For the purpose of these Guidelines:
3.1 Active Substance means a substance or organism,
including a virus or a fungus that has a general or specific action
on or against harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens.
3.2 Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) means
any system which processes ballast water such that it meets or exceeds
the ballast water performance standard in regulation D-2. The BWMS
includes ballast water treatment equipment, all associated control
equipment, monitoring equipment and sampling facilities.
3.3 The Ballast Water Management Plan is the document
referred to in regulation B-1 of the Convention describing the ballast
water management process and procedures implemented on board individual
ships.
3.4 Ballast Water Treatment Equipment means equipment
which mechanically, physically, chemically, or biologically processes,
either singularly or in combination, to remove, render harmless, or
avoid the uptake or discharge of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens
within ballast water and sediments. Ballast water treatment equipment
may operate at the uptake or discharge of ballast water, during the
voyage, or at a combination of these events.
3.5 Control Equipment refers to the installed
equipment required to operate and control the ballast water treatment
equipment.
3.6 The Convention means the International Convention
for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments.
3.7 Monitoring Equipment refers to the equipment
installed for the assessment of the effective operation of the ballast
water treatment equipment.
3.8 Sampling Facilities refers to the means provided
for sampling treated or untreated ballast water as needed in these
Guidelines and in the “Guidelines for ballast water sampling
(G2)” developed by the Organization.
3.9 Shipboard Testing is a full-scale test of
a complete BWMS carried out on board a ship according to Part 2 of
the annex to these Guidelines, to confirm that the system meets the
standards set by regulation D-2 of the Convention.
3.10 Treatment Rated Capacity (TRC) is the maximum
continuous capacity expressed in cubic metres per hour for which the
BWMS is type approved. It states the amount of ballast water that
can be treated per unit time by the BWMS to meet the standard in regulation
D-2 of the Convention.
3.11 Land-based Testing is a test of the BWMS
carried out in a laboratory, equipment factory or pilot plant including
a moored test barge or test ship, according to Parts 2 and 3 of the
annex to these Guidelines, to confirm that the BWMS meets the standards
set by regulation D-2 of the Convention.
3.12 Viable Organisms are organisms and any life
stages thereof that are living.