A: Ballast Management Plan and Certificate requirements This table shows the requirements for ship types/classes designed to carry ballast water, to obtain a ballast water management plan and ballast water management certificate. Ballast Water Management Plan and Certificate requirements Scenario Ship type/class Sub-category Ballast Water Management Plan Ballast Water Management Certificate Additional comments 1 which use an IMO Type Approved BWMS All Yes—approved by a survey authority or a Flag Administration Yes—approved by a survey authority or a Flag State Administration – 2 Commercial 400 gross tonne and greater Internationally operational ships Yes—approved by a survey authority or a Flag Administration Yes—approved by a survey authority or a Flag Administration – 3 Commercial 400 gross tonne and greater Domestic only operating ships Yes—approved by a survey authority, registered surveyor or Flag State Administration a Yes—approved by a survey authority, registered surveyor or Flag State Administration. Exemptions may be available on a case-by-case basis for ballast water management certificates 4 Commercial ships less than 400 gross tonnes Internationally operational ships Yes—approved by a survey authority or a Flag State Administration Yes—approved by a survey authority or a Flag State Administration – 5 Commercial ships less than 400 gross tonnes Domestic only operating ships Yes—approved by a survey authority, registered surveyor or Flag State Administration. Yes—approved by a survey authority, registered surveyor or Flag State Administration. Exemptions may be available on a case-by-case basis for ballast water management certificates 6 Non-commercial ships designed to carry ballast water Greater than 400 gross tonnes Yes—approved by a survey authority, registered surveyor or Flag State Administration. Yes—approved by a survey authority, registered surveyor or Flag Administration. –
7 Non-commercial ships designed to carry ballast water Less than 400 gross tonnes No (application for exemption not required) No (application for exemption not required) Must still manage ballast water. May contact the department for appropriate methods. 8 that are covered by Equivalent compliance (Regulation A-1) of the Ballast Water Convention b – Yes—approved by a survey authority, registered surveyor or Flag Administration. No (application for exemption required) Must still manage ballast water. May contact the department for appropriate methods. 9 Ships considered to have sealed tanks, including: permanently sealed tanks tanks physically sealed or locked out. – No (application for exemption not required) No (application for exemption not required) Must still manage ballast water. May contact the department for appropriate methods. 10 Ships using potable water, which only discharge for scheduled maintenance, dry-docking or emergency. Dumb barges (barges with no power source to pump water. Filled by some other means, such as hoses) – No (application for exemption required) No (application for exemption required) Must still manage ballast water. May contact the department for appropriate methods. a Email for information on how to identify an appropriate registered surveyor. b The Guidelines for Ballast Water Management Equivalent Compliance (G3) apply to pleasure craft used solely for recreation or competition or craft used primarily for search and rescue less than 50 metres in overall length and with a maximum ballast water capacity of eight cubic metres. Overall length means the length of the hull excluding bowsprits, booms, bumpkins, pulpits.