An update has been made to the Marine Safety Center website to clarify the implications of a type approval certificate’s expiration date.
Clarification on the use of existing type approval data in BWMS type approval for viability
The Coast Guard Office of Operating and Environmental Standards has provided clarifying information regarding consideration of existing testing data in type approving a BWMS using a viability testing method, should the Coast Guard accept such a testing method.
Marine Safety Center issues Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Atlantium Technologies
The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the 48th U.S. Coast Guard BWMS Type Approval Certificate to Atlantium Technologies.
Final policy letter describing type-approval testing methods for ballast water management systems (BWMS) that render organisms nonviable in ballast water
The Coast Guard’s Office of Operating and Environmental Standards (CG-OES) has released Policy Letter 02-22 which describes the process for submitting viability testing methods to the Coast Guard and explains the information needed to evaluate a testing method.
Marine Safety Center issues Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to RWO GmbH
The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the 46th U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to RWO GmbH after a detailed review of the manufacturer’s type approval application determined the system met the requirements of 46 CFR 162.060.