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Amendments to Ballast Water Management Record Book and Ballast Water Management Plan

Amendments to Ballast Water Management Record Book and Ballast Water Management Plan

NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI (ClassNK)

1. Ballast Water Management Record Book (BWRB)

Amendments to the form used for BWRB set out in Appendix II of the Ballast Water Management Convention (Attachment 1: MEPC.369(80)) and a guidance providing sample entries of an amended BWRB (Attachment 2: BWM.2/Circ.80) have been adopted. On or after the effective date, the amended BWRB must be used to record ballast water management in accordance with this guidance.

Effective date: 1 February 2025

2. Ballast Water Management Plan (BWMP)

Amendments to Guidelines for Ballast Water Management and development of Ballast Water Management Plans (G4) (Attachment 3: MEPC.370(80)) have been adopted. It is necessary to specify that the guidance (BWM.2/Circ.80), which provides sample entries of an amended BWRB,
should be referenced in the record keeping requirements section of the BWMP. Please refer to (Attachment 4: Sample of BWMP amendments) for specific changes.

3. Electronic Ballast Water Management Record Book (e-BWRB)

Guidelines for the use of e-BWRB (Attachment 5: MEPC.372(80)) and amendments to the Ballast Water Management Convention (Attachment 6: MEPC.383(81)) establishing specific requirements for e-BWRB have been adopted.

Effective date: 1 October 2025

https://www.classnk.or.jp/hp/pdf/tech_info/tech_img/T1324e.pdf
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Posted: Jun 28, 2024,
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