Ballast water management triad: administration, ship owner and the seafarer

• Main Authors: Balaji, Rajoo, Yaakob, Omar
• Format: Article
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; VM Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59635/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The Ballast Water Convention requires less than 5% of the world tonnage for ratification. Consequently, ships will have to comply with the requirements. Compliance evaluation and enforcement will become mandatory. Ship owners have to invest in treatment systems and shipboard personnel have to operat...