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Results for "Oily water separator"
Why does the oily water separator 15 ppm bilge alarm keep activating?
The 15 ppm alarm on the oily water separator stops overboard discharge when the oil content is too high — the causes lie in the separator, the monitor or the feed.
Shipboard OperationsHow do I prepare for a Port State Control inspection?
How to be ready for Port State Control — certificates, drills, maintenance evidence and housekeeping — so a routine inspection does not become a detention.
Shipboard OperationsWhat is a Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP)?
SOPEP is the Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan, a MARPOL-required plan that tells the crew how to report and respond to an oil spill from the ship.
Marine MachineryHow does a marine incinerator work and what can it burn?
A marine incinerator burns the ship's waste oils, sludge and solid garbage in a combustion chamber, subject to MARPOL rules on what may be incinerated and where.
