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Treatment for Ballast Water Management Convention (Revision) for Panama flagged ships
Instructions from Panama Maritime Authority regarding the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ship's Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (Hereinafter referred to "the BWM Convention") were announced in ClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-1104 dated 13 March 2017. Since the amendments to Merchant Marine Circular MMC-345 have been published as attached, the Technical Information is revised as described below.
This Technical Information supersedes previous ClassNK Technical Information No.TEC.1104.
Revision/ modification parts are underlined parts.
1. Examination of Ballast Water Management Plan (BWMP)
(1) BWMP should take into account IMO Resolution MEPC.127(53) (*1) and be approved by Panama Maritime Authority. (BWM Plans are required to be approved by the Panama Maritime Authority, even if the BWM Plans were approved by Recognized Organizations.)
Application for approval will be accepted from 15 March 2017 and Statement of Fact, valid for three (3) months, will be issued upon receipt of BWMP.
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