Marine Field Services and Monitoring

SGS as a world's leading testing, inspection and certification company, we offer a one-stop service for ‘MARINE Field Services & Monitoring’ ensuring comprehensive sampling and testing of essential parameters.

With our team of experts and accredited laboratories located worldwide, we can support you to implement best practices and achieve your company’s EGS goals! We can provide a comprehensive service package to achieve standards and enhance environmental health and safety solutions for your cabin crews and customers.

• Ballast Water Sampling and Testing – sampling and testing to comply with the D-2 Standard of the IMO Ballast Water Convention.
• US Vessel General Permit – sampling and testing of ballast water, bilge water, gray water, black water, and scrubber washwater
• On-Board Stack Emission Testing / Monitoring – checking all emission requirement, determining flue gas parameters and dust levels, and conducting commissioning 
• Drinking Water Testing – sampling and analysis accordance with the 2011 WHO Guidelines for Ship Sanitation regarding drinking water requirements
• Indoor Air Quality Testing – sampling and analysis of mold, airborne bacteria and other parameters that affect human health and work efficiency 
• Legionella Testing – sampling and analyzing according to internationally accepted methods
• Asbestos Inspection – identifying and sampling potentially hazardous materials before and after asbestos removal 
• Workplace and Occupational Health Services Monitoring – Measuring and assessing heat, illumination, and noise according to the required standards for submission to the DLPW.
• Testing of Solid Bulk Cargo Residues according to Marpol V Requirements – testing organic/inorganic components, bioaccumulation/biodegradation, transformation/dissolution of metals, and bioavailability 
• Maritime CO2 Monitoring Reporting Verification Services – verifying to companies whose ships are affected by the EU Regulation on Maritime MRV
• Marine Fuel Service – measuring bunker quantity loading, analyzing routine bunker quality according to ISO 8217 standard, conducting specialist bunker analysis, and monitoring waste disposal
• Lube Condition Monitoring – testing lubricants to assess performance, wear, additive content, and the presence of water and coolant in the engine
• Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) – surveying, sampling, analyzing hazardous materials throughout the full life cycle of a ship, including the type of materials, their location, and volumes
• Marine Plastic Litter and Microplastics Testing – sampling and analyzing waters according to the required methods