Aims to comply with newABS and SOLAS requirements
Separ Filter is introducing a range of 100% steel construction diesel fuel/water separators which have been specially designed to comply with new American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and SOLAS requirements.
The new ABS rules stipulate that all aluminium fuel oil filters fitted on ABS-classed vessels be replaced with steel filters by the first annual machinery survey scheduled after April 1, 2011. Separ says its steel filters also meet United States Coast Guard requirements.
The new Separ SWK 2000 series steel filters feature flow rates ranging from 79 to 2,060 gallons/h (300-7,800 litre/h). The filters are designed for ease of installation, low restriction, and compatibility with bio-diesel fuels, featuring patented five-stage filtration and long-lasting elements. Separ says that no filter stacking is necessary to achieve higher flow rates and the filters are claimed to be the most compact design available.
Source: Motorship
