Outlines

• Ballast Water Management Convention and the USCG legislation, including their implementation schedules
• Options for complying with ballast water management legislation
• Operational limitations of the various ballast water treatment technologies
• Ship types and trades which may be suited to other alternative compliance options (such as using reception facilities)
• Clarify Failure to comply with these new regulations can lead to detention by Port State Control, invalidation of certificates, and fines.
• Give full Awareness about Improper ballast water discharge contributes to significant health risks, environmental damage, and economic costs.
• Rules and requirements for proper ballast water exchange
• How to properly complete the ballast water management plan and record book
• How to prepare and respond to an inspection

Simulator Exercise:

• Theoretical 
• Work Shop
• Video tel
• Simulator scenario

Program

Natural Gas and Petrochemicals

Objectives

• The main goal of this course is to deliver full awareness and knowledge of Ballast Water Management in accordance with the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, referred to as the BWM Convention. Moreover, current status of regulations, technical solutions regarding the Ballast Water Management Convention and the IMO performance standard