What should be the percentage of oxygen inside a cargo tank?


What should be the percentage of oxygen inside a cargo tank? (4) During COW operations, the following are maintained in each cargo tank being crude oil washed: (i) A gas or a mixture of gases with an oxygen content of 8 percent or less by volume. (ii) A positive atmospheric pressure.


Is there oxygen in cargo hold?

The hold is pressurized. There is plenty of oxygen, but some airline cargo holds are not climate-controlled, Thompson said. During Sunday's flight from Charlotte to Washington, the Embraer E170 reached an altitude of 27,000 feet, according to FlightAware, an airline tracking website.