🔍 Key Concepts
• Flow path of bilge water from the bilge, through the pump module, to the separator tank module in processing mode
• The function and location of valve 14 in relation to the pump suction and separator inlet
• What happens to liquid level upstream of a pump if its suction path is blocked while the pump is running
💭 Think About
• Starting at the ship’s bilge, trace the piping on the drawing and decide exactly where valve 14 sits in that path—is it on the suction side of the pump, discharge side, or somewhere else?
• If that valve is closed while the system is supposed to be processing, will any more bilge water be able to reach the separator? What does that mean for the bilge level itself?
• Look at the role of probe 6 and automatic valve 5—do they react to conditions in the bilge, or inside the separator tank? How would closing valve 14 affect the conditions they monitor?
✅ Before You Answer
• Confirm whether valve 14 is between the pump module and the separator tank (i.e., a line that must be open for bilge water to be processed).
• Verify whether probe 6 senses level in the separator tank, not in the bilges, and what component it controls.
• Decide if, with valve 14 secured, the bilge pump can still remove water from the bilges, or if the bilge level would continue to rise unless another pump is used.