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Rear Adm. Paul Thomas , Assistant Commandant for prevention policy, recently wrote the following article for the North American Marine Environmental Protection Association ( NAMEPA ) focused on ballast water management beyond US type-approvals.
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have developed voluntary best management practices for ballast water discharges for ships in order to mitigate the risk of transferring Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease.
The IMO BWM Convention enters into force on 8 September 2017 and shipowners, crews and shore side stakeholders - sooner rather than later - should start planning and implementing the required procedures for the safe and compliant handling of ballast water.
BIMCO's has launched a practical guide for shipmasters managing new ballast water management systems. It coincides with the entry into force of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention.
The USCG Assistant Commandant for prevention policy have over the past week published a series on the USCG Ballast Water regulations.
US Coast Guard issues the fifth ballast water management system type approval certificate to Ecochlor, Inc.
The US Senate has approved changes to the VIDA Bill (formerly known as Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act, CVIDA), creating a new approach for regulating ballast water discharges from vessels while recognizing special regional situations.
All vessels arriving in the harbour with ballast on board will be required to comply with the National Guidelines for Control of Ballast Water Discharge prior to arriving in Canadian waters. Vessels that are subject to long delays at anchor or that are anchored during severe weather conditions should retain full ballast on board until a confirmed loading time has been arranged.
MEPC 81 addressed ballast water management for ships while operating in challenging water quality, and temporary storage of treated sewage and/or grey water in ballast water tanks. The recent meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (81st Session) made significant progress on the application of the BWM Convention to ships operating in challenging water quality conditions, and on temporary storage of treated sewage and/or grey water in ballast water tanks – with guidance adopted on both issues.
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