The majority of ballast water treatment system spare parts are very specific and can only be obtained from the original manufacturer from which the type approval was assigned to.

According to US Coast Guard regulations, a BWMS’s Type Approval Certificate (TAC) expiration date indicates the dates between which a BWMS must be manufactured. A type-approved BWMS, which is manufactured within the TAC applicability dates, remains in compliance for the lifetime of the system, assuming it is operated and maintained in accordance with the listed Operation, Maintenance, and Safety Manual (OMSM). The TAC to which the BWMS was manufactured and approved should be stored onboard, regardless of the expiration date. The onboard TAC is only replaced upon modification of the BWMS to comply with a revised TAC. Replacing critical spare parts in a ballast water treatment system can have serious safety and performance risks, not to mention the risk that your Type Approval Certificate can become void if an inspector uncovers such infringements.

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