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BIMCO submits proposal to extend BWM experience-building phase

by The Editorial Team
September 28, 2021
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BIMCO has submitted a proposal to the upcoming Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 77, in order to extend BWM experience building phase.

The proposal to the MEPC 77 in November has been submitted by BIMCO in co-operation with other major industry bodies; IACS, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO. As informed, the extension is deemed necessary due to slow progress of the data collection phase.
Ballast water equipment manufacturers, PSC organisation and shipowners, BIMCO, and the industry organisations that has joined in the submission, have written to MEPC 77, with a proposal to extend the EBP by minimum two years, until Autumn 2024.
The MEPC 77 is due to meet on 22 November while BIMCO will keep you posted regarding the outcome of this proposal.

To remind, the EBP was established when the BWM Convention came into force on 8 September 2017, with the aim of gathering experience from real life situations when the convention is in force. Based on the experience gained, the BWM Convention will be reviewed and, if required, a set of amendments will be made to make it more robust.The EBP is structured in three stages. Data gathering stage, Data analysis stage, and Convention review stage. At the end of the EBP, if applicable, a full set of amendments will be proposed to the BWM Convention.

In order to collect the data in a structured manner, IMO has set up a database on the Global Information Shipping Information System (GISIS) platform.

While the EBP is in place, there are certain non-penalisation measures in place which recognise the ships which, despite the proper installation and use of approved ballast water management systems (BWMS), are not able to comply with the standards mentioned in the regulation of D-2 of the Convention. These non-penalisation measures will come to an end with the completion of EBP.

The progress of EBP has not been in line with what was anticipated when it was originally put in place. In fact, as of now, the EBP has been behind schedule by almost three years.

Reasons for proposing an extension

It was envisaged at the time of starting the EBP that countries and port state control (PSC) organisations would have been gathering significant levels of data, and that this would be fed into the IMO GISIS system for proper collection and analysis. However, so far, only five member states have submitted data, which represents approximately 200 ships. In BIMCO’s view, this is insufficient to proceed to the next stage if a proper data analysis must be conducted.

It is reasonable to assume that the COVID-19 pandemic may have significantly impacted on planned numbers of onboard inspections and their scope relating to the BWM Convention over the last two years.

Furthermore, the number and variety of approved BWMS has increased lately, and the operational data is more available now than in the past. This data needs to be gathered and analysed for the outcome of the EBP to be realistic. From 28 October 2020, only BWMS approved in accordance with BWMS code are required to be installed on board ships, and the data related to these systems will give a more realistic picture of the latest BWMS approval in place.

Finally, ships whose International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPPC) renewal survey was conducted between 8 September 2017 and 8 September 2019 will be due to comply with the D-2 standard prescribed in the BWM Convention by 8 September 2024 at the latest. These ships will benefit from more clarity that will come from a well conducted EBP.

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