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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE............................................................................................................................1 1. INTERPRETATION....................................................................................................2 2. BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN...........................................................2 3. BALLAST WATER EXCHANGE..............................................................................3 4. BALLAST WATER TREATMENT...........................................................................5 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ..............................................................................6 6. PLEASURE CRAFT AND SEARCH AND RESCUE VESSELS............................7 7. LOADED VESSELS WITH TANKS CONTAINING RESIDUAL BALLAST WATER......................................................................................................7 8. VESSELS OPERATING ONLY IN WATERS UNDER CANADIAN JURISDICTION SUBSEQUENT TO OPERATING OUTSIDE WATERS UNDER CANADIAN JURISDICTION .....................................................................8 9. COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT...................................................................9 10. RESEARCH ..................................................................................................................9 SCHEDULE 1 – GUIDELINES FOR BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS (G4) ..............10 ANNEX – GUIDELINES FOR BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS.......................11 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................11 2. DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................11 3. APPLICATION ..........................................................................................................11 PART A – GUIDELINES FOR BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT.....................12 1. VESSEL OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES............................................................12 1.1 PRECAUTIONARY PRACTICES ................................................................................12 1.2 BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT OPTIONS........................................................12 1.3 SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................13 1.4 ADDITIONAL MEASURES .........................................................................................14 1.5 EXEMPTIONS...............................................................................................................14 2. RECORDING PROCEDURES .................................................................................14 2.1 PROCEDURES FOR VESSELS....................................................................................14 2.2 PROCEDURES FOR PORT STATES...........................................................................14 3. TRAINING AND EDUCATION...............................................................................15 PART B – GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS .................................................................................................16 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................16 2. GENERAL...................................................................................................................16 2.1 CONCEPT OF THE GUIDELINES...............................................................................16 2.2 CONCEPT OF THE PLAN............................................................................................16 2.3 EXEMPTIONS...............................................................................................................17 2.4 ADDITIONAL MEASURES .........................................................................................17 ii
2.5 REVIEW OF THE PLAN ..............................................................................................17 3. MANDATORY PROVISIONS..................................................................................17 4. NON-MANDATORY INFORMATION...................................................................20 APPENDIX – STANDARD FORMAT FOR THE BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN ...................................................................................................21 SCHEDULE 2 – GUIDELINES FOR BALLAST WATER EXCHANGE (G6)..........24 ANNEX – GUIDELINES FOR BALLAST WATER EXCHANGE (G6)....................25 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................25 2. DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................25 3. RESPONSIBILITIES.................................................................................................25 4. BALLAST WATER EXCHANGE REQUIREMENTS..........................................26 5. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH BALLAST WATER EXCHANGE ...............................................................................................26 6. CREW TRAINING AND FAMILIARIZATION ....................................................29 7. FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS IN RELATION TO BALLAST WATER EXCHANGE ...............................................................................................29 SCHEDULE 3 – GUIDELINES FOR BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT EQUIVALENT COMPLIANCE (G3) .............................................................................30 ANNEX – GUIDELINES FOR BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT EQUIVALENT COMPLIANCE (G3) .............................................................................31 PRECAUTIONARY PRACTICES TO MINIMIZE THE UPTAKE OR TRANSFER OF HARMFUL AQUATIC ORGANISMS AND PATHOGENS...................................32 SCHEDULE 4 – BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT INSPECTION REPORT...................................................................................................33 SCHEDULE 5 – ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY BALLAST WATER REPORTING FORM ........................................................................................................38 SCHEDULE 6 – CANADIAN BALLAST WATER REPORTING FORM.................40 SCHEDULE 7 – INSTRUCTIONS FOR BALLAST WATER REPORTING FORM ........................................................................................................43 GENERAL .........................................................................................................................43 AMENDED FORMS.........................................................................................................43 SECTION 1 – VESSEL INFORMATION .................................................................................43 SECTION 2 – VOYAGE INFORMATION ...............................................................................43 SECTION 3 – BALLAST WATER............................................................................................44 SECTION 4 – BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT ..............................................................44 SECTION 5 – BALLAST WATER HISTORY..........................................................................45 BALLAST WATER SOURCE...................................................................................................45 BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ...............................................................45 PROPOSED BALLAST WATER DISCHARGE ......................................................................46 SECTION 6 – RESIDUAL BALLAST AND SEDIMENT........................................................46 SECTION 7 – IF THE ANSWER TO #6 IS YES ......................................................................46 TITLE AND SIGNATURE ........................................................................................................46 iii
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