6.1 A BWMS which in every respect fulfils the requirements of this Code may be
approved by the Administration for fitting on board ships. The approval shall take
the form of a Type Approval Certificate of BWMS, specifying the main particulars of
the BWMS and validated SDL. Such certificates shall be issued in accordance with
Part 7 of the annex in the format shown in the appendix.
6.2 A BWMS that in every respect fulfils the requirements of this Code except that it
has not been tested at all the temperatures and salinities set out in Part 2 of the
annex shall only be approved by the Administration if corresponding limiting
operating conditions are clearly stated on the issued Type Approval Certificate with
the description "Limiting Operating Conditions". For the limiting values, the SDL
shall be consulted.
6.3 A Type Approval Certificate of a BWMS shall be issued for the specific
application for which the BWMS is approved, e.g. for specific ballast water
capacities, flow rates, salinity or temperature regimes, or other limiting operating
conditions or circumstances as appropriate.
6.4 A Type Approval Certificate of a BWMS shall be issued by the Administration based
on satisfactory compliance with all the requirements described in Parts 1, 2, 3 and
4 of the annex.
6.5 The SDL shall be specified on the Type Approval Certificate in a table that
identifies each water quality and operational parameter together with the validated
low and/or high parameter values for which the BWMS is designed to achieve the
ballast water performance standard described in regulation
D-2.
6.6 An Administration may issue a Type Approval Certificate of a BWMS based on
testing already carried out under supervision by another Administration. In cases
where the approval of a BWMS by an Administration for installation on a ship
operating under its authority is to be granted on the basis of testing carried out
by another Administration, the approval may be conveyed through the issuance of the
International Ballast Water Management Certificate.
6.7 A Type Approval Certificate shall only be issued to a BWMS that has been
determined by the Administration to make use of an Active Substance after it has
been approved by the Organization in accordance with regulation
D-3.2. In addition, the Administration shall ensure that any
recommendations that accompanied the Organization's approval have been taken into
account before issuing the Type Approval Certificate.
6.8 The Type Approval Certificate shall be issued taking into account guidance
developed by the Organization.footnote
6.9 An approved BWMS may be type approved by other Administrations for use on their
ships. Should a BWMS approved by one country fail type approval in another country,
then the two countries concerned shall consult one another with a view to reaching a
mutually acceptable agreement.
6.10 An Administration approving a BWMS shall promptly provide a type-approval report
to the Organization in accordance with part 6 of the annex. Upon receipt of a
type-approval report, the Organization shall promptly make it available to the
public and Member States by appropriate means.
6.11 In the case of a type approval based entirely on testing already carried out
under supervision by another Administration, the type-approval report shall be
prepared and kept on file and the Organization shall be informed of the approval.
6.12 In the case of a BWMS that was previously type-approved by an Administration
taking into account the revised Guidelines (G8) adopted by resolution MEPC.174(58), the manufacturer, in seeking a new type approval under
this Code, shall only be requested to submit to the Administration the additional
test reports and documentation set out in this Code.