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INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION

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MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION 

COMMITTEE 

59th session 

Agenda item 2 

MEPC 59/INF.6

20 February 2009

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HARMFUL AQUATIC ORGANISMS IN BALLAST WATER 

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

Submitted by the Republic of Korea

SUMMARY

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

of the Electro-CleenTM 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 stipulates that all ships have to comply with 

regulation D-2 in accordance with a time schedule 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 responsible Korean Administration, the Ministry 

of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, approved the Electro-CleenTM System, manufactured 

by Techcross Inc., Republic of Korea, using the Active Substance in situ for fitting on board 

ships. The Type Approval Certificate (Cert. 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 recorded in document 

MEPC 54/21, paragraph 2.8. After consideration of the recommendations in annex 7 of the report of 

the sixth meeting of the GESAMP-BWWG (MEPC 58/2/7), the system was granted Final Approval 

in October 2008 (document MEPC 58/23, paragraph 2.8). The above information is also contained 

in the “List of ballast water management systems that make use of Active Substances which 

received Basic and Final Approvals”, circulated by BWM.2/Circ.16 on 17 October 2008.

3 The Ministry of Land, Transport 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 “Procedure for approval of ballast water management 

systems that make use of Active Substances (G9)”. 
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4 Plan Approval process was reviewed by the Korean Register of Shipping (KR). 

Shipboard and land-based tests were conducted 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 Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime 

Affairs of the Republic of Korea. 

 .3 Name of the BWMS: Electro-CleenTM System. 

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

.5 A description of the Active Substances(s): HOCl (OCl-

), HOBr (OBr-), O3(H2O2) 

and OH-

. 

.6 Final Approval was granted in October 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 information contained in this document. 

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