Ballast Water Treatment System

Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) are essential equipment for modern ships to prevent the spread of harmful microorganisms and invasive species. Since the enforcement of the IMO Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention in 2017, vessels must use approved BWTS to meet the D2 standard and ensure safe and environmentally friendly ballast operations. The performance of […]

Definition 1. Ballast water treatment system is a device for treating the ballast water discharged from the sea. Also called ballast water management system, BWMS for short. 2. Any system in which ballast water is treated to meet or exceed the ballast water performance standards set out in Article D-2 of the International Convention on