OceanSaver’s Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) has passed the land-based test programme for the US Coast Guard’s BWTS Type-Approval Regime.
The Mark II BWTS from OceanSaver passed five consecutive tests, carried out at DHI facility in Denmark, each for brackish water marine water and fresh water.
Using a combination of filtration and electro-chlorination, the water is successfully disinfected to USCG standards.
The second stage of the programme, which is currently taking place, involves shipboard testing. Five tests are carried out under varying conditions over a minimum 6 month target period, which is set by OceanSaver themselves.
