INTERTANKO welcomes BWM IMO resolution
Dec 06 2013
INTERTANKO has welcomed the agreement reached this week by the IMO to revise the implementation schedule for the Ballast Water Management Convention and urged all governments to adhere to this new schedule.
The IMO's Assembly adopted a resolution on Wednesday that pins the application dates of the convention to the entry into force date.
This in effect makes all vessels constructed before the entry into force date 'existing' vessels and allows for the installation of a ballast water management system (BWMS) on those vessels at the first renewal survey following entry into force, INTERTANKO explained
At present 38 countries representing 30.3% of the world's registered tonnage have ratified the convention. It will enter into force 12 months after the ratification by more than 35 countries representing more than 35% of the world's tonnage.
The adoption of this resolution is a major step in making the implementation of the international convention workable once it comes into force, the organisation said.
Last year, INTERTANKO led the submission of a paper to the IMO's MEPC, drawing attention to potential problems of implementing the requirements of the convention.
Many of the implementation dates originally written in the convention had already passed and in particular, the period for installation would be extremely short, with several thousand ships per year needing to install BWMS.
A proposal to review and revise the implementation schedule was included in the INTERTANKO-led paper and accepted by the countries represented at the MEPC meeting.
The association's managing director, Katharina Stanzel, said, "The resolution provides the industry with a practical and clear implementation process and INTERTANKO urges all member states to adhere to this new schedule."
The association's senior manager – environment, Tim Wilkins added, "We welcome this very positive development and look forward to making sure the type approval process for ballast water management systems provides shipowners with reliable equipment."
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