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.

Content

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