What is ISO 11711-1 - Ballast water discharge sample port about?
ISO 11711-1 is the first part of the ISO 11711 series of standards that specifies requirements for the design and the fitting arrangements of ballast water discharge sample ports. In coordination with the vessel, a suitable sample collection probe is installed into the shipboard sample port as needed to collect ballast samples, and the port is sealed with a blind flange at other times.
ISO 11711-1 addresses the location of sample ports to accommodate representative sampling, and it standardizes the presentation of the port to accommodate various probe configurations. ISO 11711-1 provides specifications for a ret...