10Method of ballast water management—approval of method approved by foreign country

10 Method of ballast water management—approval of method approved by foreign country

For the purposes of section 274 of the Act, a method of ballast water management is approved if the method is included in the document (the approval document) entitled Table 3: List of ballast water management systems which received Type Approval Certification by their respective Administrations (resolutions MEPC.175(58) and MEPC.228(65)), made by the International Maritime Organization, as in force from time to time.

Note: The text of the approval document could in 2017 be viewed on the International Maritime Organization’s website (http://www.imo.org).