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Fig. 10 The BWRA process (Enhanced after David 2007 ). The open arrow going down from the
green box is directed to connect to the Decision 6 : Is vessel selected for CME process ? (see section
“ Decision 6: Vessel Selected for Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Process? ”) (This fi gure
can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com/ )
Fig. 11 Decision (4) on whether or not the risk posed by the ballast water intended for discharge
is acceptable (This fi gure can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com/ )
option, retain the ballast water onboard, or in most critical situations to turn the vessel
away. All these decisions are dependent on the risk level posed by the ballast water
intended for discharge, by the vessel BWM options and the availability of alternative
BWM options (see Fig. 12 ).