Check with your classification bureau to see which laboratories are approved by them. Only laboratories that are approved by your classification bureau are eligible to perform Biological Commissioning Tests.Â
The ship owner needs to apply for this document at the administrations that the vessel is sailing under. A Ballast Water Management Plan and a copy of the report showing that the results from the Biological Commissioning test have met D-2 standards needs to be...
The ship owner is responsible to arrange for the Biological Commissioning test to be conducted. An approved laboratory is responsible for taking the samples and analyzing them.Â
Depending on your IOPP and the flag the vessel is sailing under. Some flags already require mandatory Biological Commissioning testing, others require this as of the 1st of June 2022. All vessels must comply on the 8th of September 2024Â
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