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Ballast Water D2 Commissioning Testing

The Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention is an internationally binding instrument developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to address the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in ships’ ballast water, which occurs during its discharge. As per IMO’s BWM Convention and BWM.2, Circ.70, Rev.1 in 2020, we offer rapid, scientific and independent ballast water sampling and testing for vessels. Usually, in order to meet the D2 requirements, Commissioning Testing is conducted at the time of the BWMS installation. Our holistic solutions are designed to support our client’s needs globally, in absolute compliance with regulatory requirements.    

Ballast Water Testing as per VGP Requirements

The 2013 Vessel General Permit (VGP) is a mandatory regulatory permit issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that governs discharges from vessels operating in the United States waters. The VGP regulatory requirements related to Ballast Water exercises strict requirements in terms of the testing frequency of the Ballast Water System onboard, record keeping, reporting, the type of equipment testing and verification protocols, among several other requirements. We provide highly experienced and required from onboard sampling, testing and reporting to support our clients with

VGP Compliance Annual Program

The VGP regulation includes general effluent limits applicable to all covered discharges as well as general effluent limits applicable to 27 specific discharge streams in addition to narrative water-quality based effluent limits, inspection, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting requirements and additional requirements applicable to certain vessel types. In this light we provide a one-of-kind all-encompassing Annual Program to assist vessels voyaging into US territory waters stay on top of their entire VGP requirements for discharge waters in the areas of Ballast Water Treatment, Scrubber Water treatment, Bilge Water treatment, and Gray Water Treatment.

Scope & Benefits of our VGP Annual Program

We are experts in effectively managing all EPA’s VGP requirements. Our unique one-stop solution helps you meet your Discharge Water Compliance requirements as per VGP 2013.

Scope of Services:

 - Expert onboard sampling and laboratory testing of Ballast Water, Scrubber Water, Bilge Water and Gray Water at required frequencies stipulated by the VGP regulation

 - Accredited Testing Reports for submission to EPA

 - Voyage tracking for optimal planning of testing at the most economical ports

 - Annual Auditing of monitoring program

 - Training and advisory services on request

 - Notice of Intent (NOI) review

 - Review of the monthly monitoring records submitted by crew

 - Review the 27 effluents before annual report preparation

 - Preparation & submission of Annual Report with Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) on the official EPA website

Other Discharge Water Testing

As per regulatory requirements set out by The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) and the World Health Organisation, CTI-Maritec provides gold-standard testing and reporting services for various other Discharge Waters used aboard vessels.

We provide end-to-end services for:

 - Scrubber Water / Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) Testing (as per MARPOL Annex VI)

 - Bilge Water Testing (as per MARPOL Annex I)

 - Gray Water Testing (as per MARPOL Annex IV)

 - Potable /Drinking Water Testing (as per WHO requirements)

CTI-Maritec possesses the expertise and accreditation to provide sample collection, testing and reporting services for all of the above-mentioned requirements.

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