No.948-18/3/8

外航組合員各位
ウクライナ － バラスト水検査に関する問題の進展

ウクライナにおける環境保護当局検査官によるバラスト水検査に関する問題について、当組合ではこれまで状況説明(No.744)や事例紹介(No.838, No.849)を行っております。
このたび、現地コレスポンデンツ Dias Marine Consulting p.c.より、検査官によるサンプル取得の根拠となる規則が 2017 年に復活した（管理を廃止する規則が取り消しになった）との情報および現地法律事務所によるアドバイスを受領しましたのでご案内申し上げます。
同国への寄港を予定されている本船におかれては、添付サーキュラーを参照し、また現地代理店に最新の情報をご確認ください。
各船舶のご安航を祈念いたします。
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日本船主責任相互保険組合
損害調査部
Tel: +81 3 3662 7221
Fax: +81 3 3662 7400
E-mail: claims-dpt@piclub.or.jp
添付：Dias Marine Consulting p.c.によるサーキュラー

1Notification: "Situation with segregated ballast". Update 05.03.2018
At our request, Viktoria Kovalchuk, the lawyer of the Legal Force Law Offices haswritten a brief legal review concerning the situation with ecological inspections of thevessels. As it is seen from the information below, we regret to inform you that theofficials of Ecological Inspection have again gained the authority to take samples of thesegregated ballast and to make laboratory analysis:
Quote:" Dear Sirs,
We refer to the matter of latest changes in Ukrainian legislation regarding rights andauthorities of Ukrainian Ecological Inspection upon the control of the foreign vessels
during their stay at Ukrainian ports.
1. In accordance with Ukrainian law in case existence of pollution State Port
Administration should notify Ecological Authorities which from their sideshould arrange inspection of the vessel and calculation of caused by pollution
damages. However, lately the State Port Administration of Ukrainian ports
allows the officials of Ecological Inspection to fulfill the observation of theport water area near the vessels situated in port and does not prevent theirmovement on port territory.
2. In accordance with Ukrainian law in case the signs of pollution can be seen
(membranes, particles, discoloration of water) the Ecological Inspection has aright to come onboard and to perform sampling and instrumental andlaboratory measurements of the composition and properties of stationary
sources of pollution of sewage, ballast, reverse, surface and marine waters.
In the view of the above, we draw your attention that current legislation returned aright of Ecological Inspection to take samples of isolated ballast also.
3. In case the Inspection is not allowed to come onboard and to take samples
the Inspection usually after the loading operations are finished does not put
a stamp of “radiological control” on the cargo documents keeping the vessel
depended from their visit and speculating by the relevant their right. The
actions of The Inspection can be appealed by it takes much time for relevant
legal actions at court which leads to unreasonable delay in departure of thevessel.

4. After the inspection is arranged and the samples are taken the EcologicalInspection calculates the damages (if any) and provides the shipowner withthe relevant statement of claim with the demand to pay the damages.
We draw your attention that current Ukrainian legislation does not have an approved
Procedure and Order of calculation of damages caused by pollution from maritime
vessels. The previous document was cancelled in 2017 and the new one has not been
established yet. In the view of the above, the damages which are currently calculated
by Inspection do not have legal ground and can be appealed during further court
procedures.
Kind regards,
Viktoria Kovalchuk"
Unquote.
Best regards,
Igor Cherezov