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Lloyd's Safety Alert: BWM FAQ's

Lloyds Register
Thursday, August 09, 2012
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Safety Alert: FAQs issued by US Coast Guard on United States ballast water management regulations.


Applicabilty: All shipowners, operators, charterers and ballast water treatment system manufacturers.


Further to Classification News No. 10/2012, the US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to address and clarify issues related to the United States ballast water management regulations. The FAQs, together with a copy of the regulations and other information related to them, can be downloaded from the USCG environmental standards web page at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg522/cg5224/bwm.asp
 

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