Regulation 7:
Information and Notification
Regulation 7.1
1 Ships carrying ballast
water shall:
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have on board a
ballast water management
plan approved by the
administration to provide
safe and effective
procedures for ballast
water management for
the minimization of transfer
of harmful
aquatic organisms and
pathogens. The ballast
water management plan
shall |
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be specific to each ship; |
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detail safety procedures
associated with
any ballast
management operations
required by
this Annex. These
procedures include
those contained
in Appendix 1, Part
B; |
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be consistent with the model plan
which appears
in Appendix 3; and |
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2 Parties shall require ships to:
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inform the authorities of the
port of destination when
specific ballast
water procedures and/or
treatment option(s)
required by this Annex
cannot be undertaken
[due to safety, adverse
weather, vessel
design, equipment failure,
or any other
extraordinary conditions]
as soon as possible
and, where appropriate,
prior to entering a
sea area under its jurisdiction.
Provided
that this requirement
shall not apply unless
the port State has notified
the Organization
of its desire to receive
such information. |
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Proposed amendments
Regulation 7.1
Australia proposes:
the removal of the square brackets
in the first
sentence in 1 ,"and ships
shall", and in
2(a) we suggest the second square
bracketed text is
included so that it reads: "(b)
inform the
authorities of the port of destination
when specific
ballast.......".
2(b) we strongly suggest that
the square bracketed
text remains so that it reads:
"record and
maintain aboard the ship for
a minimum period of six
months information on ballast
water
management......".
The United Kingdom proposes:
to simplify the opening of the
paragraph 1 to:
"1 Ships shall: ....."
Sweden proposes:
to delete the square brackets
in the first sentence
in 1, "and ships shall".
and
2(a) inform port state authorities
under whose
jurisdiction discharge of ballast
water will take
place [inform the relevant port State
authorities][inform the authorities
of the post of
destination] when specific ballast water
procedures and/or treatment option(s)
required by
this Annex cannot be undertaken
due to safety adverse
weather, vessel design, equipment
failure, or any
other extraordinary conditions
as soon as possible
and, where appropriate, prior
to entering a sea area
under its jurisdiction. Provided
that this
requirement shall not apply unless
the port State has
notified the Organization of
its desire to receive
such information.
Hong Kong, China proposes:
2(a) in the beginning of the
last sentence the first
two words, i.e. "Provided
that", should be
deleted for editorial improvement.
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