Alternate Management System approval
ERMA FIRST S.A. announced that is amongst the few companies that have already received the acceptance letter from USCG. ERMA FIRST Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) received itsAlternate Management Systems (AMS) Acceptance letter on October 11th.
The approved BWTS is a unique and innovative system designed and manufactured using profound technology and performing high efficiency, proven to be compatible with global legislations and conventions, international requirements and restrictions. AMS approval is one more reward and ascertainment that the system has completed with success all technical challenges.
The ERMA FIRST BWTS had provided all methods and results during land and shipboard testing in accordance with US Standards. So far, the most challenging water conditions such as natural richness and density of organisms, high particle and sediment load, were performed at NIOZ facilities with high fidelity and the results were successful.
The ERMA FIRST BWTS is an electrolytic system which incorporates an advanced separation stage based on hydrocyclones. The separation stage of the system is a unique method of stable operation, achieving extreme sediment removal, while warranties no clogging risk. Its excellent design offers to the user minimal maintenance costs since it is consisted of no moving parts and thus requires no spare parts. The system has been designed to offer low energy consumption in order to reduce environmental impact. It has been carefully formed for easy installment.
