The Contents of COW Manual includes -

1. Ship particulars
2. List of revised guidelines
3. Drawing and diagrams of the COW arrangements
4. Operation and Maintenance of COW
5. means of communication
6. Use of Inert Gas
7. List of personnel taking up the operation
8. Procedure for changing over from crude to product
9. COW checklists
10. Prevention against oil spill
11. Inspection and maintenance of COW equipments
12. Prevention against the static electricity
13. Guidelines regarding compliance with marpol annex
14. Typical COW machine programs