By monitoring and verifying the performance of scrubber systems through rigorous testing, ship operators can demonstrate compliance with emissions regulations and minimize environmental impacts associated with marine exhaust emissions.

Appendix 3 of RESOLUTION MEPC.259(68) (adopted on 15 May 2015) states regarding Scrubber Wash Water Collection

1. The wash water discharge criteria are intended to act as initial guidance for implementing EGC system designs. The criteria should be revised in the future as more data becomes available on the contents of the discharge and its effects, taking into account any advice given by GESAMP.
2. Administrations should therefore provide for collection of relevant data. To this end, shipowners in conjunction with the EGC manufacturer are requested to sample and analyse samples of:
   • inlet water (for background);
   • water after the scrubber (but before any treatment system); and
   • discharge water.
3. This sampling could be made during approval testing or shortly after commissioning and at about twelve-month intervals for a period of two years of operation (minimum of three samples). Sampling guidance and analysis should be undertaken by laboratories using EPA or ISO test procedures for the following parameters:
   • pH
   • PAH and oil (detailed GC-MS analysis)
   • Nitrate
   • Nitrite
   • Cd ,Cu,Ni ,Pb ,Zn ,As ,Cr ,V
4. The extent of laboratory testing may be varied or enhanced in the light of developing knowledge.
5. When submitting sample data to the Administration, information should also be included on wash water discharge flow rates, dilution of discharge, if applicable, and engine power should be included as well as specifications of the fuel used from the bunker delivery note as a minimum.
6. It is recommended that the ship that has provided this information to the satisfaction of the Administration should be granted a waiver for compliance of the existing installation(s) to possible future stricter wash water discharge standards. The Administration should forward information submitted on this issue to the Organization for dissemination by the appropriate mechanisms.

In Ocean World FZE, we perform the required analytical monitoring for Scrubber Washwater.

• Sampling Kits packed with all the necessary materials for sampling
• Transportation of the kits towards the vessels
• Step – by – Step Sampling Instructions
• Transportation of the samples to the lab in the required time frames
• Analysis as per EPA designated methods
• Reporting as per EPA requirement