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If our oily water separator (OWS) or overboard discharge monitoring equipment (OCM or ODME) breaks down, what should we do?

April 26, 2017Discharge equipment monitoring OCM oily overboard ows separator water

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If our oily water separator (OWS) or overboard discharge monitoring equipment (OCM or ODME) breaks down, what should we do?

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Immediately stop the flow of effluent overboard. Promptly record the failure of the equipment in the applicable section of the Oil Record Book. Retain all oily water onboard until you can either repair the equipment or discharge the oily water to an approved reception facility.