The International Maritime Organization (IMO) vide Resolution, MEPC. 306(73) adopted amendments to the Guidelines for Ballast Water Management and Development of Ballast Water Management Plans (G4).
The amendments requires Ballast
Water Management Plans to include contingency measures in case a ship is unable
to manage ballast water in accordance with its approved Ballast Water
Management Plan to meet the D-1 or D-2 standard.
Based on above, DGS, GOI has
provided following requirements in respect of BWM Plans for GOI flagged ships:
a. Ballast Water Management
System meeting D-2 standards already fitted on ships to include contingency
measures prior next Annual/ Intermediate / Renewal surveys.
(Compliance to above requirement
will be verified at the next Annual / Intermediate / Renewal BWMC survey
whichever comes first)
b. New Ballast Water Management
System meeting D-2 standards to include contingency measures during re-approval
of BWM Plan while the system meeting D-2 standard is fitted.
The Ballast Water Management
Plans to include contingency measures taking into account the “Guidance on
contingency measures under the BWM Convention” published as BWM.2/Circ.62 and
must include atleast the following:
a. Information to Port State and
Flag State.
b. Permission from Port State or
Directorate General of Shipping (Indian / Foreign Ships in India) for
discharging Ballast Water meeting D-1 standards.
c. Assessment of;
Need for shore discharge
connection, in case Ballast Water is required to be discharged to shore
reception facility due to failure of BW Management System installed to achieve
D-2 standards.
Cleaning of tank.
Safety issue while discharging to
shore reception and procedures for same.
Ship owners/ operators and
masters of GOI flagged ships are advised to be guided by above.
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