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http://dx.doi.org/10.5916/jkosme.2014.38.3.325

A study on the strategy of concerned parties with regard to the performance standards and implementation schedule of ballast water treatment systems  

Kim, Kyong-Min (Korean Register of Shipping)
Kim, Hoi-Jun (Korean Register of Shipping)
Ha, Weon-Jae (Korean Register of Shipping)
Abstract
In installing ballast water treatment system, the cost of the system is high and many technical aspects are to be considered and also it takes significant time to retro-fitting on the existing ships. In addition, in the current circumstance which the Ballast Water Management Convention has not been entered into force, the 28th IMO Assembly adopted a resolution to mediate the implementation schedule of the treatment systems. In the mean time, California State and New York State have declared more stringent discharge requirements of ballast water and are planning to implement them earlier than the schedule of the Convention. In these circumstances, the implication in the difference between ballast water treatment system manufacturers and ship owners need to be considered. In this study, through the review on the considerations when installing the system onboard, stringent requirements of United States of America, and determent or mediated implementation schedules of Convention and California and New York States, the author would like to suggest the strategy of concerned parties for anticipated entrry into force of the Convention and implementation of the stringent requirements of United States of America.
Keywords
Ballast Water Treatment System; Ballast Water Management Convention; IMO Regulatin D-2; Discharge requirements of California State;
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