Chelsea Technologies Ltd
Fastballast - Ballast Water Compliance Testing System
Rapid on-board testing of treated ballast water to ensure compliance with the IMO D-2 & USCG Discharge Standards around invasive species. Quick & cost-effective – compliance level test in under 10 minutes decreasing need for shore-based laboratory involvement. Accurate – the most accurate indicative instrument on the market, removing the cost to go back out to sea, exchange ballast water and return to port. Simple – all-in-one portable instrument, including tablet, no consumables, designed to be operated by a single person
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- Measure – A fast, lightweight device to analyse ballast water for compliance
- Automate – Automated data measurement
- Rugged – Suitable for use in the marine environment
- Precision – Most accurate device on the market for indicative ballast water compliance testing
- Practical – Low cost, robust portable unit without consumables designed to be operated by a single person
- Rapid on-board compliance testing to the IMO D-2 standard
- Detection limit of <1 cell/mL
- Accurate cell count regardless of cell size
- Compliance-level testing in only 2 to 10 minutes
- Stirred sample allows accurate statistical analysis
- Negligible false positives, avoiding unnecessary delays in port
- Very low levels of false negatives allowing confident ballast water discharge
- High tolerance to background fluorescence from dead cells and CDOM
- Minimum consumables and no costly reagents or laboratory testing required
- Long service interval (>2 years)
- Optional flow-through system can provide continuous testing during ballast water discharge.
- Manufacturers of ballast water management systems (BWMS)
- Port state authorities
- Field testing service companies
- Repair yards
- BWTS Commissioning testing