5 Process for the Designation of Sea Areas for Ballast Water Exchange
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5 Process for the Designation of Sea Areas for Ballast Water Exchange

  5.1 There are three integral steps to designating an area as a ballast water exchange area: identification, assessment and designation. The Guidelines provide criteria to address and consider for each of these steps (see sections 7, 8 and 9), however these criteria are not intended to be exhaustive.

  5.2 A port State considering designating ballast water exchange areas shall do this in accordance with its rights and obligations under international law.

Parent topic: Annex - Guidelines on Designation of Areas for Ballast Water Exchange (G14)
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