TS EN 14564

TS EN 14564 is a terminology standard for tanks used in the transport of dangerous goods. In this field, a controlled vocabulary helps ensure that tank containers, vehicle-mounted tanks and their related components are named consistently across design, operation, inspection, maintenance and regulatory communication. As a terminology document, it is concerned with clear technical meaning rather than with prescribing performance tests or structural requirements for a specific tank type.

Why terminology matters in transport tanks

In the general engineering context, a tank is a vessel intended to contain liquids, gases or certain bulk materials in a closed volume. Transport tanks may include the shell, attachments, filling and discharge equipment, and safety accessories. When dangerous goods are involved, precise wording becomes especially important because small differences in terms can affect how equipment is identified, documented or discussed. A terminology standard helps keep those terms aligned and unambiguous.

Technical value of a terminology standard

• Provides common names for tank types and associated components.
• Improves clarity in design, operation and maintenance communication.
• Supports consistent classification language in dangerous goods transport.
• Reduces the risk of misunderstanding between manufacturers, operators and authorities.

This TS EN 14564 edition is withdrawn, but its subject remains relevant: standardised terminology is a practical foundation for safe and consistent technical communication in the transport tank sector. It is especially useful in documentation, training, cataloguing and cross-border exchange where the same component or concept must be understood in the same way.