Installation of ballast water management systems are project spike in 2022 , therefore shipowners should not wait until the deadline , according to Japanese classification system ClassNK . For be compliant with the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention for existing vessels shipowners have to install a BWMS at the vessel’s next special survey after 8 September 2019, essentially giving a five year window for retrofits between September 2019 and September 2024 depending on when the special survey is due. Vessels must have the systems in place between September for 2019 to September of 2024 . So far 1,915 out of 7,315 registered with ClassNK have fitted systems , with most without , yet around half of the remaining vessel are facing inspection deadlines in 2022 . Many owners have delayed installation due to the cost of the systems , the limited number approved by the Japanese Coast Guard regulation and reports of operating problems with early installation .
Installation of ballast water management systems are project spike in 2022 , therefore shipowners should not wait until the deadline , according to Japanese classification system ClassNK . Vessels must have the systems in place between September for 2019 to September of 2024 . So far 1,915 out of 7,315 registered with ClassNK have fitted systems , with most without , yet around half of the remaining vessel are facing inspection deadlines in 2022 . Many owners have delayed installation due to the cost of the systems , the limited number approved by the Japanese Coast Guard regulation and reports of operating problems with early installation .