Practical guidance for deck officers and engineers: When your ballast water treatment system (BWTS) suddenly starts tripping on high differential pressure, TRO alarms, or can’t keep the flow, you are very likely in Challenging Water Quality (CWQ) – and every decision you make from that moment will be checked later by PSC, flag and company. This post gives a practical, non-brand-specific overview of CWQ, contingency measures and record-keeping, based on: IMO Interim Guidance f

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