6.1 Testing requirements
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Assembly - IMO Resolution A.586(14) – Revised Guidelines and Specifications for Oil Discharge Monitoring and Control Systems for Oil Tankers – (Adopted on 20 November 1985)Amended by Resolution MEPC.24(22)See also Resolution MEPC.108(49) - Annex - Revised Guidelines and Specifications for Oil Discharge Monitoring and Control Systems for Oil Tankers - 6 Specifications for Type Approval Testing of the Oil Content Meter and the Control Section of an Oil Discharge Monitoring and Control System - 6.1 Testing requirements

6.1 Testing requirements

  6.1.1 An oil content meter should be tested for its ability to determine the oil content over a wide range of oil contents and types of oil and within the accuracy limits specified in paragraph 5.2.2. The meter, which is to be identical in all respects with the production model for which the approval will apply, should be type-tested in accordance with the test and performance specifications contained in part 1 of the Annex to these Guidelines and Specifications.

  6.1.2 An oil content meter and a control section of the monitoring system, which is to be identical in all respects with the production model for which the approval will apply, should be type-tested in accordance with the specification for environmental testing contained in part 2 of the Annex to these Guidelines and Specifications.

Parent topic: 6 Specifications for Type Approval Testing of the Oil Content Meter and the Control Section of an Oil Discharge Monitoring and Control System
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