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9.—(1) Every ship must carry on board a ballast water management plan specific to that ship which has been—
(a)in the case of a United Kingdom ship, approved by a Certifying Authority; or
(b)in the case of any other ship, approved by the ship’s flag State.
(2) A Certifying Authority must take into account the guidelines referred to in section 4 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1908 (M+F) when considering whether to approve a ballast water management plan.
(3) The master of a ship must ensure that—
(a)the crew of the ship are—
(i)familiar with their duties under the ballast water management plan; and
(ii)familiar with the ballast water management plan, where this is appropriate to their duties; and
(b)the ballast water management plan relating to the ship is implemented.
(4) The ballast water management plan must include the information specified in section 4 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1908 (M+F).
(5) The ballast water management plan must be—
(a)written in the working language of the ship’s personnel; and
(b)if the working language is not English, French or Spanish, translated into one of these languages.
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