Global Drinking Water tests for healthy crews

According to the WHO (World Health Organization) Ship Sanitation Guidelines, every vessel’s drinking water must be tested at least twice a year. Additionally, vessels that still generate plastic waste will need to comply with the Marine Litter regulation from MEPC.310(73) to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 14, which mandates the elimination of marine pollution from plastic waste by 2025. 

Our testing program offers a safe and economic solution, providing peace of mind for you and your crew.

In other words: ensuring vessel crews have safe and healthy drinking water is crucial. Our tests allow you to replace bottled water with an on-board water maker. This will reduce costs, plastic waste, as well as provisions logistics.

Control Union can carry out the tests for you. In this case an auditor will come on board and run the tests. But we also offer a service of self-sampling. This service is called U-Incontrol

Water testing by auditor

Benefits of our Drinking Water Tests

Proof to Your Promise

Peace of mind for your crew.

Comprehensive shipboard testing per WHO 2011 Ship Sanitation Guidelines.

Full peace of mind

Dependable support system.

Coordination with our network of in-house, ISO-17025 qualified laboratories.

Includes Legionella Tests

Often-omitted, crucial contaminant.

Single standardized protocol, available in over 150 ports, tailored to shipping requirements.

Unmatched Flexibility

Cost-efficient and easy testing.

Expandable with Taste and Odour assessments, U-Incontrol self-sampling,  eLearning for crews and Control Room add-on.

Large Container Vessel Sailing on open water close to land

Why you need Drinking Water Testing?

Your crew always deserves access to safe and free drinking water. Your vessel’s water installations require testing at least twice a year to ensure compliance and safety. Safe drinking water aditionally avoids plastic waste and PET water is almost 10.000 times more expensive than a drinking water system on board.

Schedule a visit from one of our experienced auditors for drinking water testing. Or equip your vessel crew or even your whole fleet with our compliant test kits for global self-testing.

Control room, planning, helpdesk, support, expert teams, add-on

Control Room: Always on time

Our Control Room saves time and makes being compliant easy. Your vessels’ crews (Master) and shore staff (superintendent) will receive our notification when your vessel:

    1. Requires Water Compliance Testing as per your requirements, and
    2. Calls a port where you can be serviced.

 

You define your regulatory strategy. We make sure you are on time and help you plan your compliance.

Book Drinking Water Testing now

Secure your Drinking Water Testing now by sending an email, WhatsApp, or call to reach our global team. Our qualified pool of in-house inspectors can board your vessel in all main shipping seaports around the globe. Even when you’re in a hurry, we can help you.

VPC, trusted all over the world

We are Control Union Vessel Performance Centre B.V. (VPC). We are part of Royal Peterson and Control Union. Our VPC offers vessel compliance and performance solutions to shipping. We deliver our services globally under a single quality system, through our network of Control Union offices. Our central team of experts is your single point of contact for our global services.

Control Union Vessel Performance Centre B.V (VPC) performs water tests everyday, globally. We know how important it is to have clean drinking water on board. We also understand that you hate downtime and want shipboard inspections done fast. We are experts in quick and flexible water testing. For your crew, for compliance with regulations, for the environment. 

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Class Approvals

Control Union Vessel Performance Centre B.V. holds the “Approved subcontractor”- status from leading Class societies. Click the logo to see the certificate.

Control Union Certifications is a US Coast Guard-accepted Independent Laboratory (IL) for testing of BWMS in accordance with 46 CFR 162.060.

GHG Emissions Regulations

EU-MRV
The EU requires Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (EU-MRV) for ships over 5,000 GT (and over 400 GT from 1 January 2025) calling European ports regardless of their Flag, as per EU Regulation 2015/757 and amending Regulation (EU)2023/957. Only Accredited Verifiers independent from the entity providing Monitoring and Reporting, can sign-off on Emissions Reports to be reported in Thetis-EU and included in each ships’ Document of Compliance (DoC).

IMODCS and China-DCS
In  2019 the IMO Data Collection System (IMODCS) became obligatory for vessels above 5,000 GT, to collect fuel use, emissions and ship service information per each vessel’s approved SEEMP II. This regulation is based on MARPOL Annex VI . Recognized Organizations (RO) like Class Societies verify IMODCS reports. The Chinese Maritime Safety Administration started its Data Collection on Energy Consumption (China-DCS): similar but different Emission reporting from any vessel calling specific Chinese ports per regulation from the MSA China Maritime Safety Administration in 2018 (contact us for your copy).

CII  and EEXI
The Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII)  is a system for ships to gradually reduce emissions, that the IMO developed as a mandatory measure under MARPOL Annex VI since 1 January 2023. At that time IMO also implemented its Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) to rate energy-efficiency of different vessels, which is included in each vessel’s International Air Pollution Prevention (IAPP) Survey by Class.

SEEMP III
From 1 January 2023, ships of 5,000 GT and above must have a verified Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP Part III) on board to document how their vessel plans to achieve its CII-targets. This is regulated in MEPC.282(70)

UK-MRV
Since  2022, all vessels that are subjected to EU-MRV have to collect data and report emissions per UK-MRV also, for their port calls in the United Kingdom. This is laid down in regulation MIN 669 (M+F) which is likely to be amended in the future.  Verifiers must be UKAS-accredited.

EU-ETS and EUA’s
From 1 January 2024 onwards the EU taxes Emissions from ships through its “cap-and-trade” European Trading System (EU-ETS). Directive (EU) 2023/959 requires vessel owners (or their mandated ISM Company) to purchase and surrender EU Allowances (EUA’s) matching their Emissions that are beyond their yearly allowance.

FuelEU Maritime
As of 2025, the EU is expected to launch its “book-and-claim” FuelEU Maritime Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 which promotes the use of renewable, low-carbon fuels and clean energy technologies for ships – from fuel production wells to ships’ wakes. Fleets of ships should actively lower their GHG intensity of fuels, by 2% in 2025 to 80% in 2050 or pay steep penalties otherwise.