All ships of 400 GT and above will be required to have on board an approved ship-specific Ballast Water Management Plan and a Ballast Water Record Book to comply with the BWM Convention.
The Ballast Water Management Plan is required to:
- assist the ship in complying with international regulations to minimise the risk of the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in ships’ ballast water and associated sediments
- identify the ship’s Ballast Water Management Officer
- consider ship safety elements, provide information to PSC officers on the ship’s ballast handling system and confirm that ballast water management can be effectively planned.
- include training on BWM operational practices
- be written in the working language of the ship. If this language is not English, French or Spanish a translation into one of these languages must be included.
The BWM ( ballast water management) Convention is applicable to:
The BWM Convention will apply to all ships including submersibles, floating craft, floating platforms, FSUs and FPSOs,
