6.1 15 ppm Bilge Separator
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6.1 15 ppm Bilge Separator

  6.1.1 For future inspection purposes on board ship, a sampling point should be provided in a vertical section of the water effluent piping as close as is practicable to the 15 ppm Bilge Separator outlet. Re-circulating facilities should be provided, after and adjacent to the overboard outlet of the stopping device to enable the 15 ppm Bilge Separator system, including the 15 ppm Bilge Alarm and the automatic stopping device, to be tested with the overboard discharge closed (see figure 1).

The re-circulating facility should be so configured as to prevent under all operating conditions any by-pass of the oily-water-separator.

  6.1.2 The capacity of the supply pump should not exceed 110% of the rated capacity of the 15 ppm Bilge Separator with size of pump and motor to be stated on the Certificate of Type Approval.

  6.1.3 The 15 ppm Bilge Separator should be fitted with a permanently attached plate giving any operational or installation limits considered necessary by the manufacturer or the Administration.

  6.1.4 A vessel fitted with a 15 ppm Bilge Separator should, at all times, have on board a copy of the Operating and Maintenance manuals.

Parent topic: 6 Installation Requirements
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