ISO 18132-3:2011
Refrigerated hydrocarbon and non-petroleum based liquefied gaseous fuels — General requirements for automatic tank gauges — Part 3: Automatic tank gauges for liquefied petroleum and chemical gases on board marine carriers and floating storage
Standard Introduction
ISO 18132-3:2011 is an active standard published by International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is commonly used across Services, Energy, Manufacturing and applies in Global.
Use this page to review the official documentation, current status, and the certification or assessment bodies most commonly associated with ISO 18132-3:2011.
Environmental Performance
ISO 18132-3:2011 provides a structured reference for refrigerated hydrocarbon and non-petroleum based liquefied gaseous fuels — general requirements for automatic tank gauges — part 3: automatic tank gauges for liquefied petroleum and chemical gases on board marine carriers and floating storage, helping organizations translate the standard into scope, responsibilities, controls, and evidence.
Evidence and Control Alignment
Connects policies, operational controls, records, monitoring, and corrective actions so implementation can be reviewed by internal teams, customers, auditors, or regulators.
Continual Improvement
Supports recurring review of objectives, risks, performance, incidents, stakeholder expectations, and improvement actions as the organization changes.
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- Scope and organizational context
- Leadership, ownership, and policy alignment
- Risk, obligation, or process assessment
- Operational controls and documented procedures
- Training, competence, and communication
- Evidence, records, and reference data governance
- Monitoring, internal review, and corrective actions
Who Needs to Comply?
Organizations that need to implement or reference ISO 18132-3:2011 for refrigerated hydrocarbon and non-petroleum based liquefied gaseous fuels — general requirements for automatic tank gauges — part 3: automatic tank gauges for liquefied petroleum and chemical gases on board marine carriers and floating storage, especially teams managing certification readiness, customer assurance, regulated operations, supplier requirements, or cross-functional governance.
Key Requirements
Define Scope and Ownership
Identify the activities, sites, systems, products, services, interested parties, and accountable owners covered by the standard.
Assess Current Practice
Compare existing policies, controls, records, supplier arrangements, data, and governance routines against ISO 18132-3:2011's expectations.
Implement Controls
Deploy proportionate procedures, operating controls, training, approval gates, supplier requirements, and monitoring routines.
Maintain Evidence
Keep versioned records that link obligations or objectives to decisions, controls, testing, review results, findings, and corrective actions.
Review and Improve
Use internal review, management review, incidents, feedback, audit findings, and changing context to keep the program current.
Penalties & Enforcement
ISO 18132-3:2011 is an ISO standard and does not create direct legal penalties by itself. Commercial, contractual, regulatory, accreditation, or customer consequences can still arise when the underlying practices, records, or assurance expectations are not met.
Official Documentation
Official PDF for ISO 18132-3:2011
Official publication or summary for ISO 18132-3:2011
Official online resource
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) guidance and reference material
Implementation toolkit
Templates, guidance, or companion resources for ISO 18132-3:2011