Bilge & Sullage

Question 1

Why is it important to keep bilges empty?

Answer 1

The gathering chemicals may be a fire hazard or toxic.

Question 2

What is the bilge?

Answer 2

The space below the machinery that spills and leaks will accumulate in. Essentially, it is the lowest point of the ship.

Question 3

What methods are there to clean the bilge?

Answer 3

• Bilge and sullage eductor systems.
• The Bilge System.
• The Sullage System.

Question 4

What is the Bilge system?

Answer 4

A system that removes excess fluid from the bilge. It will separate oil and send oil to the sullage tanks via an oily water separator, with water being discharged overboard.

Question 5

What is the sullage system?

Answer 5

It is designed to retain dirty, waste oil fuel until it can be correctly discarded of at an appropriate onshore facility.

Question 6

What are eductors used for?

Answer 6

Used to suck water out of the bilge.

Question 7

What principle does an eductor use?

Answer 7

Bernouillis theory.

Question 8

What is the correct order to operate an eductor?

Answer 8

1. Open the discharge overboard
2. Open the motive water supplied from the HPSWM
3. Open the bilge suction valves

Question 9

What maye happen if an eductor is operated in the wrong order?

Answer 9

Sea water could fill the bilge.

Question 10

Who’s permission is needed to operate an eductor?

Answer 10

MEO

Question 11

What must an eductor be when in operation?

Answer 11

Manned.