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  2. Ballast water discharge and the environment - Wikipedia

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    The Convention will require all ships to implement a "Ballast water management plan" including a ballast water record book and carrying out ballast water management procedures to a given standard. Guidelines are given for additional measures then the guidelines. The goals of the convention are to minimise damage to the environment by:

  3. Ship ballast - Wikipedia

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    If a cargo vessel (such as a tanker, bulk carrier or container ship) wishes to travel empty or partially empty to collect a cargo, it must travel "in ballast". This keeps the vessel in trim and keeps the propeller and rudder submerged. Typically, being "in ballast" will mean flooding ballast tanks with sea water.

  4. Regrowth inside ballast tanks - Wikipedia

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    This water, called ballast water, which contains aquatic organisms typical of the port of arrival, is stored in ballast tanks and is ultimately discharged at the port of departure when the ship is ready to be re-loaded. During this process, aquatic organisms capable of surviving in ballast water are released into new environments and can ...

  5. Oil Pollution Act of 1961 - Wikipedia

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    Date and time of discharge of ballast or washing water Place or position of ship Whether separator used: if so, give period of use Disposal of oily residue retained on board II.) Disposal from ship of oil residues from bunker fuel tanks and other sources: Date and method of disposal Place or position of ship Sources and approximate quantities

  6. Ballast Water Management Convention - Wikipedia

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    All international sea going ships under the Convention must implement a ‘Ballast water management plan’ that enables the ship to manage their ballast water and sediment discharge to a certain standard. [7] The plan is designed to meet the requirements for compliance with the Convention and the G4 Guidelines produced by the IMO.

  7. Ballast water discharge - Wikipedia

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  8. Pentagon Fails 7th Audit in a Row but Hopes To Pass by 2028 - AOL

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    The Pentagon has failed its annual financial audit for the seventh year in a row. This means the Department of Defense (DOD) has failed every single audit it has been subjected to, but officials ...

  9. Oil Pollution Act of 1973 - Wikipedia

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    Date and position of ship at start of ballasting II.) Discharge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from tanks: Identity of tank(s) Date and position of ship at start of discharge Date and position of ship at finish of discharge Ship's speed(s) during discharge Method of discharge (state whether separator used) Quantity discharged III.)