Bilge filters meet new RCD requirements

Boat manufacturers have been given clearer guidance that watercraft are to be constructed so as to prevent the accidental discharge of pollutants. The recently-updated Endorsed Recommendation for Use (ERFU#94) regarding the use of in line bilge filters relates to the Recreational Craft Directive (RCD/EU) and Recreational Craft Regulations (RCR/UK).

The RCD/RCR is the essential requirement designed to ensure that watercraft are constructed to ensure prevention of accidental discharge of pollutants such as oil and fuel overboard. It requi res the ‘fitting of a filter in the bilge pump discharge line with an oil output of no more than 15 ppm, which is interchangeable with a 5 ppm filter in case of inland waterway use’. The new ISO 15083:2020 in part states this requirement endorsed by the ERFU.

Wave International’s Wavestream bilge filters have been manufactured in the UK for over 20 years and not only meet the latest RCD/RCR