4 With respect to voyages
other than [Deep Sea
Voyages,] port States may, where
practicable, apply
approaches and considerations
for ballast management
and control as set out in Appendix
1, Part A, Section
3 and apply these requirements
on ships with respect
to such voyages consistent this
Annex.
Proposed amendments Regulation 4.4
Australia proposes to remove
the square brackets, so
that it reads:
"With respect to voyages
other than Deep Sea
Voyages, port States....this
Annex."
The United Kingdom proposes the
following text:
"4 Parties :-
(a) shall require all ships
which are within
waters under their jurisdiction,
to comply with the
Precautionary Practices listed
in Appendix 1, Part A,
Section 2 to the extent which
is deemed necessary and
practicable; and
(b) shall determine the extent
to which ships
which are within waters under
their jurisdiction on
voyages other than [Deep Sea
Voyages], or ships on
[Deep Sea Voyages] which are
subject to Reg 4(5),
shall practise ballast management.
Where a Party
establishes such requirements
for ballast management,
these shall be in accordance
with the Options set out
in Appendix 1, Part A, Section
3 and otherwise in
terms which are consistent with
this Annex." 18
Hong Kong, China proposes:
to delete "consistent this
Annex".
Sweden proposes the following:
4 With respect to voyages
other than [Deep
Sea Voyages] Open Ocean Voyages port
States shall, where practicable,
apply approaches and
considerations for ballast management
and control as
set out in Appendix 1, Part A,
Section 3 and apply
these requirements on ships with
respect to such
voyages consistent with this Annex.
18 As written, this regulation requires
Port
States to apply to all voyages other
than [Deep Sea Voyages],
one of the three ballast management options
listed in
Appendix 1, Part A, Section 3 , i.e.
exchange, non-release or
discharge to reception facilities. It
is inappropriate to
apply such a universal requirement to
all ships, especially
those on short regional voyages. It is
proposed that Parties
should only apply requirements where
appropriate to the
circumstances and in a manner which is
consistent with the
framework of the Annex. Also, the earlier
proposal to make
the Precautionary Practices a Port State
requirement is
included here, and a reference to Reg
4(5) is added to
clarify the right of Port States to require
alternative
ballast management practises when a ship
on a [Deep Sea
Voyage] cannot meet Reg 4(1) for safety
reasons (see Reg 4(5)
below).
