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Engineering Circular No. 02A of 2016 - Addendum to Engineering Circular No. 02 of 2016 - Compliance to Regulation D2 of Ballast Water Convention.
Key Changes and Requirements
1. Ballast Water Management Standards — Regulation D-2 of the Ballast Water Convention
All ships with a ballast water capacity of 1500 cubic meters or more must comply with D-2 standards.
- Compliance Date: Based on ship's date of build, ballast water capacity, and date of IOPP renewal survey
- Categories: Ships are divided into six categories based on date of build and ballast water capacity
2. IOPP Renewal Survey and D-2 Compliance — Regulation D-2 implementation
For categories 2a to 2e, Ballast Water Management should meet D-2 standards on/after the renewal survey.
For category 2f, ships must meet D-2 standards by 8 September 2024.
Ships in categories 2c, 2e, or 2f must comply with Regulation D-1 until required to comply with D-2.
Ship owners who decoupled their IOPP renewal surveys from the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC) regime after the issuance of Engineering Circular No. 02 of 2016 must recouple the IOPP renewal survey with the HSSC regime.
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