International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments

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Abstract

the Ballast Water Management Convention, adopted in 2004, aims to prevent the spread of harmful aquatic organisms from one region to another, by establishing standards and procedures for the management and control of ships' ballast water and sediments Under the Convention, all ships in international traffic are required to manage their ballast water and sediments to a certain standard, according to a ship-specific ballast water management plan. All ships will also have to carry a ballast water record book and an international ballast water management certificate. The ballast water management standards will be phased in over a period of time. As an intermediate solution, ships should exchange ballast water mid-ocean. However, eventually most ships will need to install an on-board ballast water treatment system.

Item Type:	Legal Documents
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Subjects:	Peoples, Cultures and Societies > Law and Policy
Organizations:	Unspecified
Date Deposited:	12 Feb 2016 14:27
URI:	http://library.arcticportal.org/id/eprint/1913

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