Bilge Alarm / Oil Content Meter |
August 2019 PDF Version |
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USCG: Oil content meter/bilge alarm
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a Marine Safety Lessons Learned bulletin recommending that shipowners check their vessels’ bilge alarm / oil content meters to ensure they are working properly. In recent inspections, Port State Control Officers in the United States found deficiencies in some bilge alarm systems of Oily Water Separators. Entries in the Oil Record Book did not correspond to the bilge alarm data being displayed by the bilge alarm/oil content meter.
This issue was found to relate mainly to the BilgMon 488 model of monitor and amongst the USCGÂ recommendations are:
Adherence to these recommendations is advisable in order to avoid potential departure delays that could follow from PSC intervention.
Further information and recommendations can be found in the USCG Lessons Learned 01-19 document.