### Question
Can you define what ballast water management system means?


### Answer
**Ballast water management system** is defined as the following in *33 U.S.C. § 1322*:

> any marine pollution control device (including all ballast water treatment equipment, ballast tanks, pipes, pumps, and all associated control and monitoring equipment) that processes ballast water—


(i) to kill, render nonviable, or remove organisms

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1322*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 26-WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER III-STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT**

