6 Approval and Certification Procedures
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6 Approval and Certification Procedures

  6.1 A BWMS which in every respect fulfils the requirements of these Guidelines may be approved by the Administration for fitting on board ships. The approval should take the form of a Type Approval Certificate of BWMS, specifying the main particulars of the apparatus and any limiting conditions on its usage necessary to ensure its proper performance. Such certificate should be issued in the format shown in appendix 1. A copy of the Type Approval Certificate of BWMS should be carried on board ships fitted with such a system at all times.

  6.2 A Type Approval Certificate of BWMS should 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 conditions or circumstances as appropriate.

  6.3 A Type Approval Certificate of BWMS should be issued by the Administration based on satisfactory compliance with all the test requirements described in Parts 2, 3 and 4 of the annex.

  6.4 An Administration may issue a Type Approval Certificate of BWMS based on separate testing or on testing already carried out under supervision by another Administration.

  6.5 The Type Approval Certificate of BWMS should:

  • .1 identify the type and model of the BWMS to which it applies and identify equipment assembly drawings, duly dated;

  • .2 identify pertinent drawings bearing model specification numbers or equivalent identification details;

  • .3 include a reference to the full performance test protocol on which it is based, and be accompanied by a copy of the original test results; and

  • .4 identify if it was issued by an Administration based on a Type Approval Certificate previously issued by another Administration. Such a certificate should identify the Administration that conducted the tests on the BWMS and a copy of the original test results should be attached to the Type Approval Certificate of BWMS.

  6.6 An approved BWMS may be Type Approved by other Administrations for use on their vessels. Should a system approved by one country fail Type Approval in another country, then the two countries concern should consult one another with a view to reaching a mutually acceptable agreement.

Parent topic: Annex – Guidelines for Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems (G8)
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