You are in the process of servicing diesel generator engine lube oil filters on board your towing vessel. To where would you drain the filter housing lubricating oil contents prior to filter element replacement?
• Pollution prevention requirements for oil on vessels • Proper handling and disposal of used lubricating oil • Regulatory prohibitions on discharging oil to bilges or overboard
• Which option keeps used lube oil under control and easiest to later dispose of ashore in compliance with MARPOL and U.S. regulations? • For each choice, ask yourself: could this lead to accidental discharge of oil into the water? Which choice minimizes that risk? • Does any option knowingly mix lube oil with fuel or put it somewhere it is not normally designed to go?
• Eliminate any choice that would increase the risk of oil going to the bilge and then overboard • Eliminate any choice that would contaminate your fuel system with lube oil • Confirm which option is clearly intended for collecting and disposing of waste oil rather than re‑using it
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