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This instruction defines the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) inspection and certification process for oil pollution abatement (OPA) equipment and systems. Requirements for inspection and certification of OPA equipment and system installations are outlined to ensure compliance with Federal and DoD regulations.

Applicability and Scope. This inspection and certification process is applicable to all U.S. Navy surface ships on which shipboard OPA equipment and systems are currently installed or are being installed during new construction, conversion or under the Fleet Modernization Program (FMP). These shipboard waste oil/oily waste (WO/OW) control systems include oil water separators (OWS), oil content monitors (OCM), oily waste holding tanks (OWHT), oily waste transfer systems, waste oil tanks (WOT), oily waste ultrafiltration systems (OWUS) and associated components.