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2020 Guidance for the commissioning testing of ballast water management systems

1 The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), at its seventy-third session (22 to 26 October 2018), approved the Guidance for the commissioning testing of ballast water management systems

2 MEPC 74 (13 to 17 May 2019) invited submissions to the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) concerning proposals on any necessary changes to the Guidance in light of the draft amendments to regulation E-1 of the BWM Convention.

3 MEPC 75 (16 to 20 November 2020) approved the 2020 Guidance for the commissioning testing of ballast water management systems, prepared by PPR 7 (17 to 21 February 2020), as set out in the annex.

4 Member Governments and international organizations are invited to bring the annexed Guidance to the attention of all parties concerned.

5 This circular revokes BWM.2/Circ.70.

Parent topic: BWM.2/Circular.70/Rev.1 - International Convention for The Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 - (9 December 2020)
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