The US Marine Safety Center posted the updated Frequently Asked Questions to its Ballast Water Management Type Approval Management webpage. These FAQs, as of April 24, 2018, are updated regularly to help the ballast water community better understand and navigate the type approval process.
The information available on the Ballast Water Management Type Approval Management webpage includes:
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- Approved BWMS and status of applications;
- Copies of type approval certificates;
- MSC rulings on Most Probable Number (MPN);
- BWMS type approval review checklist;
- Accepted Independent Labs (IL);
- Letter of Intent Register;
- IL checklist;
- Existing data and test facility acceptability.
You can see the updated list of FAQs on Ballast Water Management Type Approval Management, in the following PDF