Regulation B-1

Ballast Water Management Plan

Each ship shall have on board and implement a Ballast Water Management Plan. Such a Plan shall be approved by the Administration taking into account guidelines developed by the Organisation. The Ballast Water Management Plan shall be specific to each ship and shall at least:

1. detail safety procedures for the ship and the crew associated with the ballast water management as required by the Convention;
2. provide a detailed description of the actions to be taken to implement the ballast water management requirements and supplemental ballast water management practices as set forth in this Convention;
3. detail the procedures for the disposal of sediments:
  • .1at sea; and
  • .2to shore;
4. include the procedures for coordinating shipboard ballast water management that involves discharge to the sea with the authorities of the State into whose waters such discharge will take place;
5. designate the officer on board in charge of ensuring that the plan is properly implemented;
6. contain the reporting requirements for ships provided for under this Convention; and
7. be written in the working language of the ship. If the language used is not English, French or Spanish, a translation into one of these languages shall be included.