PART 3 – SPECIFICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING FOR APPROVAL OF BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Marine Environment Protection Committee - Resolution MEPC.279(70) – 2016 Guidelines for Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems (G8) – (Adopted on 28 October 2016) - ANNEX - PART 3 – SPECIFICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING FOR APPROVAL OF BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

PART 3 – SPECIFICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING FOR APPROVAL OF BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

3.1 The electrical and electronic sections of the BWMS in the standard production configuration should be subject to the relevant tests specified in paragraph 3.3 below at a laboratory approved for the purpose by the Administration or by the accreditation body of the laboratory, where the scope of the accreditation covers ISO/IEC 17025 and the relevant test standards.

3.2 Evidence of successful compliance with the environmental tests below should be submitted to the Administration by the manufacturer together with the application for type approval.

3.3 Equipment is to be tested in accordance with IACS UR E10, Rev.6, October 2014 – Test Specification for Type Approval.

3.4 A report on environmental tests should be submitted to the Administration in accordance with paragraph 2.7.2.

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