3 Entries in the ballast water record book
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3.1 When ballast water is taken on board—
- .1Date, time and location of port or facility of uptake (port or lat/log), depth if outside port;
- .2Estimated volume of uptake in cubic metres;
- .3Signature of the officer in charge of the operation.
3.2 Whenever ballast water is circulated or treated for ballast water management purposes—
- .1Date and time of operation;
- .2Estimated volume circulated or treated (in cubic metres);
- .3Whether conducted in accordance with the Ballast Water Management Plan;
- .4Signature of the officer in charge of the operation.
3.3 When ballast water is discharged into the sea—
- .1Date, time and location of port or facility of discharge (port or lat/log);
- .2Estimated volume discharged in cubic metres plus remaining volume in cubic metres;
- .3Whether approved Ballast Water Management Plan had been implemented prior to discharge;
- .4Signature of the officer in charge of the operation.
3.4 When ballast water is discharged in a reception facility—
- .1Date, time and location of uptake;
- .2Date, time and location of discharge;
- .3Port or facility;
- .4Estimated volume discharged or taken up, in cubic metres;
- .5Whether approved Ballast Water Management Plan had been implemented prior to discharge; and
- .6Signature of the officer in charge of the operation.
3.5 Accidental or other exceptional uptake or discharges of ballast water—
- .1Date and time of occurrence;
- .2Port or position of the ship at time of occurrence;
- .3Estimated volume of ballast water discharged;
- .4Circumstances of uptake, discharge, escape or loss, the reason therefore and general remarks;
- .5Whether approved Ballast Water Management Plan had been implemented prior to discharge;
- .6Signature of the officer in charge of the operation.
3.6 Additional operational procedure and general remarks
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