shipping industry advice notice 03/08 - new ballast water documents posted on internet advice to agents - seaport 03-08
shipping industry advice notice 03/08 - new ballast water documents posted on internet advice to agents - seaport 03-08
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From 1 July 2008, new documents pertaining to Australia’s mandatory ballast water management requirements will be available for download from the AQIS website.
The new document titles and brief descriptions of their purpose follow:
1. Australia’s Ballast Water Management Requirements:
This document has been updated. The new version is Version 4 of March 31 2008. The version that has been superseded is Version 3 of June 2007.
Changes incorporated in the new version are as follows:
- Some special advice for masters of Car Carrier vessels that recognises their particular concerns over stability during ballast water exchanges
- References to a new version of AQIS Form-026. This form was previously known as the ‘AQIS Ballast Water Log’. Its name has been changed to the ‘AQIS Ballast Water Management Summary’. The style of the form remains unchanged but the new version has more space for mariners to record tank-by-tank ballast water management. The new space has been made available by producing an example sheet for reference by mariners to demonstrate the required format for completing the form proper.
- An error in the ‘Pump Test’ template form included in the previous version has been corrected
2. AQIS Form-026 has been re-named ‘AQIS Ballast Water Management Summary’:
As described above
3. New ‘Example Sheet’ that explains the use of AQIS Form-026:
As described above
4. A new document entitled ‘Mariners’ Guide to Ballast Water Regulation in Australia’:
The new document explains what mariners need to report to AQIS about ballast water management pre-arrival; what documents they can expect to receive from AQIS in response and; what to expect from AQIS in regard to the verification of ballast water management during the routine vessel inspection post arrival at a first Australian port of call.
Your assistance in drawing the attention of mariners on board your client vessels to these new documents / versions would be greatly appreciated. Please do not hesitate to contact your AQIS Regional Office should you require any additional information.
David Franks
National Manager
Seaports Program
1 July 2008
15 Apr 2010