Wärtsilä Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System set for USCG Type Approval
Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade press release, 1 November 2018 at 10 am EETThe technology group Wärtsilä’s Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has successfully completed all the required testing procedures, and has now been submitted for US Coastguard (USCG) Type Approval. This follows the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Type Approval for the Aquarius UV system, which was granted in 2012. The USCG approval process is extensive and involves both land and sea testing.