Ballast water management Plans
Ballast water may contain organisms that are a threat to other organisms when newly introduced to an ecology. The IMO BWM Convention is there to prevent the introduction of these so-called invasive species. Part of the Convention is the requirement to have on board a Ballast Water Management Plan (BWMP). DOI has put together several BWMP’s and submitted them to class for approval on behalf of the shipowner.
