7 Installation Requirements Following Type Approval
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7 Installation Requirements Following Type Approval

7.1 The BWMS should be accompanied by sampling facilities as described in Guidelines on ballast water sampling (G2), so arranged in order to collect representative samples of the ship's ballast water discharge.

7.2 Suitable bypasses or overrides to protect the safety of the ship and personnel should be installed and used in the event of an emergency and these should be connected to the BWMS so that any bypass of the BWMS should activate an alarm. The bypass event should be recorded by the control and monitoring equipment and within the ballast water record book.

7.3 The requirement in paragraph 7.2 does not apply to internal transfer of ballast water within the ship (e.g. anti-heeling operations). For BWMS that transfer water internally which may affect compliance by the ship with the standard described in regulation D-2 (i.e. circulation or in-tank treatment) the recording in paragraph 7.2 shall identify such internal transfer operations.

Parent topic: Resolution MEPC.279(70) – 2016 Guidelines for Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems (G8) – (Adopted on 28 October 2016)
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