MARPOL Annex VI 2021 GUIDELINES FOR EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS (EGCS) SAMPLING AND TESTING
Appendix 3 - Discharge Water Data Collection 1 Introduction 1.1 The discharge water quality criteria are intended to act as initial guidance for implementing EGCS designs. The criteria should be reviewed in the future as more data become available on the contents of the discharge and its effects, taking into account any advice given by GESAMP. 1.2 Administrations should therefore invite the collection of relevant data. To this end, shipowners in conjunction with the EGCS manufacturer are invited