3.1
Article 5 of the
Convention requires that: "reception facilities shall operate without
causing undue delay to ships and shall provide for the safe disposal
of such sediments that does not impair or damage their environment,
human health, property or resources or those of other States."
3.2 A facility should provide the resources to
enable, as far as practicable, their use by all ships wishing to discharge
sediment from ballast water tanks.
3.3 Each Party shall report to the Organization
and, where appropriate, make available to other Parties, information
on the availability and location of any reception facilities for the
environmentally safe disposal of sediments.