SNAME issues technical bulletin on oily bilgewater systems

A 37-page technical bulletin, Guide to Diagnosing Contaminants in Oily Bilgewater: Operation and Maintenance of Bilgewater Treatment Systems, now available from the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), provides crew and shore side personnel with a foundation for the development of bilge water contaminant identification skills, along with diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques to prevent and remedy many types of oily bilgewater system failures.

The bulletin was compiled by the Oily Wastewater and Bilgewater Panel, Panel EC-3, of the SNAME Technical and Research Program. The panel is one of several under the Environmental Engineering Committee, which is jointly staffed by SNAME and the American Society of Naval Engineers.