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MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE 59th session Agenda item 2 MEPC 59/INF.17 6 May 2009 ENGLISH ONLY

HARMFUL AQUATIC ORGANI SMS IN BALLAST WATER

Information on the Type Approval Certificate of the

OceanSaverÆ Ballast Water Management System

Submitted by Norway

SUMMARY
Executive summary: This document confirms the verification by the Norwegian Administration accordi ng to the recommendati ons made in annex 4 of the Report of the seventh meeting of GESAMP-BWWG (MEPC 58/2/8). Furthermore, it c ontains relevant information on the Type Approval Certificate of the OceanSaverÆ Ballast Water Management System (OS BWMS) manufactured by OceanSaverÆ.
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 7

Related documents: MEPC 58/2/1, MEPC 58/2/8, MEPC 58/23 and MEPC 56/23

Introduction

1 MEPC 58 agreed to give Final Appr oval to the OceanSaverÆ Ballast Water Management System and at the same time requ ested the Norwegian Admi nistration to verify that all the recommendations made in annex 4 of the Report of the se venth meeting of the GESAMP-BWWG are fully addressed prior to the issuance of a Type Approval Certificate.

2 Annex 4 of the Report of the seventh meeting of the GESAMP-BWWG has been comprehensively addressed. On the basis of this , necessary measures have been identified and implemented as appropriate.MEPC 59/INF.17 - 2 -

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4 The OceanSaverÆ Ballast Water Management System (OS BWMS) has been considered by the MEPC in accordance with the ìProcedure for approval of ballast water management systems that make use of Active Substances (G9)î. Following the recommendations by the GESAMP-BWWG, the system has been given Basic and Final Approval by MEPC 57 and MEPC 58, respectively. On this basis, it is c oncluded that the system meets the requirements contained in the above Procedure.

5 The OceanSaverÆ Ballast Water Management Sy stem (OS BWMS) has al so been considered in accordance with the Guidelines for approval of ballast water management systems (G8) by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) according to DNV Type Approval Programme No.771.91. Following the extensive review process, it has been concluded that the system meets the requirements in the Guidelines for approval of ballast water management systems (G8).

6 On the basis of the above, a Type Appr oval Certificate has been issued to the OceanSaverÆ Ballast Water Management Sy stem (OS BWMS) by DNV on behalf of the Norwegian Administration. The Ce rtificate was issued on 17 Apr il 2009 and is pr esented in the annex to this document. Information on test s conducted and their resu lts is presented at

www.oceansaver.com

. Action requested of the Committee

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

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