PART 7 – TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATE AND TYPE APPROVAL REPORT

Type Approval Certificate

Type approval report

7.2 The type approval report should be submitted to the Organization and made available to the public and Member States by an appropriate means. It should contain at least:

• .1 information on the type approval of the BWMS, including:

  • .1 the approval date;

  • .2 the name of the Administration;

  • .3 the name of the manufacturer;

  • .4 the trade name and product designation (such as model numbers) of the BWMS; and

  • .5 a copy of the Type Approval Certificate including its appendices, annexes or other attachments;

• .2 an executive summary;

• .3 a description of the BWMS, including, in the case of BWMS using Active Substances, the following information:

  • .1 the name of the Active Substance(s) or Preparation employed; and

  • .2 identification of the specific MEPC report and paragraph number granting Final Approval in accordance with the Procedure for approval of ballast water management systems that make use of Active Substances (G9), as revised;

• .4 an overview of the process undertaken by the Administration to evaluate the BWMS, including the name and role of each test facility, subcontractor, and test organization involved in testing and approving the BWMS, the role of each report in the type approval decision, and a summary of the Administration's approach to overall quality assurance and quality control;

• .5 the executive summary of each test report prepared in accordance with paragraphs 2.5.3, 2.6.7, 2.7.1, 2.7.2, 3.4 and 6.6 of this annex;

• .6 the operational safety requirements of the BWMS and all safety related findings that have been made during the type approval process;

• .7 a discussion section explaining the Administration's assessment that the BWMS:

  • .1 in every respect fulfilled the requirements of these Guidelines, including demonstrating under the procedures and conditions specified for both land-based and shipboard testing that it met the ballast water performance standard of described in regulation D-2;

  • .2 is designed and manufactured according to requirements and standards;

  • .3 is in compliance with all applicable requirements;

  • .4 has been approved taking into account the recommendations provided by the MEPC in the Final Approval of the BWMS, if any;

  • .5 operates within the System Design Limitations at the rated capacity, performance, and reliability as specified by the manufacturer;

  • .6 contains control and monitoring equipment that operates correctly;

  • .7 was installed in accordance with the technical installation specification of the manufacturer for all tests; and

  • .8 was used to treat volumes and flow rates of ballast water during the shipboard tests consistent with the normal ballast operations of the ship; and

• .8 the following annexes:

  • .1 appropriate information on quality control and assurance; and

  • .2 each complete test report prepared in accordance with paragraphs 2.5.3, 2.6.7, 2.7.1, 2.7.2, 3.4 and 6.6 of this annex.

7.3 The Administration should redact proprietary information of the manufacturer from the type approval report before submitting it to the Organization.

7.4 The Type Approval Certificate and the type approval report (including their entire contents and all annexes, appendices or other attachments) should be accompanied by a translation into English, French or Spanish if not written in one of those languages.

7.5 Documents should not be incorporated by reference into the Type Approval Certificate. The Administration may incorporate an annex by reference into the type approval report if the reference (e.g. Internet URL) is expected to remain permanently valid. Upon any reference becoming invalid, the Administration should promptly re-submit the type approval report to the Organization and include the referenced document or an updated reference to it; the Organization should promptly make the revised report available to the public and Member States through an appropriate means.