8 Installation Survey and Commissioning Procedures Following Type Approval
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8 Installation Survey and Commissioning Procedures Following Type Approval

 8.1 The additional information outlined in the paragraphs below is intended to facilitate ship operations and inspections and assist ships and Administrations in preparing for the procedures set out in the Survey Guidelines for the purpose of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments under the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification,footnote developed by the Organization, which describe the examination of plans and designs and the various surveys required under regulation E-1.

8.2 The Administration issuing the International Ballast Water Management Certificate shall verify that the following documentation is on board in a suitable format:

  • .1 for the purpose of information, a copy of the Type Approval Certificate of the BWMS;

  • .2 the operation, maintenance and safety manual of the BWMS;

  • .3 the ballast water management plan of the ship;

  • .4 installation specifications, e.g. installation drawing, piping and instrumentation diagrams, etc.; and

  • .5 installation commissioning procedures.

8.3 Prior to the issuance of the International Ballast Water Management Certificate, following the installation of a BWMS, the Administration should verify that:

  • .1 the BWMS installation has been carried out in accordance with the technical installation specification referred to in paragraph 8.2.4;

  • .2 the BWMS is in conformity with the relevant Type Approval Certificate BWMS;

  • .3 the installation of the complete BWMS has been carried out in accordance with the manufacturer's equipment specification;

  • .4 any operational inlets and outlets are located in the positions indicated on the drawing of the pumping and piping arrangements;

  • .5 the workmanship of the installation is satisfactory and, in particular, that any bulkhead penetrations or penetrations of the ballast system piping are to the relevant approved standards; and

  • .6 the installation commissioning procedures have been completed.

Parent topic: BWMS Code - Code For Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems - Resolution MEPC.300(72)
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