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 TM 55-1905-222-14
c. After the oil/water separator Is started and applicable valves opened, liquid is sucked up either from the bilge,
engine, or transmission crankcase by the oil/water separator pump. Larger particles are filtered out of the liquid by the
basket strainer. The pump discharges the fluid from the crankcase directly to the holding tank and from the bilge to the
oil/water separators where the oil is separated from the water Clean water is discharged overboard. When the oil level Is
visible In the OWS sight glass, the oil is discharged to the holding tank by manually opening the oil discharge valve.
When. full, the holding tank can be emptied. by discharging to a shore oil receiving facility or drained by opening a tank
drain valve. Refer to TM 55-2090-201- 14 & P for details of OWS operation.
d.
The bilge manifold is located forward of the engine room on the centerline of the vessel. Seven bilge
strainers are located in the void compartments below the cargo well and one In the engine room.. The drain valve
located under the ramp/starting system hydraulic reservoir is used to drain the lazarette Into the engine room. Deck
drains are discharged directly overboard through deck drainage piping
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