Abstract: A pumping arrangement for pumping water to ships comprises a pump having an inlet and an outlet, a level sensor, connectable to the outlet, for insertion into a water tank, and a control arrangement associated with the level sensor. The control arrangement de-activates the pump in response to a signal from the level sensor so as to avoid over-filling of the tank. The pumping arrangement further comprises transmitting means to transmit a signal at the same time as the control arrangement de-activates the pump. Such a signal is transmitted to, for example, a paging unit. Several pumping arrangements may be used at once with several ships, the paging unit being adapted to inform the operator when a given pumping arrangement has filled a water tank.