Advisory on USCG ballast water discharge regulations released

Gallagher Marine Systems has released an advisory on the US Coast Guard ballast water discharge regulations following type approval of three ballast water treatment systems.

  • GMS lists certain practices that ships need to implement in order to comply with the ballast water management convention.
  • It says that the USCG has been examining ballast water logs back to the vessel’s compliance date to verify compliance with these practices.
  • GMS says that members are advised to ensure compliance or obtain an extended compliance date, keeping the record of this onboard the vessel.

View the advisory here.

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