GENERAL

INFORMATION

Wärtsilä low-speed engines RT-86

Services 2-stroke Issue 1, 01.03.2010

New Layout of Service Bulletins At your convenience

This document introduces the new layout

of Service Bulletins issued by Wärtsilä
Services 2-stroke.
Information to all Owners and Operators of
Wärtsilä RTA or RT-flex engines Purpose of Service Bulletins is to keep
Customers up-to-date with latest
information about Wärtsilä products and
solutions.

The information given in this Info Box is

intended to provide a quick summary of
the documents content:

Service Bulletin Categories

Service Bulletins are categorised by
different types according to their purpose.
A complete list of Service Bulletins types is
provided herein.

Action Code
Besides the new layout, also the concept
of “Action Code” is introduced.

Distribution
The distribution scope and channels stay
unchanged. The title page of each Service
Bulletin lists the products concerned.

Wärtsilä Switzerland Ltd. Tel (24h): +41 52 262 80 10

PO Box 414 Fax: +41 52 262 07 31
CH-8401 Winterthur technicalsupport.chts@wartsila.com
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Basic Layout Elements

Wärtsilä Services 2-stroke will issue the documents in a new layout. Basic
elements of the new layout are described below.
1

2
6
3
5
4

1. Category, 2. Document number and issue, 3. Action code, 4. Info box,

5. Distribution scope, 6. Document title
Fig. 1

Service Bulletin Categories

The following table lists the different categories of Service Bulletin. Categories
can be recognised by the colour of the title page header (1).

Category Purpose
General Organizational and commercial information
Information
Service A temporary instruction with requests or recommendations for
Letter needed actions
Technical Information about product or service development where a solution
Bulletin is proposed
Instructions Additional or amended instructions related to modification work,
operation or maintenance
Spare Parts Updating of spare part catalogues and information about spares
Notice and tools
Data & Product specification updates
Specifications
Records Forms for filling in performance measurement and testing data

The term “Service Bulletin” describes the type of publication. Each document is
also a member of a separate category, defined by its purpose.
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Document Numbering and Issue

Service Bulletins for Wärtsilä low-speed engines are labelled with the document
number (2) consisting of the prefix “RT-“ followed by a sequential number. The
revision of the document can be identified by the Issue and the date of that
document issue.

Action Code
A new element is the Action Code (3) which facilitates the judgement of the
matters’ urgency. Introduced action codes are (highest priority on top):

For immediate attention

Next opportunity
At your convenience

The action code is located in the header row of the info box (4), on the title page
of the document.

Distribution
The distribution of the document is depending on the addressed topic. Service
Bulletins will be published only to those Customers owning / operating products
concerned by it (5). A document category does not imply the distribution scope.

Note:
The introduction of these categories, the action code and the new layout do not
affect the existing distribution policy.

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contained herein. Information in this publication is subject to change without notice.
Unless otherwise expressly set forth, no recommendation contained in this document is to be construed as
provided due to a defect in the engine, but merely as an improvement of the engine and/or the maintenance
procedures relating thereto. Any actions by the owner/operator as a result of the recommendations are not
covered under any warranty provided by Wärtsilä and such actions will thus be at the owners/operators own
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