5.6 Member States should provide to the Organizadon details of records describing reasons why existing requirements could not be complied with, e.g. force majeure, heavy weather, failure of equipment or lack of information conceming port State requirements.
6 Training and education
6.1 Training for ships'masters and cews as appropriate should include instructions on the application of ballast water and sedimemt managernemt and treatrnent procdures, based upon the information contained in these Guidelines. Instruction should also be provided on the maintgmance of appropriate records and logs. Governments should ensure that their marine treining organizations include this in the contents of their syllabus.
6.2 The application of processes md procedures concerning ballast water management are currently at the core of the solution to minimize the introduction of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens.
6.3 Govemments are encouraged to include howledge of duties regardjng the conuol of pollution of the sea by harmful aquatic orgmisms and pathogems in their training requirements for certificates.
7 Procedures for ships and porf States
7.1 Procedures for ships
7.1.1 Every ship that carries ballast water should be provided with a ballast water management plan to assist in the minimization of transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens. The intent of the plan should be to provide safe and effective procedures for ballast water management.
7.1.2 The ballast water management plan should be speciic to each ship.
7.1.3 The ballast water management plan should be included in the ship's operational documentation Such a plan should address, inter alia:
relevant pars of these Guidelines;
approval documentation relevant to treaEnent equipment;
an indication of records required; and
the location of possible sampling points.
7.2 Procedures for port States
7.2.1 Reception and treatrnent facilities should be made available for the environmentally safe disposal of ballast tank sedimenu.
7.2.2 Discharge of ship's ballast water into port reception and/or treaMent facilities may provide an acceptable means of control' Port State authorities wishing to utilize this suategy should ensure that the facilities are adequate.
