6.1 A BWMS which in every respect fulfils the requirements of these Guidelines may be
approved by the Administration for fitting on board ships. The approval should take the
form of a Type Approval Certificate of BWMS, specifying the main particulars of the BWMS
and validated System Design Limitations. Such certificate should be issued in accordance
with Part 7 of the annex in the format shown in appendix 1.
6.2 A BWMS that in every respect fulfils the requirements of these Guidelines, except
that it has not been tested at all the temperatures and salinities set out in Part 2 of
the annex, should only be approved by the Administration if corresponding limiting
operating conditions are clearly stated on the issued Type Approval Certificate with the
description "Limiting Operating Conditions". For the limiting values, the System Design
Limitations should be consulted.
6.3 A Type Approval Certificate of BWMS should be issued for the specific application for
which the BWMS is approved, e.g. for specific ballast water capacities, flow rates,
salinity or temperature regimes, or other limiting operating conditions or circumstances
as appropriate.
6.4 A Type Approval Certificate of BWMS should be issued by the Administration based on
satisfactory compliance with all the requirements described in Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of
the annex.
6.5 The System Design Limitations should be specified on the Type Approval Certificate in
a table that identifies each water quality and operational parameter together with the
validated low and/or high parameter values for which the BWMS is designed to achieve the
ballast water performance standard described in regulation D-2.
6.6 An Administration may issue a Type Approval Certificate of BWMS based on testing
already carried out under supervision by another Administration.
6.7 A Type Approval Certificate should only be issued to a BWMS that has been determined
by the Administration to make use of an Active Substance after it has been approved by
the Organization in accordance with regulation D-3.2. In addition, the Administration
should ensure that any recommendations that accompanied the Organization's approval have
been taken into account before issuing the Type Approval Certificate.
6.8 The Type Approval Certificate should be issued taking into account
circular MSC.1/Circ.1221 on Validity of type approval certification for marine
products.
6.9 An approved BWMS may be type approved by other Administrations for use on their
ships. Should a BWMS approved by one country fail type approval in another country, then
the two countries concerned should consult one another with a view to reaching a
mutually acceptable agreement.
6.10 An Administration approving a BWMS should promptly provide a type approval report to
the Organization in accordance with Part 6 of the annex. Upon receipt of a type approval
report, the Organization should promptly make it available to the public and Member
States by an appropriate means.
6.11 In the case of a type approval based entirely on testing already carried out under
supervision by another Administration, the type approval report should be prepared and
kept on file and the Organization should be informed of the approval.
6.12 In the case of a BWMS that was previously type-approved by an Administration taking
into account the revised Guidelines (G8) adopted by resolution MEPC.174(58), the
manufacturer, in seeking a new type approval under these Guidelines, should only be
requested to submit to the Administration the additional test reports and documentation
set out in these Guidelines.