BALLAST WATER RECORD BOOK
COURSE CATEGORY: Operational Deck
DURATION: 1 Day
Course recommended by:
COURSE OBJECTIVES AND BENEFITS
This course is based on IMO’s International Convention for the Control & Management of Ship’s Ballast Water & Sediment 2004, following Requirements of the BWM Convention pertaining to the BWRB (Resolution BWM.2/Circ.80//14 July 2023, MEPC 80/17/Add.1//Annex 2, MEPC 80/17/Add.1//Annex 4, MEPC 80/17/Add.1//Annex 6, MEPC. 369(80), MEPC. 372(80) & MEPC.81/16/Add.1/Anex 1)
• Requirements of the BWM Convention pertaining to the BWRB
• Additional Guidance issued by the IMO relevant to the BWRB
• Information to be included in the BWRB
• Format of the BWRB
• Entries in the Ballast Water Record Book
• Guidance on Ballast Water Record-Keeping and Reporting
• Ballast Water Reporting form
• Sample Entries in the Ballast Water Record Book
• Example Ballast Water Reporting Form
• Example tank-by-tank log form
• Guidelines for the use of Electronic Record Books under the BWM Convention (MEPC 80/17/Add.1//Annex 6)
This course is recommended by OCIMF’s SIRE 2.0/Rightship’s RISQ 3.1 protocols.
