Ballast Water Webinar Week
09 April 2024 - 11 April 2024
09:00 - 09:45
BST - ONLINE
Ballast Water Webinar Week; be sure to join us.
Commissioning. Legislation. MEPC 81
Beginning 9 April, Riviera will be holding a series of webinars focused on BWMS commissioning, ballast-related legislation in North America and key takeaways from IMO’s MEPC 81.
Our webinars are designed to strike the right balance between transmission of key information and interaction with the expert panel assembled. Those who register will also receive copies of webinar materials after the event.
Our discussions are focused, cover the advertised subjects, and deliver actionable insights to registrants.
Registration is free; please sign up below.
To guarantee a position on one of the webinar panels, as either a premium partner or sponsored presenter and panellist, please contact Rob Gore. A number of positions are made available throughout our webinar weeks for our commercial partners on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please join us for any or all of the following:
Navigating ballast water commissioning testing requirements and potential pitfallsDate: Tuesday 9 April - Time: 09:00 - 09:45 BST |
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Fitting a ballast water management system that is type-approved by the US Coast Guard or IMO is not the end of a shipowner’s ballast-related compliance obligations. Layers of requirements have been added – from the June 2022 deadline for a successful test to the September 2024 D-2 standard deadline – and ongoing operational obligations to maintain compliance remain.
Join us as we discuss
- Why type-approval does not mean compliance
- Understanding installation testing vs commissioning testing
- Understanding indicative testing vs detailed testing
- Common reasons for commissioning testing failure
- Should there be regular (annual) compliance testing?
Panellists:
Ersi Zacharopoulou, EMEA Marine Business Manager, SGS
Michelle Guy, Proposals Engineer, Wärtsilä Water & Waste
BWMS legislation in North AmericaDate: Wednesday 10 April - Time: 14:30-15:15 BST |
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Join us as we discuss
- Explanation of the EPA policy letter
- The implications for VIDA
- EPA’s Laker proposal
- How the Laker proposal would impact Canada
- Does the EPA policy letter meet VIDA requirements?
Panellists:
Paul Topping, Director, Regulatory and Environmental Affairs, Chamber of Marine Commerce
Debra DiCianna, Director of Environmental & Regulatory Affairs, Lake Carriers’ Association
William H. Burroughs, CMarEng, CEng, FIMarEST, Founder and CEO, Monstrant Viam, LLC
Standardising ballast water compliance:
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Key outcomes of International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) latest Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting (81) included finalising a table of important issues to consider during a review of ballast water regulations. These issues address improvements to the performance and reliability of BWMSs to improve compliance with the D-2 standard.
Join us as we discuss
- Why more effective sampling and analysis methods are needed for Port State Control
- How crossover, confusion and overlap issues between international conventions must be addressed
- The need for ship compliance mechanisms in cases when BWMSs fail or are not suitable
- Minimum requirements for ballast water management plans, including contingency measures to ensure D-2 standard compliance
- The operational and maintenance challenges from preventable BWMS failures caused by a lack of crew familiarity
- Addressing challenging water quality
Panellists:
Elfian Harun, Regional Manager SE Asia & Environment Manager, INTERTANKO
Jad Mouawad, CEO, Mouawad Consulting
Webinar details:
A confirmation email will be sent after registration. A reminder will be sent with your access details no later than 72 hours before the events date and a further reminder will be sent 1 hour before the webinar is due to begin.
- During the webinar the identity of the attendees is confidential
- All attendees join the webinar with their microphone off
- We encourage questions to be sent during the webinar, the Moderator will raise these to the expert presenters
- A recording of the Webinar will be accessible at www.rivieramm.com/webinar-library following the live event taking place.
