FUEL SPILLAGE
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act prohibits the discharge of
oil or oil waste (such as from the sump bilge pump) into or upon the
navigable waters of the United States or the waters of the contiguous
zone. Violators are subject to substantial civil fi nes and criminal
sanctions. A placard is normally found inside the engine hatch area
or in the sump (bilge) warning of overboard discharge of oil or oily
waste.
Your Regal comes equipped with a bulkhead to hold back fuel in case
of a fuel tank leak or in the event of fuel tank drainage. DO NOT
remove the drain plug along the fuel tank bulkhead between the fuel
tank and the engine compartment to allow fuel to fl ow to the bilge
pump if the fuel will discharge out the starboard through hull into the
navigable waters of the United States.
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