To help shipowners manage their ballast waters before the D-2 compliance requirements take effect this September, France-based BIO-UV Group has introduced a lifetime warranty on all its BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system installations, according to a press release.

“The introduction of a whole-life warranty across our entire range of water treatment and disinfection solutions not only signifies the confidence we have in our technology, but it disrupts the market’s current preponderance for suppliers to ship and forget about their systems once installed,” said Simon Marshall, BIO-UV Group’s deputy managing director.

The warranty is available with a three or five-year aftermarket service agreement and is contingent on the BIO-SEA system being installed and operated according to the operation and maintenance manual. It requires servicing by a certified BIO-UV technician and the use of replacement parts or consumables directly from BIO-UV Group or its official network.

Customers with the lifetime warranty also receive additional benefits, including pre-commissioning inspection and reporting, system commissioning and start-up, scheduled and reactive maintenance and system training, the company stated.

Jean-Philippe Picard de Muller, BIO-UV Group’s aftermarket director, added: “Based on the support we have provided operators of our water treatment technologies in other industrial markets, we know that proper maintenance prevents further investment in new systems.”

“With most ships now operating ballast water treatment systems, shipowners have to start looking at service and support business models to ensure their systems remain compliant,” he added. 

“Ultimately, a compliance and performance agreement minimizes the risk of non-compliance, providing peace of mind that a BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system will not fail port state control inspection and result in costly downtime or penalties.”