Implementing the Ballast Water Management Convention in Shipping Practice:Emerging Threats,Operational Issues and Solutions  

作　　者：Michael Boviatsis Dionisios Polemis Vasileios Tselentis 

机构地区：[1]Department of Maritime Studies,University of Piraeus,Piraeus 18534,Greece

出　　处：《Journal of Shipping and Ocean Engineering》2022年第2期53-60,共8页船舶与海洋工程（英文版）

摘　　要：Since the new BWM(Ballast Water Management)Convention entered into force in 2017,the ballast water should be cleansed of any harmful aquatic organisms,pathogens,wastes or even bacteria before being released into a new aquatic environment.For this purpose,the ships are required to carry(i)a BMW plan with detailed descriptions upon the implementation of the Convention’s requirements,(ii)a ballast water record book,clearly stating the release spots and stations of ballast water,and(iii)an International Water Management Certificate,stating if the ship should abide the D-1 or D-2 standards.The research questions of this paper are,(i)should these standards apply when ballast water is released into more aggressive aquatic environments than the one where the outgoing ballast was collected?(ii)how will a port authority be able to enforce the Convention’s rules when the water release happens in open waters and how can a vessel be criminalized?(iii)are the Port Facilities prepared and equipped in a global spectrum with the necessary tools to handle the ships’demand for wastewater unloading?(iv)how can the emerging operational issues be dealt with effectively?

关 键 词：BWM Convention BWM plan BWM record book BWM aquatic(bio)map 

分 类 号：U21[交通运输工程—道路与铁道工程]