Guidance For Recording Entries In The Ballast Water Record Book (BWRB) - LMA [2023, PDF]

Guidance For Recording Entries In The Ballast Water Record Book (BWRB)

Year: 2023
Language: english
Author: Liberia Maritime Authority
Genre: Guide
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Number of pages: 7
Description: Purpose
The purpose of this Marine Advisory is to inform shipowners, operators, inspectors and masters of a
revision to the Liberian BWRB (RLM-124) related to the guidance for recording entries in the BWRB.
Background
Regulation B-2 of the BWM Convention requires that a ship shall have onboard a BWRB which shall at
least contain the information specified in Appendix II to the Convention (Form of Ballast Water Record
Book). The report on the experience-building phase associated with the BWM Convention indicated that
the most frequently reported deficiencies by port States and port State control MOUs were related to the
entries in the BWRB.
At MEPC 79 in December 2022, the Committee approved draft amendments to the Form of Ballast Water
Record Book, with a view to adoption by MEPC 80 in 2023 and entry into force in 2024.
Guidance
Until entry into force of the amended Form of Ballast Water Record Book and in order to provide a
uniform standard and consistency in record-keeping of ballast water operations onboard Liberian
registered ships, shipowners, operators and masters are encouraged to implement the guidance below,
when making entries in the BWRB.