Review article
BW Convention Deficiencies Identified by Port State Control in Paris Mou Area
Merica Slišković
orcid.org/0000-0003-3951-9822
; University of Split, Faculty of Maritime Studies, Ruđera Boškovića 37, 21000 Split
*
Helena Ukić Boljat
orcid.org/0000-0003-2109-9516
; University of Split, Faculty of Maritime Studies, Ruđera Boškovića 37, 21000 Split
Niko Radovanić
; University of Split, Faculty of Maritime Studies, Ruđera Boškovića 37, 21000 Split
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
The growth and development of maritime activities and the associated increase in the number of ships
also increase the pressure on the marine environment. In addition to the positive impacts of maritime
transport, including social and economic components, the threats to the marine environment, including
ballast water, cannot be ignored. The objective of the Ballast Water Convention is to control and
manage ballast water and sediments from ships, as they are recognized as pollutants. The aim of this
paper is to present the implementation of the Ballast Water Convention in the Paris Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) area. The purpose of reviewing annual reports and inspection results from Paris
MOU is to identify deficiencies in the implementation of requirements of the Ballast Water Convention.
Since the Ballast Water Convention was ratified in September 2017, the recording of deficiencies in
this category by Port State Control starts from that date. The analysis covers the period 2017-2022,
with special focus on the most frequently identified deficiencies. The results show that the largest
number of deficiencies was recorded in 2022 and that the most common deficiency throughout the
years observed was the Ballast Water Record Book.
Keywords
ballast water, Ballast Water Convention, Paris Memorandum, inspection, deficiencies
Hrčak ID:
317139
URI
Publication date:
16.5.2024.
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