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5.5 Sanction Measures on Tankers 
After lifting, any facility owner/tanker that fails to comply with the above when demanded, 
within sixty days, shall be sanctioned and not allowed to lift petroleum or petroleum 
product from any Nigerian facility until the owners have complied. Also, any tanker that 
records ship/shore differences more than the allowed limit during three consecutive lifting, 
shall not be allowed to lift cargo from any facility in Nigeria until satisfactory evidence has 
been provided to show that the ships measurement device has been recalibrated 
afterwards.