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Type approval
Control Union Certifications is a US Coast Guard-accepted Independent Laboratory (IL) for testing of BWMS in accordance with 46 CFR 162.060. We also provide IMO G8 and G9 basic and final approval testing parallel to the USCG approval.
We provide a single point of contact for contracting, planning, execution and QA/QC to deliver the type approval program manufacturers are looking for. Control Union has successfully completed a wide variety of IMO and USCG type approvals.
Testing facility
Control Union Water is an approved USCG-accepted sub-lab, located at Seaport Texel in The Netherlands. For over 10 years, the facility has been dedicated to land-based testing of BWMS with a predictable supply of valid challenge water, all required salinity regimes and a test and R&D facility with flow rates up to 300 m3 per hour. We also offer the ‘Shanghai’ filter test at this facility. Control Union Water is a partner of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research.
Commissioning testing
Control Union Industrial Inspections provides shipboard commissioning testing and sampling as per IMO BWM.2/Circ.70. We are the first approved Service Provider for the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for ballast water sampling and analysis at commissioning. We have services teams available around the globe for commissioning services at shipyards for newbuild or retrofit systems.
Water discharge and VGP
Periodic sampling of discharge water such as ballast water, bilge, and gray water as well as exhaust gas scrubber water is a requirement for most commercial vessels. Any vessel sailing from and to the United States requires an annual monitoring program in line with EPA-requirements to obtain a Vessel General Permit (VGP). In addition, for crew safety many vessel operators test their drinking water facilities regularly.
Via our global network of offices in key 40+ ports and along key trade routes as well as our extensive presence of test laboratories, we provide all required sample testing of water discharges required for the vessels VGP. Often our teams can combine these in a single vessel visit. Our sampling services are performed together with our Vessel Performance Centre.
