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Ballast water record book changes for 2025

25 Nov 2024

The new guidance on ballast water (BW) record-keeping and reporting from 1 February 2025, adopted in Circular BWM.2/Circ.80, aims to assist ship crews by clarifying the record-keeping and reporting process under the BWM Convention. 

Resolution MEPC.369(80) amended the BWM Convention Appendix II with an updated form of the BWRB.  Hence, starting from 1 February 2025 onwards, all ships with an approved BWM plan should start:

•    Record-keeping of ballast water operations in the BWRB in accordance with guidance BWM.2/Circ.80, and
•    Apply the new codes A to H together with the specific item number for different BW operations specified in MEPC.369(80).

Crews should familiarize themselves with the new BWRB form, as port states and flag administrations will require records to be kept accordingly.

Further information:
https://www.dnv.com/news/ballast-water-record-keeping-and-reporting-requirements-upcoming-changes/?utm_campaign=MA_24Q4_TRN_No_29_EXT_Ballast_Water&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua