OF TESTING
TEST APPARATUS TO BE USED AND MODE OF TESTING
PETROLEUM THERE- WITH SO AS TO ASCERTAIN THE
TEMPERATURE AT WHICH IT WILL GIVE OFF
INFLAMMABLE VAPOUR
(1).—FOR FLASHPOINTS NOT ABOVE 120° FAHRENHEIT
PART I
SPECIFICATION OF THE TEST APPARATUS
General
The apparatus to be employed shall be the Abel Petroleum
Testing Apparatus or the Abel apparatus modified by
having an oil cup provided with a stirrer. It shall be
constructed to the dimensions herein specified within the limits
of accuracy prescribed by the tolerances set forth below.
The Oil Cup
The oil cup consists of a cylindrical vessel open at the top
and fitted on the outside with a flat circular flange projecting at
right angles.
Within the cup, fixed through the wall and silver soldered
or brazed in place, there is a gauge consisting of a piece of wire
bent upwards and terminating in a point.
Material. Brass or gun-metal

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Dimension. Tolerance. Cup, wall and bottom thickness ..... “
internal diameter ......................... “
internal depth ..............................
Flange, thickness ............................ “
width ................................ “ distance
of upper side from top edge of cup
Gauge, thickness, not less than ....... “
distance of point from level of upper
edge of cup ..........................
17 I.W.G
2”
2.2”
17 I.W.G.
0.5”
0.375”
10 I.W.G.

0.7”

± 0.05”
± 0.05”

± 0.05”
± 0.05”

± 0.005”
The Cover
The cup is provided with a close-fitting cover with a
downward projecting rim barely reaching the flange on the cup.
The downward projecting rim is made solid with the top or
silver soldered or brazed in place. Upon the cover are mounted
a thermometer socket, trunnions to support an oil-test lamp, a
pair of guides in which a slide moves, and a white bead. The
top of the cover is pierced by three rectangular holes
symmetrically placed on a diameter, one in the centre and the
other two as close as practicable to the inner sides of the cover-
rim and opposite each other. These three holes are covered or
uncovered by means of a slide moving in suitably disposed
guides. The slide has two perforations, one corresponding in all
particulars to the centre hole in the cover and the other to one of
the holes at the side. The movement of the slide is restricted by
suitable stops, and its length and the disposition of the holes are
such that, at the outer extremity of the movement of the slide,
the holes in the cover are simultaneously just completely
opened and at the inner extremity of the movement of the slide
they are completely closed.
The trunnions supporting the test-lamp are fixed on the
top of the grades and the lamp is mounted in the trunnions so
that it is free to oscillate. The lamp is provided with a jet to
contain a wick and is so arranged that when the slide is moved
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so as to uncover the holes, the oscillating lamp is caught by a
pin fixed in the slide and tilted over the central hole in such a
way that the lower edge of the cover bisects the circle formed
by the bore of the jet when in the lowest position. The flame
then occupies a central position within the hole in both
directions.
A suitably mounted gasket may be substituted for the
lamp.
The thermometer socket is in the form of a split tube,
mounted on a diameter at right angles to the diameter through
the centres of the holes, and fitted at such an angle as to
bring the bulb of the thermometer, when in place, vertically
below the centre of the cover and at the correct distance from it.
A white bead, the dimensions of which represent the size
of test flame to be used, is mounted in a visible position on the
cover.
Material. All parts excepting bead, brass or gun-metal.
Bead, ivory or other suitable material.

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Cover Fitted with Stirrer
Provision may be made in the cover for the reception of a stirrer
which projects into the oil cup, for use with viscous materials
only.
A bush is mounted on the cover in a position
diametrically opposite the thermometer mounting and its length
is such and it is set at such an angle that the stirrer rod clears the
oil-level gauge and the blades operate below the level of and
without fouling the thermometer bulb. The bush is placed as near
as practicable to the outer edge of the cover.

Dimension.
Tolerance
Cover, thickness ......................................................
“ central hole, length (in direction of slide).....
“ width ...........................................................
“ peripheral holes length (in direction of slide)
“ width ..........................................................
Slide, thickness ........................................................
“ width of upper surface
Lamp, overall length of jet........................................

“ bore of jet end ...............................................
Bead, diameter .........................................................
Thermometer socket—
Internal diameter ..................................................
Length of short side measured from under surface
of cover ............................................................
Length of long side measured from under surface
of cover ............................................................
Distance of centre of socket from centre of cover
measured on the underside ...............................
These dimensions are subject to the correct
placing of the thermometer when in position ...
Vertical depth of lowest part of thermometer
below centre of under-side of cover .................
0.05”
0.5”
0.4”
0.2”
0.3”
20 I.W.G.
0.5”
Approx. 0.6”
0.0625”
0.15”
0.6”
Approx. 0.5”
Approx.0.75”
Approx. 0.7”
1.5”
+ 0.015”
+ 0.005”
± 0.005”
± 0.005”
± 0.005”

+ 0.01”
(excess only)
To suit the
requirements for
the position of
jet when tilted
± 0.005”
± 0.01”
± 0.01”




± 0.1”
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The stirrer consists of a round stem having four blades or
vanes silver soldered in place at one end. A collar is fixed on the
stem so that when the stem is inserted into the bush from below, it
is arrested at a position such that the correct length protrudes into
A long sleeve having an internally screwed, knurled knob
soldered to its upper end, is passed over the upper end of the
stem and screwed home. The length of the sleeve is such that a
flat-faced collar at its lower end just comes into contact with the
upper end of the bush, leaving the stirrer free to rotate without
appreciable vertical play.
A flat-headed cylindrical plug is provided for insertion in
the bush when the stirrer is not in use.
Material Brass or gun-metal.
the oil cup. The top end of the stem is reduced and screwed.
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Heating Vessel
The heating vessel or bath consists of two flat-bottomed
cylindrical copper vessels placed coaxially one inside the other
and soldered at their tops to a flat copper ring, greater in outside
diameter than the larger vessel and of smaller inside diameter
than the smaller vessel. The space between the two vessels is thus
totally enclosed and is used as a water jacket.
An ebonite or fibre ring of right-angle section is fitted into
the hole in the centre of the flat ring forming the top of the bath
and, when the apparatus is in use, the oil cup fits into, and its
flange rests upon, this ebonite or fibre ring so that the oil cup is
centrally disposed within the heating vessel. The ebonite or fibre
ring is secured in place by means of six small screws having their
heads sunk below the surface of the ring, to avoid metallic contact
between the bath and the oil cup.
A split socket, similar to that on the cover of the oil cup, but
set vertically, allows a thermometer to be inserted into the water-

Dimension.
Tolerance.
Stem, length, overall
................................................. “ “
lower end to point of attachment of
“ “ blades
............................................. “ “
lower end to upper surface of collar
“ “ upper surface of collar to lower end
of thread
........................................... diameter
..........................................................
“ “ of collar
............................................. “ thread
.............................................................. Blades,
thickness ....................................................... “
length, excluding root ....................................
“ breadth (all corners of blades rounded) .........
“ angle ..............................................................
Sleeve, length to suit stem, giving free rotation
with no appreciable vertical play when screwed
home
Diameter of bore
....................................................... Diameter of
collar ....................................................
4”
Approx. 0.1”
1.9”
2”
Approx. 0.125”
Approx. 0.25”
7 B.A.
17 I.W.G
0.5”
5/16” (0.3125”)
Approx. 45”
Sliding fir on
stem
Approx. 0.25”
± 0.1”

± 0.1”
± 0.1”




± 0.01”
± 0.01”



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space. A funnel and overflow pipe also communicate with the
water-space through the top plate and two loop handles are
provided thereon.
Dimension. Tolerance.
Inner vessel—
Thickness ...................................................
Internal diameter ........................................
Internal depth ............................................
Outer vessel—
Thickness, not less than .............................
Internal diameter .......................................
Internal depth ...........................................
Top plate—
Thickness, not less than ............................
Outer flange projection .............................
Diameter of Central hole ..........................
24 I.W.G.
3”
2.5”
24 I.W.G.
5.5”
5.75”
20 I.W.G.
To suit ebonite
or fibre ring.
Clearance not
to exceed 0.1”

± 0.05”
± 0.05”

± 0.1”
± 0.1”


Dimension. Tolerance.
Ebonite or fibre ring—
Internal diameter .......,.................................
External diameter of flange
........................... Overall depth of spigot
............................... Thickness, flange and
spigot ...................... Screws, C.S.
...............................................
Thermometer socket—
cup
2.75”
0.25”
0.08”
8 B.A. x. 0.15”

± 0.02”
± 0.02”
± 0.005”

0.375” 0.1
Easy fit on oil
height from top of plate
Internal diameter .............................................. 0.6” ± 0.01” 0.75” ± 0.05”
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The bath rests upon a cast-iron tripod stand, to the ring of which is
attached a cylindrical copper jacket not less than 24 I.W.G. flanged
inwards at the top, and of such dimensions that the bath, while
resting firmly on the iron ring, just touches with its outward
projecting flange the inward-turned flange of the jacket. Two
handles are provided on the outer jacket.
Diameter of the outer jacket 6.5 inches ± 0.1 inch.
Spirit Lamp
A spirit lamp is provided for raising the temperature of the water
bath, but any other means approved by the Government Analyst
may be employed for this purpose.
Thermometers
Two thermometers are provided with the apparatus, the one for
ascertaining the temperature of the bath, the other for determining
the flashing point.
Oil Cup Thermometer
Type ... ... ... Mercury in glass, nitrogen filled,
graduated on stem, enamel black.
Length ... ... ... Approximately 9 inches.
Stem ... ... ... Diameter 0.24 to 0.28 inch.
Bulb ... ... ... Spherical: made of a normal glass approved
by the Government Analyst. Diameter, 0
35 inch ± 0 .05 inch.
Range … … .50°F. to 150°F. with expansion
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chamber.
Distance from the bottom of the bulb to the
50° line 2.75 inches to 3.15 inches. Distance
from the 50° line to the 150° line not less
than 4.75 inches.
Immersion … A swelling is made in the stem, to ensure
that the thermometer shall be fixed in its
brass collar so that the distance from the top
of the collar to the bottom of the bulb is 2.4
inch ± 0.05 inch.
Graduation … Scale graduated to 1°F. divisions. Every 5°
and every 10° to be indicated by longer
lines. Figured at every 10° in full.
Marking … “Abel Oil Cup”: Identification number
or trade mark.
Water Bath Thermometer
Type … … Mercury in glass, nitrogen filled, graduated
on the stem, enamel back.
Length… … Approximately 9 inches .
Stem … … Diameter, 0 24 inch to 0 28 inch.
Bulb … … Cylindrical: made of a normal glass
approved by the Government Analyst.
Length approximately 0 8 inch. Diameter
not to exceed the diameter of the stem.
“Fahrenheit”: Maker’s or Vendor’s name
not less than 3.55 inches. Distance from the 90° line to the 190 line 90° line 3.95 inches to 4.35 inches. Distance from the bottom of the bulb to the
Range … … 90° F. to 190° F. with expansion chamber.
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Immersion … A swelling is made in the stem to ensure that
the thermometer shall be fixed in its brass
collar so that the distance from the top of the
collar to the bottom of the bulb is 3. Inches
± 0.1 inch.
Marking .. “Abel Water Bath”: Identification number
“Fahrenheit”: Maker’s or Vendor’s name or
trde mark.
The brass collar of the thermometer is in each case of the
following dimensions
Outside diameter … push fit in socket.
Thickness of tube … 22 I.W.G.
Thickness of flange … 0.1 inch,± 0.001 inch.
Note. A model apparatus is deposited at the Government
Laboratory.
PART II
Method of Applying the Flashing Test
1. The test apparatus shall be placed for use in a position
where it is not exposed to currents of air or draughts.
2. The heating vessel or water-bath shall be filled by
pouring water into the funnel until it begins to flow out at the
spout of the vessel. The temperature of the water at the beginning
and 10° to be indicated by longer lines. Graduation … Scale graduated in 1 F. divisions. Every
Figured at every 10° in full.
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of the test shall be 130° Fahrenheit and no heat shall be applied to
the water-bath during the test. When a test has been completed
and it is desired to make another test the water bath shall be
again raised to 130°F, which may conveniently be done while
the petroleum cup is being emptied, cooled and refilled with a
fresh sample to be tested. The next test is then proceeded with.
3. If an oil test-lamp is being used it shall be prepared
by fitting it with a piece of flat plaited candle-wick, and filling it
with colza or rape- oil up to the lower edge of the opening of the
spout or wick tube. The lamp shall be trimmed so that when
size of flame, which is represented by the projecting white bead
on the cover of the oil-cup is readily maintained by simple
manipulation from time to time with a small wire trimmer. A gas
test flame may be employed and, if so, the size of the jet of flame
shall be adjusted to the size laid down above.
4. The bath having been raised to the proper
temperature, the cup shall be placed on a level surface in a good
light, and the oil to be tested shall be poured into it, until the level
of the liquid just reaches the point of the gauge which is fixed in
the cup. Before a test is begun the temperature of the oil shall be
determined and shall be brought to approximately 60°F. The
cover, with the side closed, shall then be put on to the cup and
pressed down so that its edge rests on the rim of the cup, and the
cup shall be so placed into the bath or heating vessel, every care
being taken to avoid wetting the sides of the cup with the oil. The
thermometer in the lid of the cup has been adjusted so as to have
the correct immersion when the brass collar of the thermometer is
properly seated, and its position shall not in any circumstances be
altered. When the cup has been placed in the proper position,
the scale of the thermometer faces the operator.
5. The test-lamp shall then be placed in position upon the
lid of the cup. When the temperature has reached 66°F. the
operation of testing shall be begun, the test flame being applied
once for every rise of one degree, in the following manner—
lighted it gives a flame of about 0.15 of an inch diameter, and this
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The slide shall be slowly drawn open while a metronome,
set at 75 to 80 beats per minute, beats three times and shall be
closed during the fourth beat. A pendulum of 24 inches effective
length may be used in place of the metronome, counting one beat
from one extremity of the swing to the other.
(2) FOR FLASHPOINTS ABOVE 120° FAHRENHEIT
The apparatus to be employed shall be the Pensky-Martens
testing apparatus, and shall include the following major parts:—
Cup. The cup of the Institution of Petroleum
Technologists standard Pensky-Martens flash tester shall be made
of brass and shall satisfy the following dimensional
specifications—
The inside of the cup may be turned to a slightly larger
diameter above the filling mark and the outside may be tapered
above the flange, but the wall thickness at the upper edge shall be
not less than 0 04 in. (01 cm.). The flange should be approximately
0 5 in. (1 27 cm.) wide and approximately 0125 in. (0 32 cm.) thick.
It shall be equipped with devices for locating the position of the
lid on the cup and the cup centrally in the stove. A handle,
attached permanently to the flange of the cup, is a desirable
accessory.
Dimensions.
Inches.
Normal. Tolerances.
Inside diameter below filling mark ............................
Difference, inside and outside diameters below filling
mark .....................................................................
Inside height ...............................................................
Thickness of bottom ...................................................
Distance from rim to filling mark ...............................
Distance lower service flange to bottom of cup ..........
2.000
0.125
2.200
0.095
0.860
1.795
± 0.050
± 0.010
± 0.050
± 0.025
± 0.015
± 0.015
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Stirring Device.—The lid shall be equipped with a stirring
device consisting of a vertical steel shaft, not less than 0 1 in. (0 25
cm.) nor more than 0125 in. (0 32 cm.) in diameter, mounted in the
centre of the cup, and carrying two two-bladed brass propellers.
The blades of both propellers shall be approximately 0 3 in. (0 8
cm.) wide and shall be set at an angle of approximately 45°. The
smaller (upper) propeller shall have an over-all diameter of
approximately 0 75 in. (1 9 cm.) The larger (lower) propeller shall
have an over-all diameter between 1.25 and 175 in. (3175 and 4 445
cm.). The thickness of the propeller blades shall be not less than
0~05 in. (0146 cm.) nor more than 0 08 in. (0 2 cm.), which limits
correspond respectively to No. 17 and No. 14 I.W.G. The collars
on which the propeller blades are mounted shall have horizontal
and vertical dimensions not greater than 0 4 in. (1 cm.).
The plane of the centre of the upper propeller shall be 0 4 in.
(1 cm.) below the level of the rim of the cup. The plane of the
centre of the lower propeller shall be 2 0 in. (5.1 cm.) below the
level of the rim of the cup. The level of the rim of the cup is in
effect the level of the plane part of the portion of the lower surface
of the lid inside the rim.
Cover proper.—The cover proper shall be of brass and shall
have a rim projecting downward almost to the flange of the cup
and fitting the outside of the cup closely. The thickness of the
cover, measured just inside the rim, shall be not less than 0 03 (0 08
cm.) nor more than 0 08 in. (0 2 cm.). There shall be a proper
locating device engaging with a corresponding locating device on
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Minimum 0-94 in., maximum 0-97 in. i „ 0-53 in., „ 0*56 in. k „ 0-50 in., „ 0-54 in. n „ 019 in., „ 0-22 in. s Approximately 0-75 in. u „ 0-5 in.
Angles p Equal. Angle r Minimum 135°, Maximum 140°. ' „ 50°, „ 60°. „ y „ 10°, „ 15°.
There shall be four openings in the cover.
Opening A is an area defined by arcs of two concentric
circles and the intersected lengths of two radii. The radius of the
outer circle shall be not less than 0.94 in. (2.38 cm.) nor more
than 0.97 in. (2.46 cm.). The chord of the arc of the outer circle
shall be not less than 0.5 in. (1.27 cm.) nor more than 0.54 in.
(1.37 cm.).
Openings B and C are equal areas, each of the same
general form as opening A but of approximately half the
(angular) width. The radii of the defining inner and outer
circles shall be within the limits specified for the radii of the two
circles, arcs of which partially define opening A. The chord of
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the outer arc for opening B or opening C shall be not less than
0.19 in. (0.475 cm.) nor more than 0.22 in. (0.555 cm.). The sum of
the areas of openings B and C shall be not less than 75 per cent.
nor more than 100 per cent. of the area of opening A. Openings B
and C shall be equally distant from opening A and radii drawn
through each of their centres shall be at an angle of not less than
135° nor more than 140°.
Openings A, B and C need not conform exactly to the
shape of geometrical figures bounded by arcs of two concentric
circles and intersected lengths of radii. Their boundaries must,
however, fall on or between the lines indicated by the limiting
values of the dimensional specification of the preceding test and
of the sketch.
Opening D is for a thermometer collar. Its centre is
approximately 0.75 in. (1.9 cm.) from the centre of the lid and on
a radius at an angle of not less than 50° nor more than 60° from a
radius passing through the centre of opening C. The
thermometer collar shall have an inside diameter of
approximately 0.5 in. (1.27 cm.). It shall be set at an angle of not
less than 10° nor more than 15° from the perpendicular.
Shutter.—The lid shall be equipped with a brass shutter,
approximately 0.1 in. (0.25 cm.) thick operating on the plane of
the upper surface of the lid. The shutter shall be so shaped and
mounted that it rotates on the axis of the horizontal centre of the
lid between two stops so placed that when in one extreme
position the openings A, B and C of the lid are completely closed
and when in the other extreme position these orifices are
completely opened.
Flame-exposure Device.—The flame-exposure device shall
have a tip with an opening 0.027 in. (0.7 mm.) to 0.03 in. (0.08
mm.) in diameter. The flame-exposure device shall be
equipped with an operating mechanism which, when the
shutter is in the “open” position, depresses the tip so that the
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centre of the orifice is between the planes of the under and upper
surfaces of the lid proper at a point on a radius passing through
the centre of the larger opening A and approximately 0.1 in.
(0.254 cm.) from the outer edge of the opening.
NOTE.—A pilot flame for automatic relighting of the
exposure flame should be provided.
A bead 016 in. (0 4 cm.) in diameter, of some suitable
material, may be mounted on the lid so that the size of the test
flame can be regulated by comparison.
The mechanism operating the shutter should be of the
spring type and constructed so that when at rest the shutter
shall exactly close the three openings. When operated to the
other extreme the three openings in the lid shall be exactly
open and the tip of the exposure tube shall be fully depressed.
Stove.—Heat shall be supplied to the cup by means of a
properly designed stove which is equivalent to an air bath. This
stove shall consist of (1) an air bath and (2) a top plate on which
the flange of the cup rests.
Air-bath.—The air-bath shall have a cylindrical interior
1.625 in. (4.13 cm.) to 1.66 in. (4.2 cm.) deep and a diameter not
less than 0 125 in. (0.32 cm.) nor more than 0.156 in. (0.4 cm.)
greater than the outside diameter of the cup. The air bath may be
either a flame heated metal casting or an electric resistance
element.
NOTE.—If the heating element is a flame-heated
metal casting it shall be so designed and used that the
temperature of bottom and walls is approximately the same.
On this account it should be not less than 0.25 in. (0.635
cm.) thick. The casting shall be designed so that products of
combustion of the flame cannot pass up and in contact with the
cup.
If the air bath is of the electric resistance type it shall be
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constructed so that all parts of the interior surface are
heated equally. This necessitates an even distribution of
resistance wire over bottom and walls and a method of
construction such that heat is given out from the whole core of
the resistance element rather than directly from the wire.
Top plate.—The top plate shall be of metal. The total
distance from the upper surface of the plate to the bottom of the
air bath shall exceed the distance from the under surface of the
flange to the bottom of the cup by not less than 0.063 in. (0.160
cm.) nor more than 0.125 in. (0.32 cm.).
The top plate shall be mounted with an air gap between it
and the air bath. The top plate may be attached to the air bath by
means of three screws and spacing bushings. The spacing
bushings should be of proper thickness to define the air gap
which shall be not less than 0.125 in. (0.32 cm.) nor more than
0.187 in. (0.475 cm.). The spacing bushings shall be not more
than 0.375 in. (0.95 cm.) in diameter.
Thermometers.—Two standard thermometers shall be
used with the I.P.T. Standard Pensky-Martens tester. The low
range “P.M.” thermometer shall be used for tests when the
indicated reading falls within the limits 20 to 200°F. The “P.M.
high” thermometer shall be used for tests when the indicated
reading falls within the limits 230 to 100°F. For the range
200 to 230°F. either thermometer may be employed,
depending on the convenience of the operator. The
thermometers shall comply with the specifications given in Table
I.
Thermometers shall be mounted securely in the
thermometer collar so that from the top of this collar to the
bottom of the bulb the distance is 2 2 in. (+ 0 05 in.) and so that
the bottom of the bulb is 1 5 in. (+ 0-1 in.) below the level of the
rim of the cup (which corresponds to the level of the lower
surface of the portion of the lid inside the rim).

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Table I
Thermometer Specification
NOTE—A model of this apparatus is deposited at the Government Laboratory.
Low range "P.M." High range "P.M."
Type
Stem
..
. Mercury in glass. Solid stem. Nitrogen filled. .Lead glass or other suitable glass. Enamel back. Diameter, 6 to 7mm
Mercury in Glass. Solid stem. Nitrogen filled. Lead glass or other suitable glass Enamel back. Diameter 6 to 7

Bulb Range Immersion Dimensions
Expansion. chamber. Finish Graduation Figuring Marking

... RouRound. Powell's normal glass, Jena 16 HI, or other approved glass. Diameter not to exceed 8 mm.'
20 F. to 230 F.

2-2 in. To be marked by a line etched round the stem, or alternatively, an enlargement made in the slim to ensure 2-2 in. (±0-05") immersion from the top of the brass plug into which the thermometer is fixed and the bottom of the bulb.
Overall length, approximately 275 mm.
Distance from bottom of bulb to 20° line, 70 to 85 mm. Distance from bottom of bulb to 230° line, 235 to 250 mm.
Required. Glass ring. All lines, figures and letters clear cut
and distinct. Scale graduated to 1°F. divisions. Every 5° and 10° shall be indicated by longer lines.
The scale shall be figured at each 10°F .
"I.P.T.”I-P.M.-Low". Identification number. Maker's (or vendor's) name or trade Mark.

mm.
Round. Powell's normal glass, Jena 16 III, or other approved glass. Diameter not to exceed 8 mm. 200°F. to 700°F. 2-2 in. To be marked by a line etched
round the stem, or alternatively, an enlargement made in the stem to ensure 2-2 in. (±0 05") immersion from the top of the brass plug into which the thermometer is fixed and the bottom of the bulb.
Overall length, approximately 275 mm.
Distance from bottom of bulb to 200° line, 70 to 85 mm. Distance from bottom of bulb to 700° line, 235 to 250 mm.
Required . Glass ring. All lines, figures and letters clear cut
and distinct. Scale graduated in 5°F. divisions. Every 10° to be marked with longer lines than the 5°, and every 50° with longer lines than the 10°.
The scale shall be figured at each 50°. "I.P.T.-P.M.-High". Identification number. Maker's (or vendor's) name or trade mark
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Procedure
(a) All parts of the cup and its accessories
shall be thoroughly clean and dry
before starting the test. Particular care
shall be taken to avoid the presence of
any gasoline or naphtha used to clean
the apparatus after a previous test.
(b) The cup shall be filled with the oil to
be tested up to the level indicated by
the filling mark.
(c) The lid shall be placed on the cup and
the latter set in the stove. Care should
be taken to have the locating devices
properly engaged. The thermometer
shall be inserted. If it is known that
the oil will flash above 220°F. the
"P.M. high" thermometer may be
selected; otherwise, it is preferable to
start with the "Low Range P.M."
thermometer and change in case a
temperature of 220 to 230°F. is
reached.
(d) The test flame shall be lighted and
adjusted so that it is of the size of a
bead A in. (4 mm.) in diameter.
(e) Heat shall be supplied at such a rate
that the temperature read on the
thermometer increases not less than 9
nor more than 11 degrees per minute.
The stirrer shall be turned at a rate of
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from 1 to 2 revolutions per second.
(f) Application of the test flame shall be
made at each temperature reading
which is a multiple of 2°F. up to
220°F. For the temperature range
above 220°F., application shall be
made at each temperature reading
which is a multiple of 5°F. The first
application of the test flame shall be
made at a temperature at least 30°F.
below the actual flash point.
Application of the test flame shall be
made by operating the device
controlling the shutter and test-flame
burner so that the flame is lowered in
one-half second, left in its lowered
position for one second, and quickly
raised to its high position. Stirring
shall be discontinued during the
application of the test flame.
The flash point is taken as the temperature read on the
thermometer at the time of the flame application that causes a
distinct flash in the interior of the cup. The true flash must not
be confused with the bluish halo that sometimes surrounds the
test flame for the applications preceding the one that causes the
actual flash.