Ballast Water Treatment Systems Regulations

Under the imo regulations some 60 000 vessels are going to need ballast water treatment solutions in the short term.

Ballast water treatment systems regulations.

Cgmix remains the official site of available type approved equipment. Any inquiries regarding bwms equipment and operating limitations should be directed to the. The date columns give the dates from the most recent revision not the original certificate. New ships must meet the ballast water treatment standard.

Select ballast water management systems 162 060 from the approval series name drop down menu and click search. The regulations require compliance with the treatment standard at the first scheduled dry docking after 1 january 2016 for sailing ships and at delivery for newbuildings. Existing ships should exchange ballast water mid ocean but they will need to meet the ballast water treatment standard by the date of a specified renewal survey. The established areas for exchange of ballast water are intended to be continued.

The vessel has the option to carry out ballast water operations either according to the d 1 or d 2 standard until the vessel s d 2 compliance date. The ballast water management standards are being phased in over a period of time. How to manage ballast water in shipping including exchange and treatment plans and systems and management requirements for specific regions. The revised us coast guard uscg regulations on ballast water management entered into force 21 june 2012.

The nma aims to replace the 2009 regulations with new regulations implementing the provisions of the convention and to send the new regulations for consultation in the first quarter of 2017. Ballast water control and management regulations 294 kb regulations are current to 2020 09 09 and last amended on 2017 02 13. When there is a malfunction of the treatment system the vessel needs to perform exchange until the ballast water treatment system bwts has been repaired. However the copies provided on this page will allow people to see the certificate in its entirety including appendices and previous versions.

The official listing of coast guard ils accepted for evaluation inspection and testing of ballast water management systems in accordance with 46 cfr 162 060 can be found at the coast guard maritime information exchange cgmix.