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Failure to do so can result in flooding which can cause loss of
property and life.
NOTE: Make sure all guests understand toilet operation before use.
There is a possibility of being fined for having an operable direct
overboard discharge in some waters. Close waste discharge
seacock and remove handle or take other measures to avoid fine.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards state that
in freshwater lakes, freshwater reservoirs, or other freshwater
impoundments whose inlets or outlets are such as to prevent
the ingress or egress by vessel traffic subject to this regulation,
or in rivers not capable of navigation by interstate vessel traffic
subject to this regulation, marine sanitation devices certified by
the U.S. Coast Guard installed on all vessels shall be designed
and operated to prevent the overboard discharge of sewage,
treated or untreated, or of any waste derived from sewage.
The EPA standards further state that this shall not be construed
to prohibit the carriage of Coast Guard certified flow-through
treatment devices which have been secured so as to prevent
such discharges. They also state that waters where a Coast
Guard certified marine sanitation device permitting discharge
is allowed include coastal waters and estuaries, the Great
Lakes and interconnecting waterways, freshwater lakes and
impoundments accessible through locks, and other flowing
waters that are navigable interstate by vessels subject to this
regulation (40 CFR 140.3).
Macerator Discharge Pump with Seacock Lockout (If Equipped)
If equipped, the macerator pump gives the boat operator
the means of discharging the holding tank contents directly
overboard through a seacock in the bottom of the hull. This is
available as an alternate method of discharge to the dockside
pump out.
Since direct overboard discharge is prohibited in many areas, the
macerator seacock is normally closed. The macerator seacock is
equipped with a lockout system, which prevents the operation
of the macerator when the macerator seacock is closed.
SEACOCK MUST BE OPEN. Before operating the macerator, check that
the macerator seacock handle is unlocked and in the open position.
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