Catalog Ballast Water Management

Ballast Water Management

Days of access: 91 Modules: 3

The course covers the international requirements on Ballast Water and Sediments Management on ships, including requirements of IMO BWM convention and USCG. It describes in detail exchange and treatment standards, providing examples of onboard procedures and recordkeeping.

By Learnmarine | 18 April 2025
Ballast Water Management

Regulations and Guidelines

  1. The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments

  2. MEPC.252(67) Guidelines for port state control under the BWM convention

  3. 33 CFR Subpart D - Ballast Water Management for Control of Nonindigenous Species in Waters of the United States

Course Content

Training allocation
Theory learning
Workshop and intermediat eassessment
Practical learning
Final assesment