14Requirements for ballast water exchange

14 Requirements for ballast water exchange

For the purposes of paragraph 275(3)(c) of the Act, the requirements for a ballast water exchange that is conducted by a vessel in an acceptable location determined for the purposes of section 13 of this instrument are as follows: (a) the ballast water exchange must be conducted in water that is at least: (i) if the acceptable location is described in paragraph 13(3)(a) or (b)—200 metres deep; and (ii) if the acceptable location is described in paragraph 13(3)(c) or subsection 13(4)—50 metres deep, or a shallower depth determined under section 15; (b) at least a 95% volumetric exchange of ballast water in the relevant tank must occur during the exchange; (c) the exchange must occur using an acceptable method referred to in the IMO guidelines for ballast water exchange; (d) after the exchange occurs, no more ballast water may be: (i) taken up into the tank from an area other than an acceptable location determined for the purposes of section 13; or (ii) transferred to the tank from a tank containing ballast water that has not been managed for discharge.