Regulatory Approvals
Ballast water standards have been established by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as well as the United States Coast Guard (USCG).
IMO Type Approval for the Ecochlor® BWTS was received from BSH in Germany in 2011, confirming that Ecochlor systems comply with the 2004 IMO International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments.
In 2013, Ecochlor received US Coast Guard Alternative Management System (AMS) acceptance for its full line of ballast water treatment systems. This allows ship operators to use an Ecochlor® BWTS in US waters to effectively manage their ballast discharge.
Ecochlor has received USCG Type Approval extending the range of options for shipowners beyond UV and electrochlorination technologies. Testing was completed in September of 2016. It included a series of land-based test cycles, ship-based test cycles and environmental tests. The California Maritime Academy’s Golden Bear Facility, a USCG-approved sub-laboratory, conducted all land-based and ship-based tests. Additional environmental testing on certain components of the Ecochlor® BWTS was performed by Retlif Testing Laboratories, another USCG-approved sub-laboratory. All testing has been overseen by DNV-GL, one of the Independent Laboratories authorized by the USCG to oversee the Type Approval testing process.
162.060.5.0_Ecochlor Redacted2 USCG Type Approval Certificate | Ecochlor_Final_report_shipboard_testing_March_2011_ECO_v2 Shipboard Test Report | Norway DNV GL Type Approval Norway DNV GL Type Approval | Ecochlor IMO DNV GL IMO German Type Approval |
2.3.1 Liberia_Ecochlor 75-300_2017 IMO Liberian Type Approval | IMO_Cyprus_Type-Approval IMO Cyprus Type Approval | 15April_FINAL_Ecochlor USCG AMS Acceptance | ABS_Type_Approval ABS Type Approval |
BV_Type_Approval_Certificate BV Type Approval | LR_Type_Approval LR Type Approval | NK-Type-Approval-Certificate-Oct-2014 NK Type Approval | RMRS_all_series RMRS Type Approval |
Liberia Series 150 Type App Cert_rev25July2016 Liberia Series 150 Type Approval | Liberia Series 200 Type App Cert_rev13July2016 Liberia Series 200 Type Approval | Ecochlor IMO DNV GL Norway DNV GL Type Approval | Ecochlor - Cert for Hellenic Flag Administration - 18-00001 Hellenic Flag Type Approval |
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