Regulation 16.9 – Shipboard incineration
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Regulation 16.9 – Shipboard incineration

  Regulation 16.9 reads as follows:

 For incinerators installed in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 6.1 of this regulation the combustion chamber gas outlet temperature shall be monitored at all times the unit is in operation. Where that incinerator is of the continuous-feed type, waste shall not be fed into the unit when the combustion chamber gas outlet temperature is below 850°C. Where that incinerator is of the batch-loaded type, the unit shall be designed so that the combustion chamber gas outlet temperature shall reach 600°C within five minutes after start-up and will thereafter stabilize at a temperature not less than 850°C.

Parent topic: 5 Unified Interpretation to Regulation 16.9 of MARPOL Annex VI footnote

Interpretation:

 For application of this regulation the term "waste shall not be fed into the unit" should be interpreted as follows:

 The introduction of sludge oil, generated during normal operation of a ship, into a continuous-feed type incinerator during the warm-up process at combustion chamber temperatures above 500°Cfootnote in order to achieve the normal operation combustion chamber temperature of 850°C is allowed. The combustion chamber flue gas outlet temperature should reach 850°C within the period of time specified in the manufacturer's operations manual but should not be more than five minutes.

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