@article{GENERAL,
      recid = {7545},
      author = {Merksamer, Marcie M.},
      title = {The Evolving World of BWMS Approvals},
      journal = {Conference Proceedings of BWTC},
      address = {2017-01-13},
      number = {GENERAL},
      abstract = {Revisions to the Guideline 8 (G8) type approval procedures  for ballast water management systems (BWMS) were recently  completed during the seventieth session of the  International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine  Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 70).  Key  changes to G8 and their potential to impact the testing and  availability of approved BWMS are considered.  The  additional approvals, such as US Coast Guard type approval,  classification society approvals, and flag State approvals  that BWMS manufacturers are required to obtain are also  proving to be evolutionary.  These various BWMS  approvals, their complexities and how they interplay with  each other are discussed.  Further, conceptual  solutions related to streamlining BWMS approvals in support  of ballast water regulation implementation are presented.},
      url = {http://library.imarest.org/record/7545},
}