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• the vessel or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the particu-
lars of the certifi cate; or
• the master or the crew are not familiar with essential shipboard procedures
relating to BWM, or these have not been implemented.
The detailed inspection includes, as appropriate:
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the inspection of all needed documents and log books;
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the inspection of the vessel (e.g., BWMS);
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indicative BWS.
When a PSC decides to carry out the detailed inspection, the vessel shall not
discharge ballast water until it is confi rmed that it can do so without risk of harm to
the environment, human health, property or resources (see Fig.
15
).
Decision 7: Is Vessel Compliant?
PSC has conducted an inspection to check if the vessel has complied with the
BWM requirements. PSC checks if the vessel is carrying a valid BWMS certifi -
cate, if the conditions of the vessel and the BWMS correspond with the BWMS
certifi cate, interview the BWM responsible crew members if they are familiar
with the BWM procedures and if these were implemented. Even if all these
checks were satisfactory for PSC, they may decide to proceed with conducting
BWS to ascertain that BWM measures implemented are acceptable and effi cient
(Fig.
16
).
Decision 8: Penalty?
National legislation would need to provide for the prevention of unwanted impacts
caused by discharges of HAOP via ballast water. Legislation would also need to
cover unlawful acts of vessels fl ying their fl ag (i.e., Flag state), as well as those
occurring in their jurisdictional waters (i.e., Port State). The penalty process in this
DSS is focussed only on port State requirements.
If a violation has been detected, the PSC should see whether national legisla-
tion has provided for such an act and proceed accordingly. If a vessel is penal-
ised, this needs to be recorded in the penalty history database. The sanctions
provided should be of adequate severity to discourage further violations (see
Fig.
17
).
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