AUS-EWK-L4.2

Bilge, ballast and the oily water separator

AUS-EWK-M4 · Systems, Safety and the Sea · AUS-EWK-M4-A Steering, bilge, fire and pollution

Engine room bilges collect everything that leaks: seawater from glands, fresh water from coolers, fuel, lube oil, hydraulic oil, and condensate. All of it has to go somewhere, and where it goes is entirely your decision — which is exactly why it is regulated.

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