SLOP HANDLING WITH A VIEW TO THE 1973 IMCO CONVENTION

Much of the oil spillage in the seas occurs in connection with tank cleaning on board tankers, where the washing water together with any oil remains is continuously discharged overboard by water-driven ejectors. When the 1973 Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization set limits on the maximum permitted oil discharge from ships, it became imperative not only that this slop be cleaned, but also that the quantity of dirty water to be treated be greatly reduced. The "JMW Slop Shrinker" is a water turbine-driven centrifugal pump which replaces the water-driven ejectors. This system has the advantage of using less water than an ejector and, since the driving water is kept separate from the dirty slop water, it can be conducted back to the wash water circuit, or discharged overboard without the need for cleaning. This means a considerably reduced quantity of dirty slop water to be treated in the slop tank system.

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  Institute of Marine Engineers

  Memorial Building, 76 Mark Lane
  London EC3R 7JN,   England 
• Publication Date: 1977-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 16
• Serial:
  • Marine Engineers Review
  • ISSN: 0047-5955

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cleaning; Oil spills; Pollution; Regulation; Regulations; Storage tanks
• Identifier Terms: International Maritime Consultative organization
• Old TRIS Terms: Imco pollution regulations; Oil discharge regulation; Slop tanks; Tank cleaning
• Subject Areas: Environment; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167803
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Pollution Abstracts
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 13 1978 12:00AM