1 Purpose
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1 Purpose

  1.1 The purpose of these Guidelines is to provide guidance to port States for the identification, assessment and designation of sea areas where ships may conduct ballast water exchange in accordance with Regulation B-4.2 of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (the Convention).

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