2 Parties shall periodically
jointly review
and amend Part A of Appendix
1 to incorporate new and
emerging ballast water treatments
which may
substitute for, or be used in
conjunction with,
current options. Such options
that may substitute for
ballast water exchange shall
be safe, environmentally
sound and at least as effective
as ballast water
exchange in preventing or minimizing
the transfer of
harmful aquatic organisms, taking
into account
guidelines developed for this
purpose by the
Organization.
Proposed amendments
Regulation 4.2
The United Kingdom proposes to
add:
"The Administration may
allow a ballast
management option as an alternative
to those required
by this Annex if it is at least
as effective as those
required by this Annex.
The Administration which allows
a ballast management
option as an alternative to those
required by this
Annex shall communicate to the
Organization for
circulation to the Parties to
the present Convention
particulars thereof,for their
information and
appropriate action if any"16
Regulation 4.3
3 Port States shall:
(a)
ensure that all ports having
ship repair yards or
tank cleaning facilities
shall have adequate facilities
available for
the environmentally safe
disposal of ballast
tank sediments;
(b)
ensure that any port
reception and/or treatment
facilities for
ballast water are adequate,
effective,
practical, safe and environmentally
sound and
that they operate without
causing undue delay
to vessels; and
(c)
undertake to communicate to
the Organization a list
of reception and
treatment facilities
including their
location, capacity and
available facilities
and other characteristics.
Proposed amendments
Regulation 4.3
Brazil proposes:
3(a) to use the wording "endeavour
to assure
Instead of "ensure"
17
16 The form of such a joint review may
depend
upon the legal basis of the Regulations.
If it is to be an Annex to
MARPOL, then would the review be by Amendment
of the Annex?
If so, then it must conform with the
procedures for amendment
in Article 16. If it is to be outside
the Amendment
procedure then appropriate procedures
must be developed.
In order to permit new technology to
be brought into use
quickly, and to provide a basis for review
and amendment of
the Annex,it is proposed that an 'Equivalents'
clause similar
to Regulation 4 of Annex VI, be added.
17 Shore reception facilities for ship
ballast water
and sediment disposal may not be ensured
by the Port States
in all situations.
