Ballast Water

The Wärtsilä Ballast Water entry is a generic designation for Wärtsilä ballast-water management equipment rather than a single uniquely identified model. Wärtsilä has supplied ballast-water treatment technologies designed to remove or inactivate organisms before ballast water is discharged. A complete plant is integrated with the vessel's ballast pumps, filters or treatment reactors, valves, sensors, automation and record-keeping functions. The treatment principle may differ by installed product family, so this generic name is insufficient to assume UV, electrochlorination or another specific process. Survey and maintenance requirements depend on the type-approval certificate and the exact equipment fitted on board. The vessel-specific model, treatment technology, rated flow and operating limitations must therefore be established from the nameplate and approved BWMS documentation; refer to the manufacturer documentation for the exact figure.