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2 Day Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) Review Group
Opportunity for consultants with retrofitting, installation or operations experience of Ballast Water Treatment Systems to take part in a 2 day technical review group ,for a leading publication in technical standards an operational guidance in the shipping industry. 


Key Topics:

  • Current issues regards retrofitting planning, BWTS / BWMS choice, delays
  • Current issues in the retrofitting process now that companies/dry-docks are getting more experience
  • Operational issues eg in certain weather conditions, issues re bypassing
  • Surveyors/Port State control issues – what are port States focusing on, what are they inspecting on the systems and what are the issues being highlighted in record books
  • Issues between different BWMS and between different flag States; are their local issues, eg US/other States that are not signatory to the BWM in terms of specific systems
  • Commissioning testing – the requirement for testing enters into force on 1st June this year.

To apply you must:
  • have experience with numerous BWTS / BWMS installations in dry-dock as a Senior Ship Engineer or Superintendent OR;
  • have experience of the BWTS / BWMS process as a Classification Society Surveyor / Port State or Flag State Inspector OR;
  • have experience of commissioning testing/multiple systems and the installation process as a consultant on ships in general

  • be available for 2 days either in-person in Scotland or remotely in the first 2 week of July
  • be available UK time between the hours of 9am and 6pm



Ideally the workgroup will take place in person, with travel / accommodation expenses to Scotland covered. There is the option to take place remotely, to allow for international candidates; the workgroup will either be in person or remote not a hybrid mix.

For more information, please click apply now.