8 Installation Survey and Commissions Procedures
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8 Installation Survey and Commissions Procedures

  8.1 Verify that the following documentation is on board in a suitable format:

  • .1 a copy of the Type Approval Certificate of BWMS;

  • .2 a statement from the Administration, or from a laboratory authorized by the Administration, to confirm that the electrical and electronic components of the BWMS have been type-tested in accordance with the specifications for environmental testing contained in Part 3 of the annex;

  • .3 equipment manuals for major components of the BWMS;

  • .4 an operations and technical manual for the BWMS specific to the ship and approved by the Administration, containing a technical description of the BWMS, operational and maintenance procedures, and backup procedures in case of equipment malfunction;

  • .5 installation specifications;

  • .6 installation commissioning procedures; and

  • .7 initial calibration procedures.

  8.2 Verify that:

  • .1 the BWMS installation has been carried out in accordance with the technical installation specification referred to in paragraph 8.1.5;

  • .2 the BWMS is in conformity with the Type Approval Certificate of BWMS issued by the Administration or its representative;

  • .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 control and monitoring equipment operates correctly.

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