Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019C00780:reg:14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019C00780
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 14
Character Range: 18545–19668

14  Requirements for ballast water exchange
  For the purposes of paragraph 275(3)(c) of the Act, the requirements for a ballast water exchange that is conducted by a vessel in an acceptable location determined for the purposes of section 13 of this instrument are as follows:
 (a) the ballast water exchange must be conducted in water that is at least:
 (i) if the acceptable location is described in paragraph 13(3)(a) or (b)—200 metres deep; and
 (ii) if the acceptable location is described in paragraph 13(3)(c) or subsection 13(4)—50 metres deep, or a shallower depth determined under section 15;
 (b) at least a 95% volumetric exchange of ballast water in the relevant tank must occur during the exchange;
 (c) the exchange must occur using an acceptable method referred to in the IMO guidelines for ballast water exchange;
 (d) after the exchange occurs, no more ballast water may be:
 (i) taken up into the tank from an area other than an acceptable location determined for the purposes of section 13; or
 (ii) transferred to the tank from a tank containing ballast water that has not been managed for discharge.