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MARPOL Annex I -­‐ Case study
Upgrading bilge water system on vessels delivered 2010-­‐12
21 October 2014

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designers
and
yards
in
complying
with
current
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future
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MARPOL Annex I
Bilge
water

5. MARPOL Annex I
MARPOL Annex I
BILGE
WATER
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Machinery
space
bilges
Bilge
water
holding
tank
Port
Recep>on
Facili>es
OWS
>15
ppm
Sludge
tank
<15
ppm
Proceeding
en
route
Overboard
discharge
Incinerator
BUT
is
it
really
so
simple?

6. MARPOL Annex I
MARPOL Annex I
BILGE
WATER
>
Many
crew
members
experience
problems
with
the
OWS
and
the
piping
systems!
>
”Magic
pipes”
which
by-­‐passes
the
ship’s
oily-­‐water
separator
is
sQll
very
much
in
use!
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A ”Magic pipe” is a direct result of
Bilge water separator that doesn’t work
the way it is supposed to do.

7. Waste streams
Garbage
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Oily
water
Sewage
Ballast
water
Grey
water
An>fouling
Ship
recycling
Air
emissions
Focus
area
Most
common
detainable
deficiencies
during
PSC

8. Port State Control – MARPOL related DetenOons
Annex
I
Annex
II
Annex
III
Annex
IV
Annex
V
Annex
VI
Oil
Noxious
Liquid
Substances
carried
in
Bulk
Harmful
Substances
carried
in
Packaged
Form
Sewage
Garbage
Air
PolluQon
Paris
MoU
parismou.org
2010
794
DetenQons
124
15.6%
1
0.1%
0
8
1.0%
5
0.6%
12
1.5%
2011
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608
DetenQons
119
19.6%
1
0.2%
0
9
1.5%
3
0.5%
32
5.3%
2012
651
DetenQons
99
15.2%
0
0
12
1.8%
3
0.5%
21
3.2%
Tokyo
MoU
tokyo-­‐mou.org
2010
1,411
DetenQons
236
16.7%
0
1
0.1%
43
3.0%
4
0.3%
9
0.6%
2011
1,560
DetenQons
230
14.7%
0
0
73
4.7%
1
0.1%
11
0.7%
2012
1,420
DetenQons
192
13.5%
0
0
67
4.7%
6
0.4%
18
1.3%
US
Coast
Guard
homeport.uscg.mil
Detained
for
environmental
protecQon
and
safety
related
deficiencies
2010
156
DetenQons
31
19.9%
0
0
-­‐
1
0.6%
-­‐
2011
97
DetenQons
23
23.7%
0
0
-­‐
0
-­‐
2012
104
DetenQons
29
27.9%
0
0
-­‐
1
1.0%
-­‐

9. MARPOL MARPOL Annex I
PrevenOon of polluOon by Oil
MARPOL Annex I
BILGE
WATER
Water
Fresh
water
Sea
water
Cooling
water
Boiling
water
Grey
water
Black
water
Oil
Heavy
fuel
oil
Diesel
oil
Lube
oil
Hydraulic
oil
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Chemicals
Detergents
Foam
liquid
Solvents
Par>cles
Metals
Soot
Bilge
water
is
a
mixture
of…
We
are
talking
about
a
The
composiQon
constantly
change
Emulsifiers
Mechanical
&
Chemical
emulsion
depending
on
type
of
ship,
rouQnes
onboard,
etc

10. MARPOL Annex I
BILGE
WATER
A.393
(X)
MEPC.60(33)
MEPC.107(49)
GravitaQonal
Filtering
equipment
GravitaQonal
Filtering
equipment
15
ppm
Bilge
Separator
Adopted
14
Nov
1977
30
Oct
1992
18
Jul
2003
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Applicable
for
installa>ons
On
or
acer
14
November
1978
and
unQl
29
April
1994
On
or
acer
30
April
1994,
but
before
1
January
2005
Acer
1
January
2005
”Effec>ve
over
the
complete
range
of
oils
which
might
be
carried
on
board
ship”
Cannot
be
expected
Cannot
be
expected
Must
be
capable
”Oil
of
very
high
rela>ve
density
or
with
a
mixture
presented
to
it
as
an
emulsion”
Nor
can
it
deal
sa>sfactorily
Nor
can
it
deal
sa>sfactorily
Deal
sa>sfactorily
Emulsifiers
Detergents
should
not
be
used
in
the
bilges
for
cleaning
purposes
Only
those
cleansing
agents
which
do
not
affect
the
performance
of
the
equipment
should
be
used
Minimize
the
presence
of
Cleansing
agents,
emulsifiers,
solvents
or
surfactants
Comments
Care
should
be
taken
that
the
bilge
water
is
fed
to
the
filtering
equipment
acer
the
emulsion
has
broken.
The
15
ppm
Bilge
Separator
must
be
capable
of
separa>ng
the
oil
from
the
emulsion
MARPOL MARPOL Annex I
PrevenOon of polluOon by Oil

11. MEPC.107(49)
Revised Guidelines and SpecificaOon for PolluOon PrevenOon Equipment for Machinery Space Bilges of Ships
Tests
are
performed
by
using
three
grades
of
test
fluids;
Test
Fluid
’B’
Oil
Marine
DisQllate
Fuel
Oil
MARPOL Annex I
BILGE
WATER
Test
Fluid
’A’
Oil
Marine
Residual
Fuel
Oil
Water
Fresh
water
94.78%
Oil
Test
Fluid
A
2.5%
Test
Fluid
B
2.5%
Chemicals
Surfactant
0.05%
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Par>cles
’Iron
oxides’
0.17%
Test
Fluid
’C’
MEPC.107(49)
DuraQon
of
test:
415
min
excl.condiQoning
Total
approx
9
hours
No
of
samples:
18
205
min
excl.
condiQoning
60
min
excl.
condiQoning
Efficiency
test
6%
Test
Fluid
C
3,000
ppm
150
min
excl.
condiQoning
9
samples
6
samples
3
samples
Efficiency
test
0.5-­‐1%
and
25%
Test
Fluid
B
5,000
–
10,000
ppm
Efficiency
test
0.5-­‐1
%
and
25%
Test
Fluid
A
5,000
-­‐
10,000
ppm

12. MARPOL Annex I
BILGE
WATER
To consider when designing a Bilge water system
1
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Opera>onal
cost
What
is
the
operaQonal
cost
per
m3
treated
emulsified
bilge
water?
Including
the
costs
for
consumables
such
as
filter
elements
and
chemicals
and
pumping
ashore.
It
is
very
easy
to
get
the
MEPC.107(49)
Type
Approval
Cer>ficate!
The
test
standard
MEPC.107(49)
only
require
test
of
emulsified
!
bilge
water
for
2,5
hours.
Performance
2
Most
of
the
bilge
water
onboard
is
emulsified
due
to
the
use
of
different
chemicals
and
chemical
addiQves.
Can
the
separator
handle
chemical
emulsions
and
all
chemicals
onboard?
Ask
for
the
list
of
approved
chemicals
which
the
separator
can
handle!
3
How
is
the
bilge
water
system
designed?
Is
the
system
properly
built
with
heaQng
and
sekling
tanks?
IBTS?
4

13. What is the challenge?
Makers
Many
makers
approach
the
owners
&
designers
and
promote
the
excellence
of
their
equipment.
Some
makers
will
approach
the
yards
with
“good
prices”…
Designers
&
Owners
Not
aware
of
the
environmental
legislaQon…
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…
quickly
focus
on
the
ships
main
purpose!
“Copy
&
Paste”
from
old
specificaQons.

14. How to select a Bilge water separator
MARPOL Annex I
BILGE
WATER
-­‐
CerQficate
MEPC.107(49)
and
maybe
USCG
approval
-­‐
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The
lowest
price!
-­‐
InstallaQon
of
equipment,
no
system
integraQon
-­‐
i.e.
”may”
=
not
needed…
Yard
Owner
Office
-­‐
Follow
RegulaQons
and
Guidelines
-­‐
Requirements
from
the
owner
-­‐
Input
from
Makers
Designer
-­‐
Follow
regulaQons
-­‐
Cost
of
operaQon
-­‐
Time
to
make
money…
-­‐
”Get
rid
of
the
water”
-­‐
A
unit
which
fulfill
all
requirements
and
is
easy
to
operate
and
WORKS!
-­‐
Performance
-­‐
Port
State
Control
-­‐
Maintenance
&
service
-­‐
Training
on
the
equipment

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Now to the reality onboard….