Insatech Marine makes testing of ballast water easier

Our customer has found a way to avoid long waiting times, logistical considerations, and expensive solutions! With Insatech Marine's ballast water test kit, our customer can easily test and document their discharge from the ballast water treatment system - all according to regulations and requirements. So, there is no need for a laboratory anymore.

Today, most vessels are equipped with a Ballast Water Treatment System, where the owner, operators, and crew on board the ship must comply with regulations that require samples of the ballast water to be drawn and tested.

For many, the solution has been to have on-board testing performed by a third-party supplier for example in connection with the annual service of the system.

However, many vessels experience problems with handling the sample and tests. Thus, they have challenges including, but not excluded to:

• Long waiting times for results from a laboratory
• Not being able to logistically get the samples tested
• Expensive solutions, both in a laboratory or if using other testing kits.

The customer avoids fines and detention with a cost-effective solution

The customer, therefore, contacted us because of our ballast water test kit, which was suitable for their needs. The test kit met their requirements because it provided the customer with the possibilities of:

• Pass/ fail tests on board the vessel
• Low practical testing performed and executed by the crew
• Easy documentation of all the discharges
• No logistic considerations.

Furthermore, the customer can use the test kit on board and do a performance check, whenever they needed it or at least monthly to secure that the Ballast Water Treatment System was working properly. This was highly necessary to make sure, that they would not be heavily fined or worse; be detained because of a system that was not working correctly. 

If you need more information or have any questions do not hesitate to contact us!