Failure of the 'Oily-water' Drainage System at Aviation Bulk Fuel Installations
This Technical Bulletin is to advise Property Managers of the need to undertake an investigation of the integrity of the 'oily-water' drain from the Pumphouse to the Oil Interceptor. This Technical Bulletin is only applicable to aviation bulk fuel installations designed and constructed in accordance with the NATO Protected Bulk Fuel Installation (Vertical Tank Design).
SUBJECT CONTACT POINT: Head of Bulk Petroleum Installations Airfields and Bulk Fuels Group DEFENCE ESTATE ORGANISATION MINISTRY OF DEFENCE March 1999
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Failure of the 'Oily-water' Drainage System at Aviation Bulk Fuel Installations
Failure of the 'Oily-water' Drainage System at Aviation Bulk Fuel Installations
INTRODUCTION
1. This Technical Bulletin is advisory. It recommends a course of action that Property Managers (PROM's) with responsibility for aviation bulk fuel installations constructed to the NATO protected design should follow, to check the integrity of the 'oily-water' drain from the Pumphouse to the oil interceptor. It should be noted that some aviation bulk fuel installations may have been designed and constructed to the NATO protected design but are not designated as NATO facilities. No work involving expenditure on an MOD account is to be entered into without authority from the Property Manager or the appropriate MOD officer for that location or facility. The patron of this Bulletin is the Defence Fuels and Lubricants Distribution Committee. This Bulletin should be brought to the attention of all Top Level Budget Holders (TLBs), Project Sponsors, Defence Works Advisers, PROMs and Officers/Managers with responsibility for aviation bulk fuel installations. For MOD Establishments occupied by United States Visiting Forces (USVF), the responsibilities of