Proposal for a Unified Interpretation for Implementing Regulation D-3 of the BWM Convention

International (IMO)
Written By Arthur Huxham

Submitted by India, Republic of Korea, United Arab Emirates, ICS, BIMCO, INTERTANKO and WSC.

This document provides a proposal for a unified interpretation to clarify the installation date provisions applicable to ballast water management systems (BWMS) approved taking into account the 2016 Guidelines (G8) (resolution MEPC.279(70)), with a view to ensuring consistent implementation under the Convention. This proposal is based on the identified inconsistencies and interpretational difficulties between regulation D-3 and the BWMS Code regarding permitted installation dates, as well as recent port State control (PSC) observations under the Paris and Tokyo MOU concentrated inspection campaigns (CIC), which indicate that these inconsistencies have resulted in confusion within the industry.

Read the full WSC Proposal here.

Arthur Huxham
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