The Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Regulations 2022 No. 737

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Certifying Authorities

   4. 4. Application

3. PART 2 Discharge of ballast water and sediments

   1. 5. Requirement to conduct ballast water management

   2. 6. Exceptions to the requirement to conduct ballast water management

   3. 7. Exemptions from the requirement to conduct ballast water management

   4. 8. Equivalents

4. PART 3 Ballast water management

   1. 9. Ballast water management plan

   2. 10. Ballast water record book

   3. 11. Location of ballast water exchange

   4. 12. Ballast water exchange standard

   5. 13. Ballast water and sediment treatment standard

5. PART 4 Sediment reception facilities

   1. 14. Requirement to provide sediment reception facilities

6. PART 5 Equipment

   1. 15. Designation of nominated bodies

   2. 16. Approval of ballast water management systems

   3. 17. Application for grant of type approval

   4. 18. Grant of type approval: obligations of nominated bodies

   5. 19. Duration, suspension and withdrawal of BWMS Type Approval Certificates

   6. 20. Ballast water management systems which use active substances

   7. 21. Prototype ballast water management systems

7. PART 6 Survey and certification of ships

   1. 22. Interpretation of Part 6

   2. 23. Prohibition on United Kingdom ships proceeding to sea without an IBWM Certificate

   3. 24. Prohibition on non-United Kingdom ships proceeding to sea without an IBWM Certificate or appropriate documentation

   4. 25. Surveys of United Kingdom ships

   5. 26. Issue of IBWM Certificates by a Certifying Authority in respect of United Kingdom ships

   6. 27. Endorsement of IBWM Certificates by a Certifying Authority in respect of United Kingdom ships

   7. 28. Duration and validity of an IBWM Certificate

   8. 29. Extension of periods of validity of IBWM Certificates by a Certifying Authority

   9. 30. Extension of periods of validity of IBWM Certificates by a surveyor

   10. 31. Responsibilities of the owner and the master

   11. 32. Additional surveys of United Kingdom ships

   12. 33. Issue or endorsement of IBWM Certificates by another Contracting State

   13. 34. Issue or endorsement of IBWM Certificates in respect of non-United Kingdom ships

   14. 35. Procedure to be adopted when a ship is deficient

   15. 36. Arbitration

   16. 37. Miscellaneous provisions relating to IBWM Certificates

8. PART 7 Enforcement

   1. 38. Inspection of ships

   2. 39. Prohibition on discharge following sampling

   3. 40. General provisions on detention

   4. 41. Power for a harbour master to detain a ship

   5. 42. Duty of a harbour master to report deficient ships

   6. 43. Right of appeal and compensation

   7. 44. Offences

   8. 45. Defences

   9. 46. Restriction on jurisdiction over offences outside United Kingdom limits

   10. 47. Suspension of proceedings at flag State request

   11. 48. Service of documents on foreign companies

   12. 49. Enforcement and application of fines

9. PART 8 Amendment

   1. 50. Amendment to the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018

10. PART 9 Review

    1. 51. Review

11. Signature

12. Explanatory Note