Section 1, The drinking water must be of such quality that it does not pose a health risk to those on board and must be available in sufficient quantity taking into consideration the size of the crew and length and nature of the journey.
Section 2, The quality of drinking water must be documented by means of regular analyzes measured against international standards.
Section 3, In addition, section 1 and 2 are considered to be in compliance if the latest edition of SEA HEALTH & WELFARE’s guidance ‘Drinking water – on board ships’ is followed.
As a consequence, we have in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment and Food, updated the rules in 'Drinking water – on board ships. A guidance about how to provide clean drinking water, appendix 1.C.
It means that the ship's drinking water guidance p. 27 must be replaced with the attached edited file. Please notice, some ships may use an English version of the guidance. In that case, you will also find a file in English for download and print.
Threshold limit values are included in the rules.
We are expecting several new rules in regards of clean drinking water on board. Therefore, we are waiting to send a new version of the full guide. We expect the new rules to be announced by the end of 2020, after which they will be updated in a new 'Drinking Water Guidance. 3rd Edition.'
If you have questions to clean drinking water on board, you are welcome to contact senior consultant, Anne Ries, at ari@shw.dk or phone +45 7240 2610.
