ClassNK Ballast Water Management Convention 2016 07

A summary of the decision taken at the sixty-ninth session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 69) held from 18 to 22 April 2016 is provided as below for your information.

A summary of the decision taken at the sixty-ninth session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 69) held from 18 to 22 April 2016 is provided as below for your information.

1. Ballast Water Management Convention
Ballast Water Management Convention was adopted in 2004 in order to prevent the adverse
effects to the marine environment caused by the transfer of ballast water. The Convention will
require ships to conduct ballast water exchange offshore or through Ballast Water Management
Systems which meet the standard for the discharge of ballast water.
The Convention will enter into force 12 months after ratification by 30 states, representing 35%
of the world merchant shipping tonnage.
(1) Status of ratification
Belgium, Fiji, Saint Lucia and Peru ratified the Convention in 2016. Currently, the
Convention is ratified by 51 states, representing 34.87% of the world merchant shipping
tonnage.
(2) Draft amendments to the Convention based on resolution A.1088(28)
At Assembly 28, held in 2013, resolution A.1088(28) was adopted, in which existing ships,
originally required to install the Ballast Water Management Systems by the implementation.........