4.1 Oil Filtering Equipment
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4.1 Oil Filtering Equipment

  4.1.1 The equipment should be strongly constructed and suitable for shipboard use, bearing in mind its intended location on the ship.

  4.1.2 It should, if intended to be fitted in locations where flammable atmospheres may be present, comply with the relevant safety regulations for such spaces. Any electrical equipment which is part of the equipment should be based in a non-hazardous area, or should be certified by the Administration as safe for use in a hazardous area. Any moving parts which are fitted in hazardous areas should be arranged so as to avoid the formation of static electricity.

  4.1.3 The equipment should be so designed that it functions automatically. However, provisions should be made for emergency manual control.

  4.1.4 Changing the feed to the oil filtering equipment from oily-water to oil, or from oil and/or water to air should not result in the discharge overboard of any mixture containing more than 15 ppm of oil.

  4.1.5 The system should require the minimum of attention to bring it into operation. In the case of equipment used for engine room bilges, there should be no need for any adjustment to valves and other equipment to bring the system into operation, and when fitted in unattended machinery spaces the equipment should be capable of operating for at least 24 hours of normal duty without attention.

  4.1.6 All working parts of the equipment which are liable to wear or to damage should be easily accessible for maintenance.

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