9Application for approval of method of ballast water management

9 Application for approval of method of ballast water management

(1) For the purposes of subsection 273(1) of the Act, an application for approval of a method of ballast water management must: (a) be in writing; and (b) be in a form approved by the Director of Biosecurity; and (c) if the application is for approval of a ballast water management system—be consistent with, and include the information required by, the Code for Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization at London on 13 April 2018 by resolution MEPC.300(72), as in force from time to time; and (d) if the application is for approval of a prototype ballast water treatment technology—be consistent with, and include the information required by, the IMO guidelines for approval of prototype ballast water treatment technologies; and (e) if the application is for approval of any other method of ballast water management—be consistent with, and include the information required by, the IMO guidelines for approving other methods of ballast water management.

Note: Resolution MEPC.300(72) could in 2019 be viewed on the International Maritime Organization’s website (http://www.imo.org).

(2) For the purposes of subsection 273(3) of the Act, the Director of Biosecurity may approve a method of ballast water management if the application for the approval complies with subsection (1) of this section.