1、 GUIDE FOR BALLAST WATER TREATMENT AUGUST 2016 Guide to Color Coding Used in Online Version of the Guide The following summarizes the colors corresponding to Rule Changes, Corrigenda items and editorial changes in the Guide files which are available for download. Rule Changes: Changes effective 1 Au
2、gust 2016 Corrigenda: CORRIGENDA/EDITORIALS 1 February 2017 Editorials: Editorial Changes Guide for Ballast Water Treatment GUIDE FOR BALLAST WATER TREATMENT AUGUST 2016 (Updated February 2017 see next page) American Bureau of Shipping Incorporated by Act of Legislature of the State of New York 1862
3、 2016 American Bureau of Shipping. All rights reserved. ABS Plaza 16855 Northchase Drive Houston, TX 77060 USA Updates February 2017 consolidation includes: August 2016 version plus Corrigenda/Editorials Foreword Foreword (1 August 2016) The inadvertent transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and path
4、ogens in the ballast water of ships has been determined to have caused a significant adverse impact to many of the worlds coastal regions. The international maritime community, under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has developed several documents, including the “Interna
5、tional Conventions for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004”, (Ballast Water Management Convention), which are aimed at preventing the introduction of unwanted aquatic organisms and pathogens through the discharge of ballast water and sediments. Upon entry into force
6、, the Ballast Water Management Convention will apply to vessels registered in a country which is party to the Convention and to those vessels registered in other countries when operating in the waters of a country which is party to the Convention. As a means to prevent, minimize and ultimately elimi
7、nate the risk to the environment, human health, property and resources arising from the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens through the control and management of vessels ballast water and sediment, as well as to avoid unwanted side-effects from that control, the Convention requires v
8、essels to conduct a ballast water exchange or be fitted with an approved ballast water management system. It is noted that several studies have shown that the effectiveness of ballast water exchange varies and is dependent on the vessel type (design), exchange method (sequential, flow-through and di
9、lution methods), ballasting system configuration, exchange location, weather conditions and vessels trading pattern. For these reasons (and others), it has been determined that ballast water exchange does not provide adequate protective measures to prevent damage from organisms and pathogens carried
10、 in a vessels ballast, even though exchange was considered to be acceptable as an interim solution. The installation of ballast water management systems (or ballast water treatment systems), designed, reviewed, approved, installed and operated to satisfy an agreed-upon ballast water discharge perfor
11、mance standard has been determined by the international marine industry to provide a more effective means to prevent, minimize and ultimately eliminate the transfer of organisms and pathogens via vessel ballast discharge, when compared to ballast water exchange. This Guide for Ballast Water Treatmen
12、t is provided for the use of designers, builders, owners and operators of vessels classed with ABS and specifies the requirement for obtaining the optional classification notations Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) and Ballast Water Treatment Plus (BWT+) for vessels equipped with an IMO Member State Typ
13、e Approved ballast water management system. The BWT notation identifies that the IMO Member State Type Approved ballast water management system has been reviewed and installed in compliance with this Guide and serves to identify a level of compliance with the applicable regulations contained in the
14、IMO “International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004”, as well as those supporting IMO guidelines referenced in the Convention addressing the ballast water management systems. The BWT+ notation is available for those vessels which are equipped with
15、a ballast water management system that, in addition to being type approved by an IMO Member State and evaluated for compliance with the requirements in this Guide, has been fabricated under survey at the manufacturing facility by an ABS Surveyor. This Guide for Ballast Water Treatment (August 2016),
16、 has been revised to include in a new Section 1, Annex 1, the aspects of a BWMS that obtains a United States Coast Guard Type Approval. Section 4 has been revised to include among other miscellaneous requirements, the detailed requirements that ABS classed vessels would have to comply with for BWMS
17、installed in dedicated hazardous compartments on the deck of tankers or tank barges. See 4/3.4.2. Furthermore, when ABS permits the installation of specific types of BWMS in the steering gear compartment of a vessel, the criteria and requirements that are to be complied with have been detailed in a
18、new 4/3.5. A new Appendix 3, details requirements for specific types of BWMS dosing systems, housed in non-hazardous compartments on the deck of tankers, used for treatment of the vessels aft peak ballast tank and also intended to be used for the treatment of the ballast tanks in the hazardous cargo
19、 block area. Another new Appendix 5, details requirements for BWMS installations on dedicated tug/barge combinations (ATB), wherein the BWMS may be located on either the tug or the barge, servicing both units. ABSGUIDE FOR BALLAST WATER TREATMENT .2016 iii The existing Appendices 3, 4 and 5 have bee
20、n re-designated as Appendices 4, 6 and 7, respectively. This revision of the Guide has also included IACS UR M74 (Rev. 1 May 2016) “Installation of Ballast Water Management Systems”, as and where applicable. This Guide is to be used in conjunction with other Rules published by ABS and the guidelines
21、 published by the IMO. Users of this Guide acknowledge and agree that ABS is not responsible for a vessels operation pertaining to the ballast water management system(s) and shall bear no liability for such operations and guidelines that are considered to be applicable. While it is the intent of the
22、 Guide to be consistent with these relevant regulations and guidelines, it is the ultimate responsibility of the users of the Guide to refer to the most recent texts of those regulations and guidelines. This Guide becomes effective on the first day of the month of publication. Users are advised to c
23、heck periodically on the ABS website www.eagle.org to verify that this version of this Guide is the most current. We welcome your feedback. Comments or suggestions can be sent electronically by email to rsdeagle.org. iv ABSGUIDE FOR BALLAST WATER TREATMENT .2016 Table of Contents GUIDE FOR BALLAST W
24、ATER TREATMENT CONTENTS SECTION 1 General 1 1 Application 1 3 Objective/Scope 1 5 Basis of Notation . 2 7 Classification Symbol and Notation 2 7.1 Systems Installed Under Survey . 2 7.3 Systems Not Installed Under Survey . 2 9 Governmental Regulations . 3 11 Alternatives . 3 13 Definitions . 3 FIGUR
25、E 1 Scope of BWT Guide 5 SECTION 1 Annex 1 United States Coast Guard Type Approval 6 SECTION 2 Classification and Documentation . 7 1 Plans and Documentation . 7 1.1 Ship Plans and Operational Manuals 7 1.3 Required Specific Certification and Documentation 8 3 Engineering Review 10 5 Surveys . 10 TA
26、BLE 1 . 7 TABLE 2 . 9 SECTION 3 General Requirements . 11 1 Ballast Water Discharge Standards 11 3 System Certification and IMO Member State Type Approval . 11 5 ABS Approval of BWMS . 11 5.1 Certification Requirements 11 5.3 Certification Under the ABS Type Approval (TA) Program 12 ABSGUIDE FOR BAL
27、LAST WATER TREATMENT .2016 v 7 Record Keeping and Reporting 12 7.1 Ballast Water Management Plan (BWMP) . 12 7.3 Ballast Water Record Book 13 TABLE 1 Summary of Convention D-2 Discharge Standards 11 SECTION 4 System-Related and Installation Criteria 14 1 General . 14 3 Common Criteria . 14 3.1 BWMS
28、Locations . 15 3.3 Ventilation Systems . 16 3.4 BWMS Installations in Hazardous Areas on the Deck of Oil Carriers, Chemical Carriers or Tank Barges 18 3.5 BWMS Installations in Steering Gear Compartments 20 3.6 Structural Considerations 23 3.7 Corrosion Effects . 23 3.9 Ballast System . 23 3.11 Elec
29、trical System . 25 3.13 Instrumentation 26 5 Mechanical Separation Systems. 26 7 Physical Treatment Systems 26 7.1 Cavitation and Ultrasound Systems . 26 7.3 Thermal Systems . 27 7.5 Inert Gas De-oxygenation Systems . 27 7.7 Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection Systems 27 9 Chemical Treatment/Active Substa
30、nces Systems 27 9.1 Prepared Chemical Treatment Systems 27 9.3 Ozone Injection Systems . 29 9.5 Electrochlorination Systems 30 11 Combination Treatment 31 13 Other Treatment Types . 31 15 Special Fire Fighting Equipment and Arrangements 31 15.1 General 31 15.3 Recording in the Ships Manual . 32 16 S
31、pecial Personnel Protective Equipment and Arrangements . 32 17 Sediment Control 32 FIGURE 1 Example of a BWMS Compartment Installed in a Steering Gear Compartment . 22 SECTION 5 Considerations for Oil, Gas, Chemical Carriers and Tank Barges . 33 1 Basic Requirements 33 1.1 Tank Barges 33 3 BWMS Equi
32、pment Locations and Suitability . 33 3.1 Definition of Hazardous Areas . 33 5 Ventilation Requirements 34 vi ABSGUIDE FOR BALLAST WATER TREATMENT .2016 7 Piping System . 34 7.1 General 34 7.3 Interconnection Considerations . 34 9 Safety Assessment . 35 SECTION 6 Operational Management 36 1 Operating
33、 and Safety Manuals . 36 3 BWM Officer 36 5 Personnel Duties and Training . 36 SECTION 7 Survey Requirements 38 1 Initial Survey . 38 1.1 General 38 1.3 Shipboard Function Test . 39 3 Surveys After Construction . 39 3.1 Annual Survey . 39 3.3 Special Periodical Survey 40 3.5 Additional Survey 40 SEC
34、TION 8 Ballast Water Management Plan . 41 1 General . 41 3 Development of Ballast Water Management Plan 41 3.1 General Information . 41 3.3 Contents of Plan 42 5 Ballast Water Management Plan Template 42 APPENDIX 1 Acceptable Arrangement for Sampling System Piping in a Non-Hazardous Area Connected t
35、o a BWMS in a Hazardous Area of an Oil or Chemical Tanker 43 FIGURE 1 Acceptable Interconnection Arrangement of BWMS Sampling System Piping . 44 FIGURE 2 Arrangement Details inside the Cabinet . 45 APPENDIX 2 Acceptable Isolation Arrangement of a BWMS Dosing Piping System on Oil or Chemical Tankers
36、(From a Non-hazardous Area to a Hazardous Area) 46 FIGURE 1 Acceptable Interconnection Arrangement for BWMS Dosing Piping 47 APPENDIX 3 Acceptable Isolation Arrangement of a BWMS Dosing Piping System on Oil or Chemical Tankers (From a Non-hazardous Compartment to a Non-hazardous Area Routed Through
37、a Hazardous Area) . 48 FIGURE 1 . 48 ABSGUIDE FOR BALLAST WATER TREATMENT .2016 vii APPENDIX 4 BWMS in a Non-hazardous Area Serving Ballast Tanks in a Hazardous Area 51 1 General Guidelines for All Installations . 51 3 Using a Loop Seal . 52 3.1 Non-hazardous Area 52 3.3 Hazardous Area . 52 5 Using
38、a Water Column 53 5.1 Non-hazardous Area 53 5.3 Hazardous Area . 53 7 Using a Double Block and Bleed Assembly 54 9 BWMS in the Engine Room Serving a Non-hazardous Aft Peak Tank and Simultaneously Serving Hazardous Ballast Tanks in the Cargo Block 55 APPENDIX 5 BWMS Installations on Dedicated Articul
39、ated Tug-Barge (ATB) Combinations . 56 1 General . 56 3 Requirements for All Installations . 56 5 Configurations of BWMS . 57 FIGURE 1 . 58 FIGURE 2 . 59 FIGURE 3 . 60 APPENDIX 6 Additional Arrangements for the Placement of Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas. 61 APPENDIX 7 Ballast Water Managem
40、ent Plan . 63 viii ABSGUIDE FOR BALLAST WATER TREATMENT .2016 Section 1: General SECTION 1 General 1 Application (1 August 2016) The requirements in this Guide apply to vessels that are designed, equipped and intended to use the treatment method for conducting ballast water management in accordance
41、with Regulation B-3 of the “International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004” (Convention), the associated IMO guidelines and national regulations, addressing the use of a ballast water management system. At the request of the owner, a vessel having
42、a ballast water management system (BWMS) installed for conducting ballast water management which complies fully with the requirements of this Guide and the applicable Rules and has been installed under survey by ABS Surveyors may be assigned the Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) or the Ballast Water Tre
43、atment Plus (BWT+) classification notation as specified in Subsection 1/7 of this Guide. Where a vessel is fitted with a BWMS and the BWT or BWT+ notation is not being pursued, the installed BWMS is to comply with the requirements in Sections 4 and 5 of the Guide and be verified by an ABS Surveyor d
44、uring installation. This Guide refers to relevant international regulations and guidelines that are considered to be applicable. While it is the intent of this Guide to be consistent with the regulations and guidelines, it is recommended that the users of this Guide refer to the most recent text of
45、those regulations and guidelines. 3 Objective/Scope In accordance with the Convention, a BWMS installed on board a vessel is to be an IMO Member State type-approved and certified system and the installation of this system must have the prior approval/acceptance of the vessels flag Administration. It
46、 is recognized that each BWMS is tested, approved and certified in its standard product configuration. However there are design and engineering issues, as well as special considerations relating to the class requirements that will need to be addressed, as every ship is unique due to its design and o
47、perational profile. The objective of this Guide is to provide supplementary requirements regarding BWMS that generally are not addressed by other ABS Rules or Guides. The requirements of this Guide may be applied to new or existing vessels. It is recognized that the technology associated with BWMS r
48、emains under development. Accordingly, ABS is prepared to consider alternative arrangements to the requirements contained in the Guide, provided that substantiating information and/or a risk analysis is submitted for review. As indicated in Section 1, Figure 1, ballast water treatment is one of the
49、accepted ballast water management methodologies provided for within the Convention that is available for selection by the Owner. ABSGUIDE FOR BALLAST WATER TREATMENT .2016 1 Section 1 General 5 Basis of Notation (1 August 2016) This Guide contains the provisions for BWMS and the optional classification notation BWT or BWT+ for vessels classed with ABS. This Guide is intended for use in conjunction with the appropriate ABS Rules. BWMS designed and installed in accordance with this Guide will also comply, as applicable, with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) re
