Water Treatment
Water treatment system manufacturers.
The increase in the regulation of ballast water is leading to an increase in demand for effective ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) and it is vital that these systems meet the regulatory requirements.
The Ballast Water Centre’s experts provide an exceptional understanding of the marine environment combined with an in-depth knowledge of BWTS.
Ballast water commissioning testing.
Providing professional, high quality, commissioning testing of your newly installed ballast water treatment system to meet the latest IMO guidance for the commissioning testing of ballast water management systems.
Our team of experts will visit your vessel in port to sample and test uptake and discharged ballast water to assess and report efficacy against the IMO D-2 ballast water performance standard as required.
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Early stage proof of concept testing.
Testing your concept will enable you to show its potential to meet regulatory discharge standards, prepare you for G8 type approval testing and reassure your investors.
The Centre operates an experienced and impartial test facility, working with clients to test and support the efficacy of prototype ballast water treatment systems, providing detail on whether a concept works and helping to develop systems, improve treatment and meet regulatory standards.
Prototype testing helps our clients to reduce their type approval costs by ensuring they are ready for the expensive G8 testing. Our experts provide confidential advice on areas that may need adjustment or a complete review to assist and advise on type approval application.
Environmental assessments.
Your Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) has to operate in complex and varying aquatic environments. Understanding the nature of the ballast water taken on-board is essential in determining how effective your BWTS will be and ensures you can provide your clients with detailed information concerning your system.
The Centre has an exceptional understanding of the marine environment combined with an in-depth knowledge of BWTS.
By reviewing the available data, applying expert knowledge and research of local environmental conditions anywhere in the world (including undertaking surveys where required) the Centre can deliver bespoke and detailed analysis to meet your specific requirements.
G8 type approval reviews.
Working with clients to assist with type approval test reports.
The Ballast Water Centre reviews Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) land-based and shipboard test reports against the requirements of G8, identifying potential gaps and mapping the results in a format suitable for Flag State approval. The Centre provides the marine scientific and regulatory expert knowledge to validate test data against the latest G8 guidelines.
G9 Basic and final approval dossier reviews.
Peace of mind that your documentation meets the requirements before submission to the GESAMP ballast water working group of basic or final approval dossiers for IMO G9 active substance systems.
Producing the required documentation for G9 is complex and ensuring the dossier is correct and complete before submission will save time and money.
The Centre works with its clients to ensure that basic and final approval dossiers submissions fulfil the IMO BW Conventions G9 requirements and to identify gaps and map the results in a format suitable for GESAMP. Our experts review the dossier for quality and completeness and prepare a report detailing how the dossier meets the requirements of the G9 methodology contained in BWM.2/Circ.13/Rev.2.
Shipboard efficacy testing.
Assurance that your Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) meets regulatory discharge standards.
Each BWTS installation can vary and type approval is not a guarantee that an installed system will meet ballast water performance standards.
The Ballast Water Centre (BWC) provides independent and impartial shipboard testing of your installed system(s). Our team of experts visits your vessel(s) in ports to sample and test discharged ballast water to assess efficacy against the IMO D-2 ballast water performance standard and for US EPA Vessel General Permit (VGP) requirements.
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