Ballast water management: practical implementation and regulatory insight

The USCG expects contingency measures to be included in the BWM Plan to cover cases where the system is non-operational or fails. (credit: ABS)

Installation, operation and maintenance issues continue to be a challenge, but experience gained is helping operators make progress towards BWM compliance, writes William Burroughs, Senior Principal Engineer, ABS

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