A Guide to Canada’s Ballast Water Control and Management Regulations TP 13617 E

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Table of Contents

• Preface

1. Interpretation
2. Ballast Water Management Plan
3. Ballast Water Exchange
4. Ballast Water Treatment
5. Reporting Requirements
6. Pleasure Craft and Search and Rescue Vessels
7. Loaded Vessels with Tanks Containing Residual Ballast Water
8. Vessels Operating only in Waters Under Canadian Jurisdiction Subsequent to Operating Outside Waters Under Canadian Jurisdiction
9. Compliance and Enforcement
10. Research

• Schedule 1 – Guidelines for Ballast Water Management and Development of Ballast Water Management Plans (G4)
• Annex – Guidelines for Ballast Water Management and Development of Ballast Water Management Plans

1. Introduction
2. Definitions
3. Application

• Part A – Guidelines for Ballast Water Management

1. Vessel Operational Procedures
   1.1 Precautionary Practices
   1.2 Ballast Water Management Options
   1.3 Sediment Management
   1.4 Additional Measures
   1.5 Exemptions
2. Recording Procedures
   2.1 Procedures for Vessels
   2.2 Procedures for Port States
3. Training and Education

• Part B – Guidelines for the Development of Ballast Water Management Plans

1. Introduction
2. General
   2.1 Concept of the Guideline
   2.2 Concept of the Plan
   2.3 Exemptions
   2.4 Additional Measures
   2.5 Review of the Plan
3. Mandatory Provisions
4. Non-mandatory Information

• Appendix – Standard Format for the Ballast Water Management Plan
• Schedule 2 – Guidelines for Ballast Water Exchange (G6)
• Annex – Guidelines for Ballast Water Exchange (G6)

1. Introduction
2. Definition
3. Responsibilities
4. Ballast Water Exchange Requirements
5. Safety Precautions Associated with Ballast Water Exchange
6. Crew Training and Familiarization
7. Future Considerations in Relation to Ballast Water Exchange

• Schedule 3 – Guidelines for Ballast Water Management Equivalent Compliance (G3)

• Annex – Guidelines for Ballast Water Management Equivalent Compliance (G3)

• Precautionary Practices to Minimize the Uptake or Transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens

• Schedule 4 – Ballast Water Management Inspection Report
• Schedule 5 – St. Lawrence Seaway Ballast Water Reporting Form
• Schedule 6 – Canadian Ballast Water Reporting Form
• Schedule 7 – Instructions For Ballast Water Reporting Form
• General

• Amended Forms

• Section 1 – Vessel Information
• Section 2 – Voyage Information
• Section 3 – Ballast Water
• Section 4 – Ballast Water Management
• Section 5 – Ballast Water History
• Ballast Water Source
• Ballast Water Management Practices
• Proposed Ballast Water Discharge
• Section 6 – Residual Ballast and Sediment
• Section 7 – If the answer to #6 is yes
• Title and Signature

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