2.6 The ballast water ganagement plan should include a list of circumstances in which ballast water exchange shouid not be undertaken. These circumstances may result fom critical situations of an excepdonal nature,force majeure due to stress of wether, or any other circumstances in which human life or safety of the ship is threatened.
3 Crew fraining and familiarization
3.1 The ballast water management plan should include the nomination of key shipboard control personnel undertaking ballas waer cxchange at sea
3.2 Ships'ofRcers and ratings engaged in baIlast water exchange at sea should be trained in and familiarized with the following:
.1 the ship's pumping plan, which should show ballast pumping arrangements, with positions of associated air and sounding pipes, positions of all comparhmt and tank suctions and pipelines conneaing them to ship's ballast pumps and, in the case of ue of the flow throt,gh mgthod of ballas waer exchange, he openings used for release of water fom thetop of the tank together with overboard discharge arrangements;
.2 the method of ensuring that sounding pipes are clear, and that air pipes and their non-retum devices are in good order;
.3 the different times required to undertake the various ballast water exchange operatiors;
.4 the mehods in ue for ballast wster exchange at sea if applicable with particular referenceto required safety precautions; and
.5 the method of on-board ballast water record keeping, reporting and recording of routine soundings.
