8.2.1 In accordance with regulation
D-3.2, a ballast water management system using an Active Substance
or Preparation to comply with the Convention (which received Basic
Approval) must be approved by the Organization. For this purpose,
the Member of the Organization submitting an application should conduct
the Type Approval tests in accordance with Guidelines for approval
of ballast water management systems (G8). The results should be conveyed
to the Organization for confirmation that the residual toxicity of
the discharge conforms to the evaluation undertaken for Basic Approval.
This would result in Final Approval of the ballast water management
system in accordance with regulation D-3.2.
Active Substances or Preparations that have received Basic Approval
by the Organization may be used for evaluation of ballast water management
systems using Active Substances or Preparations for Final Approval.
8.2.2 It is to be noted that from the Guidelines
(G8) land-based testing only the results of the residual toxicity
tests should be included in the proposal for Final Approval in accordance
with Procedure (G9). All other Guidelines (G8) testing remains for
the assessment and attention of the Administration. Although Basic
Approval under Procedure (G9) should not be a pre-requisite of Type
Approval testing, as an Administration can regulate discharges from
its own ships in its own jurisdiction. Basic Approval would still
be required, and the specific technology could not be used in vessels
in another jurisdiction without Basic Approval.
8.2.3 It should be noted that once a system has
received Final Approval under this Procedure, then the respective
applicant should not have to retrospectively submit new data if there
is a change in the Methodology agreed by the Organization.