7 Non-commercial Less than 400 No (application No (application Must still ships designed gross tonnes for exemption for exemption manage ballast to carry ballast not required) not required) water. May water contact the department for appropriate methods. 8 that are Yes—approved No (application Must still – covered by by a survey for exemption manage ballast Equivalent authority, required) water. May compliance registered contact the (Regulation A-1) surveyor or Flag department for of the Ballast appropriate Water Administration. methods. Convention b 9 Ships No (application No (application Must still – considered to for exemption for exemption manage ballast have sealed not required) not required) water. May tanks, including: contact the department for permanently appropriate sealed tanks methods. tanks physically sealed or locked out. 10 Ships using No (application No (application Must still – potable water, for exemption for exemption manage ballast which only required) required) water. May discharge for contact the scheduled department for maintenance, appropriate dry-docking or methods. emergency. Dumb barges (barges with no power source to pump water. Filled by some other means, such as hoses) a Email for information on how to identify an appropriate registered surveyor. b The Guidelines for Ballast Water Management Equivalent Compliance (G3) apply to pleasure craft used solely for recreation or competition or craft used primarily for search and rescue less than 50 metres in overall length and with a maximum ballast water capacity of eight cubic metres. Overall length means the length of the hull excluding bowsprits, booms, bumpkins, pulpits.
7 Non-commercial ships designed to carry ballast water Less than 400 gross tonnes No (application for exemption not required) No (application for exemption not required) Must still manage ballast water. May contact the department for appropriate methods. 8 that are covered by Equivalent compliance (Regulation A-1) of the Ballast Water Convention b – Yes—approved by a survey authority, registered surveyor or Flag Administration. No (application for exemption required) Must still manage ballast water. May contact the department for appropriate methods. 9 Ships considered to have sealed tanks, including: permanently sealed tanks tanks physically sealed or locked out. – No (application for exemption not required) No (application for exemption not required) Must still manage ballast water. May contact the department for appropriate methods. 10 Ships using potable water, which only discharge for scheduled maintenance, dry-docking or emergency. Dumb barges (barges with no power source to pump water. Filled by some other means, such as hoses) – No (application for exemption required) No (application for exemption required) Must still manage ballast water. May contact the department for appropriate methods. a Email for information on how to identify an appropriate registered surveyor. b The Guidelines for Ballast Water Management Equivalent Compliance (G3) apply to pleasure craft used solely for recreation or competition or craft used primarily for search and rescue less than 50 metres in overall length and with a maximum ballast water capacity of eight cubic metres. Overall length means the length of the hull excluding bowsprits, booms, bumpkins, pulpits.
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