| Executive
Summary: |
This report contains the results of considerations
of the Ballast Water Working
Group meeting
held during the 42nd session
of the Committee.
The Chairman presented an oral
report to
the Committee reflecting the
status of current
work, as set out in MEPC 42/22,
paragraphs
8.1 to 8.29. The Committee requested
the
Secretariat to prepare an outline
of the
provisions that should be included
for each
of the three options of the legal
framework.
It further instructed the DE
and SLF Sub-committees
to review the safety aspects
of resolution
A.868(20), comment on the safety
issues of
the draft regulations and code,
and provide
advice on the study submitted
by IACS (MEPC
4 1/9/2).
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