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59th session Agenda item 2 MEPC 59/INF.6 20 February 2009

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HARMFUL AQUATIC ORGANI SMS IN BALLAST WATER

Information on the Type Approval Certificate of the Electro-Cleen TM System (ECS)

Submitted by the Republic of Korea

SUMMARY

Executive summary: This document provides information on the Type Approval Certificate

of the Electro-Cleen TM System manufactured by Techcross Inc.

Strategic direction: 7.1 and 13

High-level action: 7.1.2 and 13.3

Planned output: 7.1.2.3 and 13.3.1.1

Action to be taken: Paragraph 6

Related documents: MEPC 54/21 and MEPC 58/23

Introduction

1 The Ballast Water Management Convention stipul ates that all ships have to comply with regulation D-2 in accordance with a time sc hedule described in regulation B-3. These requirements can only be satisfied by using efficient and type approved ballast water management systems on board ships. The res ponsible Korean Administration, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Af fairs, approved the Electro-Cleen TM System, manufactured by Techcross Inc., Republic of Korea, using the Active Substance in situ for fitting on board ships. The Type Approval Certificate (Cer t. No. 2008-1) was issued on 31 December 2008,

as shown in the annex to this document.

2 The system was granted Basic Approval in February 2006, as re corded in document MEPC 54/21, paragraph 2.8. After consideration of the recommendation s in annex 7 of the report of the sixth meeting of the GESAMP-BWWG (MEPC 58/2/7), the system was grante d Final Approval in October 2008 (document MEPC 58/23, paragraph 2.8). The a bove information is also contained in the “List of ballast water management syst ems that make use of Active Substances which received Basic and Final Approvals”, circ ulated by BWM.2/Circ.16 on 17 October 2008.

3 The Ministry of Land, Trans port and Maritime Affairs of the Republic of Korea has determined that the system meets all the requirements of the “Guidelines for approval of ballast water management systems (G8)” and the “Proce dure for approval of balla st water management systems that make use of Active Substances (G9)”.MEPC 59/INF.6 - 2 -

I:\MEPC\59\INF-6.doc 4 Plan Approval process was reviewed by the Korean Register of Shipping (KR). Shipboard and land-based tests were co nducted by the Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI) and environmental tests by the Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL). These three testing bodies are designated by the government of the Republic of Korea.

5 As requested in resolution MEPC.175(58), the Republic of Korea hereby reports the following information to the Organization:

.1 Approval date: 31 December 2008.

.2 Name of the Administration: The Mi nistry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs of the Republic of Korea.

.3 Name of the BWMS: Electro-Cleen TM System.

.4 A copy of the Type Approval Certificate a nd its enclosures (please see the annex).

.5 A description of the Active Substances(s): HOCl (OCl - ), HOBr (OBr - ), O 3 (H 2 O 2 )

and OH -

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.6 Final Approval was granted in Oc tober 2008, as recorded in document MEPC 58/23, paragraph 2.8, following the recommendations in annex 7 of the report of the sixth meeting of the GESAMP-BWWG (MEPC 58/2/7). The list of ballast water management systems that make use of Active Substances, which received Basic and Final Approvals , was circulated by BWM.2/Circ.16

on 17 October 2008.

Action requested of the Committee

6 The Committee is invited to note the in formation contained in this document.

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