46 C.F.R. § 162.050-3 Definitions.
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(a) p.p.m. means parts per million by volume of oil in water; (b) 100 p.p.m. separator means a separator that is designed to remove enough oil from an oil-water mixture to provide a resulting mixture that has an oil concentration of 100 p.p.m. or less; (c) 15 p.p.m. separator means a separator that is designed to remove enough oil from an oil-water mixture to provide a resulting mixture that has an oil concentration of 15 p.p.m. or less; (d) Cargo monitor means an instrument that is designed to measure and record the oil content of cargo residues from cargo tanks and oily mixtures combined with these residues; (e) Bilge monitor means an instrument that is designed to measure and record the oil content of oily mixtures from machinery space bilges and fuel oil tanks that carry ballast; (f) Bilge alarm means an instrument that is designed to measure the oil content of oily mixtures from machinery space bilges and fuel oil tanks that carry ballast and activate an alarm at a set concentration limit; and (g) Independent laboratory means a laboratory that— (1) Has the equipment and procedures necessary to approve the electrical components described in §§162.050–21(b) and 162.050–25(c), or to conduct the test described in §162.050–37(a); and (2) Is not owned or controlled by a manufacturer, supplier, or vendor of separators, monitors, or bilge alarms.
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PART 162—ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT
Subpart 162.050—Pollution Prevention Equipment
§ 162.050-3 Definitions.
