Goal and purpose
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Goal and purpose

  1.10 The goal of these Guidelines is to ensure uniform and proper application of the standards contained in the Convention. As such the Guidelines are to be updated as the state of knowledge and technology may require.

  1.11 The purposes of these Guidelines are to:

  • .1 define test and performance requirements for the approval of ballast water management systems;

  • .2 assist Administrations in determining appropriate design, construction and operational parameters necessary for the approval of ballast water management systems;

  • .3 provide a uniform interpretation and application of the requirements of regulation D-3;

  • .4 provide guidance to Administrations, equipment manufacturers and shipowners in determining the suitability of equipment to meet the requirements of the Convention and of the environmental acceptability of treated water; and

  • .5 assure that ballast water management systems approved by Administrations are capable of achieving the standard of regulation D-2 in land-based and shipboard evaluations and do not cause unacceptable harm to the vessel, crew, the environment or public health.

Parent topic: 1 Introduction
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