Guidance note
Clasification Society 2024 - Version 9.40
Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Circulars - Marine Environment Protection Committee - MEPC.1/Circular.643 – Harmonized Implementation of the Revised Guidelines and Specifications for Pollution Prevention Equipment for Machinery Space Bilges of Ships During the Type-Approval Process – (12 November 2008) - Annex – Guidance Notes for the Harmonized Implementation of the Revised Guidelines and Specification for Pollution Prevention Equipment for Machinery Space Bilges of Ships (Resolution MEPC.107(49)) During the Type Approval Process - APPENDIX TO APPENDIX 1 - Guidance note

Guidance note

 The test result diagrams (Appendix to Appendix 1) should be interpreted as follows:

The continuous and automatic operation should apply to the performance tests with the test fluids A, B and C according to the test result diagrams in the Appendix to Appendix 1. However if due to the separation process any interruption in feeding the test fluid with nominal flow rate, e.g., for back flushing, is deemed necessary, the time for these interruptions should be added to the required time of the test step which was interrupted during the performance test. While all the time, the bilge separator operates continuously and automatically without human intervention.

Parent topic: APPENDIX TO APPENDIX 1
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