This publication provides up to date information on the regulations and equipment options available and will assist ship owners with transition to full compliance with the BWM Convention. It provides detailed information on the various treatment technologies and significant components. Guidance on the onboard requirements relating to ballast water management is also provided, including the Ballast Water Record Book, Port State Control, ballast water sampling and monitoring, and the importance of contingency measures. The Appendices detail an updated list of IMO Guidance Documents for the BWM Convention and also describe key invasive species.
Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
PART ONE – Introduction and Background
CHAPTER ONE – The Issue in Recent Years
CHAPTER TWO – The Ship as a Carrier
PART TWO – Risk Management – Ballast Water Exchange is the First Measure
CHAPTER THREE – Ballast Water Exchange (BWE)
PART THREE – Regulations
CHAPTER FOUR – BWM Legislation Timeline
CHAPTER FIVE – IMO Guidance Documents on Ballasting
CHAPTER SIX – IMO Legislation
CHAPTER SEVEN – GloBallast 97
CHAPTER EIGHT – United States Legislation 103
CHAPTER NINE – Local and Regional BW Regulations
PART FOUR – Implementation of Regulations
CHAPTER TEN – The Financial Implications of BWM Legislation
CHAPTER ELEVEN – The Port State Authority
CHAPTER TWELVE – Ship Administration of BWM
CHAPTER THIRTEEN – Port States and Port State Control (PSC)
CHAPTER FOURTEEN – Ballast Water Sampling/Monitoring
CHAPTER FIFTEEN – Deposit and Exchange Facilities
PART FIVE – Treatment Systems and Operation
CHAPTER SIXTEEN – Introduction to Treatment Technologies
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN – Physical Separation, Thermal, Ultraviolet and Plasma Technologies
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN – Deoxygenation, Magnetic and Ultrasonic/Cavitation Technologies
CHAPTER NINETEEN – Chemical, Biocide and Electrochemical Technologies
PART SIX – Components and Data Sheets
CHAPTER TWENTY – Filter Components used in the Assembly of a BWMS
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE – BW Systems with No Active Substances (G8)
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO – BW Systems using Active Substances (G9)
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE – Approval Status of Systems
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