VGP Compliance Services

EPA’s 2013 VGP requires sampling and analytical monitoring for the majority of vessels covered by the permit. We offer a complete package, for sampling, testing, tracking and annual reporting as per EPA requirements in several ports worldwide in Europe, USA, Asia, Africa, Central and South America, Africa and Asia. Our highly skilled and professional associates along our 24/7 operations team ensures the provision of high quality and compliant services.

Our services are turn-key and include:

Attendance of our service engineers onboard.

They will collect the samples, in the appropriate sampling bottles and containers according to EPA designated methods requirements
They will conduct the required onboard field-tests using certified and acceptable by EPA analytical equipment and techniques

They will prepare the samples for transportation, by implementing techniques for preservation to EPA approved methods satisfaction

They will transport the samples to testing facilities in the appropriate time frame and by following the required preservation conditions

Testing of samples with the designated methods included in VGP 2013 or in CFR 136.3

Interpretation of the results as per EPA guidelines

Reporting as per EPA requirements

Discharges requiring monitoring

Ballast water discharges must be monitored on vessels using a ballast water treatment system to achieve the numeric discharge limitations at Part 2.2.3.5 of the 2013 VGP that discharge ballast water to waters of the United States (see Part 2.2.3.5.1.1 of the VGP).
Bilgewater discharges must be monitored for any vessel constructed on or after December 19, 2013 and greater than 400 gross tons that discharge bilgewater to waters of the United States (see Part 2.2.2.1 of the VGP).
Graywater discharge must be monitored for any vessel discharging graywater to waters of the United States constructed on or after December 19, 2013, having a maximum crew capacity of at least 15 crew, and providing overnight accommodation to those crew, and vessels that are not “commercial vessels” discharging graywater operating on the Great Lakes (see Part 2.2.15.2 of the VGP).
Exhaust gas scrubber discharges must be monitored on any vessels discharging exhaust gas scrubber washwater to waters of the United States (see Part 2.2.26.2 of the VGP).