Although phased in over time, all individual ships that meet the treaty's vessel eligibility must be fitted with the required treatment system by September 2024.įor engineering surveyor Danie Roelvert, that regulation has buoyed his burgeoning business with ample opportunities. That means most ships will need to install special equipment to treat the ballast water.
Under the order, ships must manage their ballast water so that aquatic organisms and pathogens are removed or rendered harmless before the ballast water is released into a new location. In September 2017, a treaty adopted by the United Nations' International Maritime Organization (IMO) to help prevent the spread of potentially harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in ships' ballast water became a reality. “Laser scanning is the perfect and only answer to this problem,” said Danie Roelvert, whose company is based in Pretoria, South Africa. One South African company is using laser scanning to replace the convention with the speed and precision of 3D data, enabling architects to confidently design new equipment and keep vessels sailing. With the Trimble® X7, Roelvert scanned the Melina’s engine and control room in six hours, one of 82 setups used to capture the bulk carrier's engine room. With environmental regulations adding to the need for modernization, ship operators seek out efficient, accurate solutions. In the shipping industry, equipment retrofit is necessary and often extensive, costly, time-consuming and fraught with measurement errors existing spaces and equipment are traditionally measured by hand.
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