Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 143 - BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT › Section 340-143-0020 - Ballast Water Management: Reporting, Management Plans and Recordkeeping

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A vessel owner
			 or operator covered by OAR chapter 340, division 143 must report ballast water
			 management information to DEQ at least 24 hours before entering waters of the
			 state. When the vessel's voyage is less than 24 hours in total duration, the
			 report must be submitted prior to departing the vessel's port or place of
			 departure. The report is required whether or not the owner or operator plans to
			 discharge ballast water into waters of the state. Compliance with these
			 reporting requirements may be met by sending the report to DEQ via e-mail, fax,
			 or mail. Vessel owners or operators who rely on a third party to collect,
			 forward or submit ballast water reporting forms are responsible for ensuring
			 that DEQ receives the ballast water management information as required in this
			 section. Electronic reporting must be submitted using methods and file formats
			 approved by DEQ.
(2) The report
			 must be submitted on a form acceptable to the U.S. Coast Guard pursuant to  33
			 CFR part 151, unless DEQ approves an alternative format in writing.
(3) If a vessel owner or operator alters or
			 plans to alter its ballast water management for any reason after reporting its
			 ballast water management information, the owner or operator must submit an
			 amended ballast water management report to DEQ. An amended reporting form must
			 be filed at the time of first known or predictable change of destination, and
			 immediately upon completion of discharge operations resulting in changes to
			 actual volume of ballast water discharged.
(4) Any owner or operator failing to report
			 ballast water management information as required by this rule must file the
			 required report immediately upon discovering the violation.
(5) Vessel owners or operators must develop
			 and maintain on board a ballast water management plan that is specifically
			 developed for the vessel and that allows those responsible for the plan's
			 implementation to understand and follow the vessel's ballast management
			 strategy. The contents, training requirements and availability must be
			 consistent with ballast water management plan regulations established by the
			 U.S. Coast Guard under  33
			 CFR 151.2035a  subpart D.
(6) Vessel owners or operators must record
			 all ballast water and sediment management operations in the vessel's ballast
			 water log, record book or other suitable documentation system.
(a) Content. Vessel owners or operators must
			 maintain a version of the ballast water log, record book or other suitable
			 documentation system in English on board the vessel that, at a minimum:
(A) Records each operation involving ballast
			 water or sediment management;
(B)
			 Describes each such operation, including the location and circumstances of, and
			 the reason for, the operation;
(C)
			 Records the exact time and position of the start and stop of the ballast water
			 exchange or treatment operations for each tank; and
(D) Describes the nature and circumstances of
			 any situation under which a safety exemption from ballast management
			 requirements was declared.