How to Operate ODME

I wrote a brief post about ODME some time back but this post is going to be in detail. More and more companies are now focusing on saving the environment. Oil major do not seek to engage with company that do not consider environmental aspects in their day to day work.

So far so that it is not enough nowadays to just fulfil the legal requirements. Everyone wants us to go beyond legal requirements.

ODME is one of the equipment which ensures environment compliance on board ships.

But there continues to be detention because of ODME non-compliance. These non-compliance are sometime intentional but many times unintentional. Company should focus on developing a safety culture which can take care of intentional non-compliance.

But thorough knowledge of the equipment such as ODME is the only way to avoid unintentional non-compliance. This guide can help us to be more aware of ODME by knowing more about it.

What is ODME for ?

Well if you are reading this, most likely you know what is ODME for. But lets still ask it. Why do we need ODME? Can’t we just ban throwing oily mixture overboard and land it with barge.

We are concerned about the environment but there are businesses to sustain. Ship owners would argue that they should be allowed to dispose the water part of the oily mixture into the sea ?

ODME brings a balance between “do not throw oil into sea” and “reduce operational costs” to the ship owners.

But sometimes we forget that the purpose of ODME is to remove water from the slops and not as much oil as is allowed.

How does ODME do it ?

Broadly speaking ODME controls the operation of these two valves shown in the below diagram.

ODME controls these two valves

These two valve will never be open or close together. If one is open, the other will be in close position.

We know that Marpol Annex I regulation 34 lists the conditions in which oily mixtures can be disposed into the sea.

Marpol Dischrage Criteria

When conditions number 4 & 5 are satisfied, ODME will open the overboard valve to allow the disposal of oil water.  Whenever we exceed any of these two conditions, ODME will close the overboard valve and open slop valve.

Now for doing this task, ODME need to  measure

  • Instantaneous rate of discharge to ensure that it is not more than 30 L/NM
  • Total quantity discharged to ensure that it is not more than required

So lets see what all components help ODME measure these things.

What all components make ODME

If you remember, the formula for Instantaneous rate of discharge is

Instantaneous rate of dischrage IRD formula

Now if ODME need to measure IRD, it surely need values for oil content in PPM and Flow rate.  Speed connection is usually given either from log or GPS.

All these values are fed to the computing unit of the ODME. Computing unit does all the mathematical calculations to get the required values. Most of the times you will find the computing unit in Cargo control room. Now lets see how and from where the computing unit gets these values

Flow rate 

ODME computing unit gets the flow rate from flow meter. A small sample line goes from the main line, pass through the flow meter and goes back to the main line. Flow meter calculates the flow in m3/Hr and gives this value to the computing unit through a signal cable.

ODME with flow meter

Measuring PPM

Measuring cell is the component that measures the amount of oil (in ppm) in the water. Measuring cell is located in a cabinet called “Analysing unit”. Most of the times you will find “Analysing unit” in the pump room.

The measuring principle relies upon the fact that different liquids have different light scattering characterstics. Based on the light scattering pattern of oil, measuring cell determines the oil content.

The sample water is passed through a quartz glass tube. And the oil content is determined by passing this sample water in different detectors in series.

But to measure PPM in a water sample, a sample from the discharge water need to pass through the measuring cell. This job is done by a sample pump.

Sample pump draws the sample from the discharge line before the discharge valves. This sample is sent to the measuring cell (in analysing unit) for measuring the oil content and then sent back into the same discharge line.

It is important that sample pump not run dry or with excessive discharge pressure. To avoid this situation, a pressure sensor is fitted inside the analysing unit. This pressure sensor measures the inlet and outlet pressure of the sample pump.

Measuring cell should always get the continuous flow of the sample so that the most current sample is analysed. The pressure sensor also eliminates the possibility of running the ODME with sample valves closed.

The measuring cell need to be cleaned regularly during the operation. This is to avoid any deposits of oil traces around measuring cell which can give wrong readings. To clean the measuring cell, ODME runs cleaning cycle in pre-defined interval during its operation. The cleaning cycle involves flushing the cell with fresh water.

odme with analysing unit

Cleaning line and sample lines into the measuring cells are segregated by pneumatic valves. So when cleaning cycle is initiated following takes place

  • The pneumatic valve of the fresh water line into the measuring cell opens
  • The pneumatic valve of the sample line into the measuring cell closes
  • If the ODME has provision for detergent injection, the required amount of detergent will be injected during the cleaning cycle

We need to make sure that the detergent tanks is not empty and we use maker recommended detergent only.

So there are three additional lines you will find going into analysing unit for cleaning cycle.

  • Fresh water line for the cleaning of measuring cell
  • Air line for operation of pneumatic valves
  • Cleaning solution line for better cleaning of the measuring cell

The analysing unit sends the data values like pressure and oil content to the computing unit in the CCR. Depending upon the make, the analysing unit send these values either directly to computing unit or through converting unit.

If a converting unit is fitted, it may be doing additional tasks like controlling the cleaning cycle.

The computing unit calculates the IRD based upon all these values fed to it. If the IRD is less than 30 L/NM, it gives the command to solenoid valve assembly to open the overboard valve and close slop recirculation valve. When the IRD becomes more than 30 L/NM, it closes the overboard valve.

odme line diagram

The computing unit also calculates the amount of actual oil that has been discharged to sea. The requirement is that we cannot discharge total oil more than 1/30000 of the total cargo carried. Before we start ODME, we need to calculate and feed this maximum allowed value in the ODME. This we will discuss later in this post.

But as you can see, slowly we have created a basic line diagram of ODME. Now if you can take out the line diagram of ODME on you vessel, check if you can relate to it. I randomly took a line diagram of one of the make to see if we can identify the parts and line of ODME ? I could, can you also identify in the below image ?

odme basic line diagram

If you could, Very well. But if you still want the answers, here is it in the below image

odme elements

Now that we are clear on what ODME is made up of and about the components of ODME, lets see how senior deck officer should operate ODME.

Operation of ODME

As we know ODME is required under Marpol Annex I, which deals with pollution aspects related to oil cargoes. Now in 10 steps lets see how we should use the ODME.

Lets assume we are on a product tanker of 45000 DWT which has just discharged an oil cargo of 29000 MT (30000 m3 @ 15 C). This tanker need to clean these tanks which were carrying total oil cargo of 29000 MT. How to proceed with cleaning and decanting the slops with ODME ?

Step 1: Set the total oil quantity in ODME

Marpol has put a limit on how much total oil we can discharge in the wash water. This limit is 1/30000 of the total cargo carried. So in our example of product tanker, lets calculate

Total Cargo carried in the tanks to be cleaned : 30000 m3 @ 15 C

Total oil from the washing that can be discharged = 1 m3 (1000 litres)

Set the total oil limit as 1000 litres in ODME. Lets demonstrate this in ODME of make Rivertrace engineering.

To set the total oil limit, go to Oil dischrage under Mode selection by pressing the enter button (center one).

Oil discharge mode in ODME

Under “Oil Discharge Set Up”, go to “alarm limit” and press enter.

Oil Discharge set up in ODME

Set the new value by Up and down arrows and press enter.

Entering oil discharge limit in ODME

It will ask to confirm, which we will and we have now set the max oil discharge limit.

Confirm oil limit set up in odme

2. Allow minimum 36 hours settling time

We will wash the tanks and collect the slops in slop tank. But before we can start pumping out oily water through ODME, we need to allow a minimum of 36 hours settling time. This settling time ensures that the oil has separated completely from the water.

We may argue that if our discharge is limited to 30L/NM, then what difference does it make with settling time ? But the fact is that even when we can use the ODME to discharge oily water, we must ensure that the oil is minimum in the water.

3) Check all other conditions in Marpol Annex I, Reg 34

We must ensure that other conditions related to vessel being enroute, minimum speed and distance from nearest land is OK.

4) Prepare ODME for operation

After we are satisfied with all conditions, we can prepare to start overboard discharge of the slops.

We already discussed what components are present in ODME and what are their functions. So we know what we need to do to set up ODME for operation. Offcourse it could be little different on different vessel but most of the things will be common. We must check and locate each item mentioned in the manual. Here is recap of some of the common items need to check before ODME operation

  • Check if the inlet and outlet valves for flow meter are open
  • Check if Fresh water supply is available and all valves are open
  • Check if sample line inlet and outlet valves are open
  • Check if air supply for pneumatic valves is on.
  • Check if cleaning solution is present in the container
  • Check if power supply is on for the converter unit
  • Check & rotate the sample pump shaft with hand to check if it is free to move

Also check and confirm that all values are in auto and not in manual mode. These values to check are for flow rate, speed and PPM.

5) Start the cargo pump in recirculation mode

Once we have set up the ODME, we can start the slop tank pump containing oily water in recirculation mode. Now even when it is running on the recirculation mode and overboard valve is closed, on some equipments you can check the IRD in the CCR ODME screen. If you see some strange valves, for example high PPM of oil in sample, stop the pump and

  • either start a cleaning cycle manually, if that function is present in the ODME
  • or Clean the measuring cell manually with maker’s tool as would be described in the ODME manual

6) Start overboard discharge

After all the above steps are completed and verified, we can start the ODME to commence overboard discharge.

7) Monitor during entire overboard discharge operation

Now if everything is going fine, carefully monitor following

The discharge water is not making any visible sheen on sea surface. Remember you dont need any torch to see that. You need to do the overboard discharge operation during daylight only.

Check and monitor the values for oil in water (PPM) and IRD. If IRD is close to 30 L/NM, you dont want it to cross 30L/NM and stop the operation. In this case you can reduce the pump speed to reduce the flow. With flow rate reduced, the IRD will reduce too.

Monitor the oil water interface level by MMC or UTI tape. This is important because we are serious about the environment. We want to stop the overboard discharge few centimeters before we reach the oil surface. This shows our seriousness to save the environment. The also shows that our aim was not to dischrage as much oil as we can but was to discharge as much clean water as we can.

Purpose of ODME

Moreover we do not want to spoil our ODME system by allowing the oil to enter into the system.

8) Stop the overboard discharge

The ODME will stop automatically when either the IRD exceeds 30L/NM or we have cross the total oil dischrage limit.  But we should be ready to stop the ODME manually too. We should stop the overboard discharge manually when either of the following happens

  • We have reached the interface level
  • Rapid increase in PPM. We can continue if we are sure that oil water interface is still very far.
  • We see some oil sheen on the sea surface

9) Do not start the ODME multiple times

If the ODME is stopped automatically because of IRD exceeding 30L/NM, we must not start the ODME again. Some people start the ODME again to check if they can still be able to reduce the onboard quantity. Even when you can argue that you are doing so through ODME, you are actually voilating MARPOL unintentionally. Many vessels were detained by Paris MOU for multiple attempts to start ODME. The detention has a logic and following reasons

  • By multiple starts, the operator is trying to throw as much oil overboard as he can
  • Once ODME stops automatically, the operator need to allow further 24 hours of settling time to start the ODME again. This is because if the level of oil/water mixture is very less, on recirculation this would have churned. Now to have the water separate out from oil, we need to allow it 24 hours.

But if the ODME had stopped because of some error when the water level was still high, there is no need to wait for another 24 Hour settling time.

9) Perform the cleaning cycle

Each time ODME is stopped, a cleaning cycle will start. But if it does not start automatically, we can start the cleaning cycle manually.

10) Close all the valves and system

Once the ODME operation is complete, we can close all the valves and electric power. We can then make a entry in oil record book for this operation.

Conclusion

There has been number of detentions and hundreds of observations on incorrect use of ODME. These detentions also include willful incorrect operation of ODME.

There were few cases where seafarers had bypassed the ODME even when ODME was in perfect shape and working. This was because, the seafarers sometimes feel that an equipment such as ODME is difficult to operate.

But if we know our equipment well, not only these will seem easy to operate but also will operate perfectly.

 

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About Capt Rajeev Jassal

Capt. Rajeev Jassal has sailed for over 24 years mainly on crude oil, product and chemical tankers. He holds MBA in shipping & Logistics degree from London. He has done extensive research on quantitatively measuring Safety culture onboard and safety climate ashore which he believes is the most important element for safer shipping.

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106 Comments

Ajay solanki
Ajay solanki
8 years before

Thanx captain for the explaination. That was a good help in understanding working/principle of ODMCS. Made my doubt clear on the topic.

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
8 years before

Happy that I could be of some help to you Ajay. Let me know if you have any question anytime.

japorms
japorms
3 years before

Who do you think operates ODME on the ship?

AKHILESH
AKHILESH
1 year before

VIQ 2.10 According to ORB/II records, the ODME was in the operation for discharging of water from Slop port into the sea on 20 December 2022. The entries under the code I, for item 47 (bulk quantity discharged) and item 48 (Final quantity discharged) had the same quantities. Bulk and final quantity: 32.0 m3 /Rate of discharge 30.0 m3/hr I .45 Ullage of total contents at the start of discharge :16.24 meters. I 46 Ullage of oil/water interface at start of discharge: ‘water only’ I 51 Ullage of oil/water interface of completion of discharge :18.19 meters. its an vetting observation. how to reply ??

arvind
arvind
8 years before

Thanks a lot sir .....I have one query ......how can we rectify pressure sensor sensor under range error in jowa odme ??

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
8 years before

I am not sure what that alarm is for but usually there are 2 alarms related to pressure sensor of ODME. One faulty pressure sensor for which we need to replace pressure sensor. Second the pressure at pressure sensor is either too low or too high. In this case we need to check the line up and if required valves are open.

Pradeep Pandey
Pradeep Pandey
8 years before

Pressure sensor can be individually tested with available pressure calibrator onboard. If still facing problem of under range/low pressure during operation then need to check for cause for abnormalities .

Sanchit
Sanchit
8 years before

Thank you very much for the details. I was looking for this.

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
8 years before

Glad it was of some help to you

Vikas
Vikas
8 years before

Thanks

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
8 years before

Thanks for reading Vikas

Pradeep Pandey
Pradeep Pandey
8 years before

Thanks a lot.Appreciate your efforts taken for detailed explanation.

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
8 years before

Glad you liked it..

Rahul Gupta
Rahul Gupta
8 years before

Perfect article for clear understanding. I have another request, could you kindly explain if Oily Water Separator and Oil Filtering Equipment are the same thing or not. I have failed to find a reasonable answer or explanation for this online, kindly advise asap. I have my orals next week. Thank you.

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
8 years before

To answer your question in one word, YES they are same as both refers to the same equipment mentioned in MARPOL Annex 1, Reg 14. In early days when the requirement to have such equipment came in force (in 1972 or so) There was a slight difference in both of these terms. Separating was meant for equipment which generated effluent from 0-100 ppm. Filtering equipment were the equipments which generated effluent from 0-15 ppm (See para 2 of preamble of IMO Res A 393(X) http://imo.udhb.gov.tr/dosyam/EKLER/A.393(X).pdf ). This most likely was the time when there were requirements for 100 ppm as well as 15 ppm but this is not applicable anymore and both these terms are used as one. Let me know if you need any other information anytime Rahul. All the best for your Orals.

Rahul Gupta
Rahul Gupta
8 years before

This is astonishing, thank you so much, load off my mind. Best wishes to you. Really appreciate your help :)

Rs gill
Rs gill
8 years before

The recommended settling time is about 36 hours as per the INTERTANKO " A Guide for Correct. Entries in the Oil Record Book" also one should always keep atleast 1m sounding of water at the bottom of the tank. A well written article.

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
8 years before

Thanks for correcting me. I have amended that accordingly.

Yudi
Yudi
5 years before

Hello sir. Is it mandatory to keep at least 1 m sounding of water at the bottom of the tank while discharging slops via ODME ? If yes, where has this requirement/ recommendation/ guidance been mentioned ?

sagar kumar
sagar kumar
8 years before

Thanks sir nice article. Please consider to write on COP's and stripping pump .

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
8 years before

Glad you liked it Sagar.. I will write on COPs in near future..

JOTHIVEL
JOTHIVEL
8 years before

Good effort captain , pls keep up this like this article's all seafarer will be educated hope it will reach most of our seafarer's.

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
8 years before

Thanks Jothivel..And soon we will try to make every seafarer a part of this by getting their knowledge on this platform and learning from them.

shishir shekhar
shishir shekhar
8 years before

dear sir, your articles have been very simple and easy to understand. They all have been a great help. Can you also write about the tank cleaning operations on crude oil tankers prior readying her for dry dock. it will be great help as i have no practical experience of a dry dock.

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
8 years before

Glad to know that these have been of some help to you Shishir. I will write on tank cleaning on crude oil tankers very soon.

Vinoth
Vinoth
8 years before

Amazing explanation.Thak u very much captain.

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
8 years before

Glad you liked it Vinoth..

Nicolas
Nicolas
8 years before

Hi Capt, thanks for sharing your knowledge, very good and usefull, really appreciate. Still confused about odme, ….let’s take the example above, total quantity permitted 1000 litres, say flow rate 100 cubic meters per hour, 10 ppm, 10 knots… turns out to be IR= 0,1 L/NM….discharge permitted….that means I can go on discharging provided I don’t reach the total quantity of 1000 litres of oil and the IR not exceed 30 L/nm …Is that correct ?.....thanks

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
8 years before

You nailed it Nicolas... Absolutely correct..

Yee Mon Oo
Yee Mon Oo
7 years before

very interesting, simple and clear explanation. Thanks a lot, Sir

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
7 years before

Thanks Yee..

nirala
nirala
7 years before

Could u tell me that if annex 2 cargo to discharge through odme only common line which are splitted at end in two (i.e over and under water). In this condition how can we close the recirculation valve and if switch on the odme, will we make entry in ORB or not for annex 2?

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
7 years before

This is very interesting situation. You can <a href="https://www.myseatime.com/discussion/on-oil-chemical-tanker-the-odme-overboard-valve-is-before-the-annex-1-and-annex-2-overboard-lines-how-should-we-proceed-for-discharging-annex-2-slops-in-this-case-do-we-need-to-make-entry-in-orb-for-this-operation" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">read the full answer here</a>.

Harbinder Singh
Harbinder Singh
5 years before

hello sir unable to open You can read the full answer here? article

nirala
nirala
7 years before

Thnks for prompt reply and valuabe info.

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
7 years before

Thanks Nirala..

Igor
Igor
7 years before

The question is... if, the residues in slop tank were accumulated while several voyages however possibility to discharge at sea opened only now, how to set 1/30000 limit. Thanks.

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
7 years before

We have carried 30000T of oil. The tanks were washed and washing transferred to a slop tank. Now there would be two conditions. First lets assume that the these washings were discharged through ODME. The total oil discharged after the ODME operation was 700 Litres (allowed was 1000 litres which is 1/30000 of 30000T). Now we carry more oil cargo of 15000 T. The washings of this cargo are again collected in the same tank. Now the the 300 litres saved in previous operation will not add to this. We will be allowed maximum of only 500 litres to discharge during ODME operation. Second case will be if the washings of the first cargo are not discharged through ODME and washings of the second cargo are mixed with the previous washings. Now in this case the limits will be added. The Total cargo of which these washings formed part of will be 45000 T and we will be allowed maximum of 1500 litres to discharge. I hope that makes sense.

Gulbag
Gulbag
7 years before

Dear Sir kindly explain difference between Bulk qty discharged and final qty discharged as per Guide for correct entry in the ORB item no 47 and 48

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
7 years before

Item no 47 is quantity discharged in this operation. Item no 48 is the total quantity discharged. It will only be different if during one voyage, ODME was operated over two periods. For example if the total quantity of slops is 200 m3 and one day 50 m3 of slops was discharged and then it was stopped. Again after few days the remaining 150 m3 of slops was discharged. In this case while making entry for second discharge, item 47 will be 150 m3 and item 48 will be 200 m3.

Jun Olaguer
Jun Olaguer
6 years before

Good day. Excellent blog by the way. Although I can't seem to agree with you regarding item 47 and 48. As per OCIMF Clean Seas Guide for Oil Tankers (1.8 Slop Tank Discharge), it is conceptualize that you should have two phases of discharge. The first phase is the bulk discharge where you can discharge at max allowable rate. Then you should stop, measure and then continue to discharge at a slower rate to avoid the vortex effect. Preferably using the stripping line. This will now constitute your item 47 and item 48. Also, you can check it with INTERTANKO a guide for correct entries in the Oil Record Book Part II.

KristoJacobo
KristoJacobo
6 years before

I agree with Jun Olaguer

KristoJacobo
KristoJacobo
6 years before

@Capt. Rajeev.Very good article.well expalined..

Deba
Deba
7 years before

Thanks, You wrote awesome, I have learn lots of things from your article. It's really helpful for any readers. Battery Operated Flow Meter

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
7 years before

Glad you liked it Deba..

Gulbag
Gulbag
7 years before

Hi Sir, We recently used ODME. The intial alarm was set up at 400 ppm. With every intial actions the alarm came up several times as high PPM. Then the value was adjusted to 800 ppm. And the operation started successfully. While monitoring over side It looked almost black discharge getting overboard. The operation was stopped in 8 mins time to avoid any trouble with serious violation of code of conduct. So sir can you advise if there is any limit to input the ppm value or there is no limit.

Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
7 years before

There is no limit of PPM as per the MARPOL. Vessel only need to satisfy IRD and total oil quantity. But most of the ODME equipments have a limitation of maximum PPM of 999 after which it will automatically stop. With 800 PPM, I do not think you should get black water. 800PPM is quite clear water. I think problem can be the discharge line after the sample point which may be dirty, or the PPM meter is not working where as the oil PPM content is much more and it is only showing 800PPM. Check the sample of oily mixture entering the ODME through the drain. Check if it is black. If it is clear water then it surely is the line (after the sample point) that is dirty.

suresh
suresh
7 years before

Thanks a lot sir and it was very useful,,

Karan Keswani
Karan Keswani
7 years before

Vessel tried to decant this morning through the Stripper pump as we have 2 flow meters, Initially we were successful and managed to pump out approx 35 m3 of wash water through ODME, After sometime we received an Alarm “ PRESSURE SENSOR U/R’’, and the Overboard Valve closed. Vessel has then checked GPS signal, Fresh water ,Controlled air and sampling pump for proper operation. We checked in the manual for Trouble shooting but found nothing in connection with the above alarm. We again tried to start decanting but the Alarm still persists. Kindly advise.

CHEM MASTER
CHEM MASTER
7 years before

A SLOP with mixed cleaning detergent can be discharged ? Adding emulsfiying detergent surely will decrease the oil quantity and even let zero slop by this way ??

Jshyam
Jshyam
7 years before

On completion of decanting Operation it was noticed that the flow rate is showing 400 -500 m3/ hour instead of actual which was 38-40m3/hour . Means there is a wrong reading input from the flowmeter . Now since the operation is done , how to justify it in the Record book. What flow rate should we write in the record book. All parameters were Automatic.

MIDHUN JOY
MIDHUN JOY
7 years before

thank u so much sir.. for a fresh chief officer like it is a grt help.. really appreciate

Ashish
Ashish
6 years before

Dear Capt. Rajeev , hello and many thanks for such a post. It's always nice to have such a back up for future references though i would like to ask one question about ODMCS. If it's showing wrong time how to correct that. Hope to hear from you soon. Many thanks once again.

Imran
Imran
6 years before

Very useful article.Awesome

Inyang Innocent
Inyang Innocent
6 years before

This is eyes opening experience, thanks sir,

George
George
6 years before

Anybody famiar with what to do when after closing the supply of the odme the valve to slop automatically turns to open?

Georgios An
Georgios An
6 years before

Anybody famiar with what to do when after closing the supply of the odme the valve to slop automatically turns to open?

Sheeju
Sheeju
6 years before

Thank you very much your Your valuable information sir...could u pls explain about ppm. Is odmcs automatically stop 15ppm?

EDUARDO RUIZ MARIN
EDUARDO RUIZ MARIN
6 years before

Slops on board, engine sludge transfer to the slop tank (system approved by class) then we have cargo slops together with engine sludges. Can we use the ODME????

ThinkCentre
ThinkCentre
6 years before

Dear Sir, can you please explain the difference between Flow Rate and Discharge Rate ? I don`t believe are the same. Thank you.

Gela
Gela
6 years before

Thanks. Very clean.

Avinash Varella
Avinash Varella
6 years before

Very well explained sir. Could you please provide some information on how to test ODME?

Dorin
Dorin
6 years before

30L/Nm alarm verification. simulate: oil content 580 ppm, speed 10 kn, flow 500 m3/h. discharge valve should open(29 L / Nm). After that set oil content to 620 ppm.Discharge valve should close and alarm L/Nm exceed should come. (31 L / Nm). Regards.

Harbinder Singh
Harbinder Singh
5 years before

In addition to Dorin mentioned above test also for Total qty discharge criteria, set a lower value and run the ODMCS in simulation mode with IRD say around 29 L/NM. You would see the Total oil discharged reading go up. When you reach the set value of total oil discharged, the ODMCS should shut the discharge valve.

Jitendar Kumar
Jitendar Kumar
6 years before

Thanks capt,now can you discribe about tankscop,multigas detectors,and drager tubes

Sailor L
Sailor L
5 years before

Good day sir , Nice explanation given above, can u pls say what is the difference btwn odmcs and odme ?

Lakshmanan
Lakshmanan
5 years before

Dear sir, thank u lot of. I have one request how would know analyser sensor OK or not!?? Because we can calibrated Flow transmitter.. If there is chance know about sensor healthy or not???

eldho
eldho
5 years before

hi our ship odme was not working because of actuater stuck now we have corrected but date and showing old. please tell how to set time model bristol babcock

Anand
Anand
5 years before

Thanks :)

li qiang
li qiang
5 years before

Thanks a lot CAPT,Very well explained. But could you please explain that why the max oil mixture discharged is 1/3000 by totall quanity as per regulation?

Harbinder Singh
Harbinder Singh
5 years before

First of all let us understand the rationale behind this requirement. The first requirement was that while the ship is moving, you can discharge 30 litres of oil contained in the oily water provided this 30 litre is spread over one nautical mile. If the second requirement is not there, one could keep on diluting the oily mixture to make sure IRD is always less than 30 L/NM and pump out entire tank content. This requirement limits the total oil that a ship can discharge irrespective of complying with the first requirement.

Joseph
Joseph
5 years before

Very interesting! What is the main reason of having a Communication Error Alarm? Thanks

Josely
Josely
5 years before

I would like to know the action will you take if you find that on testing the ODME or OWS it is not working?

Imamu kingsley
Imamu kingsley
5 years before

Can you please explain the procedure for the calibration of ODME. if how to cancel calibration failure alarm.

Sonal Kumar
Sonal Kumar
5 years before

Nice such good blog to read keep sharing more thanks for it http://www.maniks.com/manufacturer/dust-collector-parts-manufacturer/

Sourabh Gupta
Sourabh Gupta
5 years before

Hello Sir, Could you please explain as to when can we run the ODME in manual mode and if yes then when and how many times are we allowed to do so?

Harbinder Singh
Harbinder Singh
5 years before

hello sir unable to open You can read the full answer here? article

Anant
Anant
4 years before

Very useful notes. Can u please explain difference in decanting desloping and demucking?

Michael
Michael
4 years before

Very good presentation Captain! I am using the RiverTrace SMART Cell as well and am having an issue with the self test. Self test continually fails on wiper/air/ppm. There was a small air leak in the solenoid in the E/R but this was rectified. While running the self test, I do not feel any air from the wiper cylinder inlet. Any help that you can provide would be appreciated. Thanks again!

Berkay
Berkay
4 years before

Very good guide. Thanks for detailed informations

Gebreyesus woldu
Gebreyesus woldu
4 years before

Thanks! Discharg flow fail alarm came what can we do in this case?

Fransisku Sampath
Fransisku Sampath
4 years before

Thank you Captain. It is very helpful and can understand easily. It was very helpful for my new job. Good luck and keep updating important things you have. Thank You once again Captain

PJ Llamas
PJ Llamas
4 years before

this is very clear and indeed very helpful.

Sanjay
Sanjay
4 years before

Hi Captain, Do you still need a certificate from any local bodies to ascertain discharge

Harjinder Singh
Harjinder Singh
4 years before

Thanks sir for such explanation...can u pls explain procedure if oil enters segregated ballast tanks...can we use odme to remove maximum water

SONI PERERA
SONI PERERA
4 years before

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Hossein
Hossein
4 years before

Dear sir Good time I have GPS signal failure on My device ODME model S-3000 Also no havd any psition data on display or ODME log printer. Pls advise me how to confirm the correct GPS signal with multimeter? I checked already . I am sure that The cabling and terminal is corect Would you pls requested to sent your valuable advise to my E-mail address As i can not reconnect With best regards Abbasi Eto

captain Hüseyin
captain Hüseyin
4 years before

Thanks for sharing. This information was very useful to me

ARVIND REWAR
ARVIND REWAR
4 years before

Good day sir, Your all articles are very helpful. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. Sir I had a question in mind which nobody could clarify regarding ODME Manual discharge valve. Should we throttle adme overboard valve during operation or not . Thank you in advance .

Mate
Mate
3 years before

Sir, who specific person operates ODME on the ship???

FKIR
FKIR
3 years before

BSDK CO

Jonard
Jonard
3 years before

Who operates ODME? and why do we need to test ODME?

SURESH GOMEZ
SURESH GOMEZ
3 years before

Hi, can anyone share the rivertrace smart odme password to delete the alarm/activity log entries?

Minakshi
Minakshi
3 years before

Very well written article. I make sure I read maximum of the articles written by you for the simplicity and ease to understand. Can u please tell me, what are the nodes I'd odmcs operation.?

bipin khanna
bipin khanna
3 years before

Sir Excellent knowledge and request please advice- .Which checklist shall be used on every occasion that OWS is used? Please advice Tech Chkl ref. b. For odmcs (for oil/chemical tankers only)- If not automatically stopped by the system, decanting operation must be manually stopped when oil water interface is at least HOW MANY ? mtr above suction point or remaining quantity of water is 10m3, whichever occurs first

Saumitra Ranjan
Saumitra Ranjan
3 years before

did u get the answer for this?

rowel salmasan
rowel salmasan
3 years before

Do you have any instruction on how to print in ODME cleantrack 100?

rowel salmasan
rowel salmasan
3 years before

cleantrack 1000 i mean?

ABHISHEK KUMAR SAHA
ABHISHEK KUMAR SAHA
3 years before

sir,what all data we need to entre in ODME before starting other than maximum allowable oil discharge?

Max
Max
3 years before

Dear Captain. Can you answer the question, is it possible to make decanting if vessel is in laden condition and slop(p) with washing water but slop(s) with cargo and has DV segregation? Thank's a lot

Tapas Kumar Roy
Tapas Kumar Roy
3 years before

It's really helpful content. Thanks sir.

felix jack rebello
felix jack rebello
2 years before

where will i get the information on slop settling time prior decanting

Jan
Jan
2 years before

Thank you sir for all the knowledge that you shared, it helps us bigtime onboard. I hope someday there will be an app containing all what you shared and that for us to download for our guidelines while onboard.

largo
largo
2 years before

on what principal odme works ?

Alex
Alex
2 years before

Good day! Would like to ask, how to perform discharging the settling water from FSO through the ODME Jowa Cleantoil 9000, it is no way through the water, vessel is at spread moorings? Thank you in advance.

Yatin
Yatin
1 year before

Very well explained Sir. Can you please explain the procedure for testing ODME and how often we do it? Thank you

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