A: Ballast Management Plan and Certificate requirements This table shows the requirements for ship types/classes designed to carry ballast water, to obtain a ballast water management plan and ballast water management certificate. Ballast Water Management Plan and Certificate requirements Scenario Ship type/class Sub-category Ballast Water Ballast Water Additional Management Management comments Plan Certificate 1 which use All Yes—approved Yes—approved – an IMO Type by a survey by a survey Approved authority or a authority or a BWMS Flag Flag State Administration Administration 2 Commercial Internationally Yes—approved Yes—approved – 400 gross tonne operational by a survey by a survey and greater ships authority or a authority or a Flag Flag Administration Administration 3 Commercial Domestic only Yes—approved Yes—approved Exemptions may 400 gross tonne operating ships by a survey by a survey be available on a and greater authority, authority, case-by-case registered registered basis for ballast surveyor or Flag surveyor or Flag water State State management Administration Administration. certificates a 4 Commercial Internationally Yes—approved Yes—approved – ships less than operational by a survey by a survey 400 gross ships authority or a authority or a tonnes Flag State Flag State Administration Administration 5 Commercial Domestic only Yes—approved Yes—approved Exemptions may ships less than operating ships by a survey by a survey be available on a 400 gross authority, authority, case-by-case tonnes registered registered basis for ballast surveyor or Flag surveyor or Flag water State State management Administration. Administration. certificates 6 Non-commercial Greater than Yes—approved Yes—approved – ships designed 400 gross by a survey by a survey to carry ballast tonnes authority, authority, water registered registered surveyor or Flag surveyor or Flag State Administration. Administration.
A: Ballast Management Plan and Certificate requirements This table shows the requirements for ship types/classes designed to carry ballast water, to obtain a ballast water management plan and ballast water management certificate. Ballast Water Management Plan and Certificate requirements Scenario Ship type/class Sub-category Ballast Water Management Plan Ballast Water Management Certificate Additional comments 1 which use an IMO Type Approved BWMS All Yes—approved by a survey authority or a Flag Administration Yes—approved by a survey authority or a Flag State Administration – 2 Commercial 400 gross tonne and greater Internationally operational ships Yes—approved by a survey authority or a Flag Administration Yes—approved by a survey authority or a Flag Administration – 3 Commercial 400 gross tonne and greater Domestic only operating ships Yes—approved by a survey authority, registered surveyor or Flag State Administration a Yes—approved by a survey authority, registered surveyor or Flag State Administration. Exemptions may be available on a case-by-case basis for ballast water management certificates 4 Commercial ships less than 400 gross tonnes Internationally operational ships Yes—approved by a survey authority or a Flag State Administration Yes—approved by a survey authority or a Flag State Administration – 5 Commercial ships less than 400 gross tonnes Domestic only operating ships Yes—approved by a survey authority, registered surveyor or Flag State Administration. Yes—approved by a survey authority, registered surveyor or Flag State Administration. Exemptions may be available on a case-by-case basis for ballast water management certificates 6 Non-commercial ships designed to carry ballast water Greater than 400 gross tonnes Yes—approved by a survey authority, registered surveyor or Flag State Administration. Yes—approved by a survey authority, registered surveyor or Flag Administration. –
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