Best Practice for Clubs
Follow our best practice advice to prevent oil and fuel
spills
Onboard Yachts and RIBs
- Check bilges for oil before
pumping
- Fit bilge filters
- Maintain fuel lines, connections and
seals to avoid leaks
- Keep a drip tray under the engine so
that you can spot leaks and fix quickly
- Carry a spill kit, learn how to use it
and train others
- Educate students and safety
boat/launch drivers on best practice procedures
Refuelling
- Try to refuel at least 10 metres away
from the water when possible.
- Use a funnel and non drip nozzle to
refuel outboards
- Use a fuel collar around the fuel
nozzle to catch drips
- Never use detergents to disperse
spilled oil in the water as they are more toxic to wildlife than
the oil itself and break down the oil into small particles which
are easily absorbed by small marine organisms
- Avoid overfilling the tank and allow
room for fuel to expand, especially in warm weather
- Report oil and fuel spills to the
Environment Agency. The legal limit is 15mg/l which looks like
this.
Storage and Transport
- Containers must be of sufficient
strength to avoid bursting or leakage under normal operating
conditions
- Containers must be securely stored
within a secondary containment system (SCS) or bund.
- Bunds must be able to hold 110% of
largest container or 25% of total volume whichever is larger
- When refuelling, whenever possible, do
so within the bunded area
- Check other requirements in
the RYA's
Clubs Handbook
- Disposal
- Dispose of oil as hazardous waste in
specialist containers where it can be reconditioned
- Recycle old oil wherever possible at
an Oil Bank Site
- Dispose of oily rags as hazardous
waste
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