Updated Water Ballast Form

12 Aug 2020 / United States

The United States Coast Guard has received approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) adopting revisions to the Ballast Water Management Reporting Form. This Reporting Form replaces all previous and expired versions.

The new Ballast Water Management Reporting Form has two important changes from the most recently expired Reporting Form:

  1. The yes/no question “Alternative BW management conducted, per instructions from COTP” has been removed.
  2. All vessels are now required to report the date of their last dry dock so that the Coast Guard can determine a vessel’s compliance date as specified in Title 33 CFR 151.1512 & 151.2035.

The National Ballast Information Clearinghouse (NBIC) will no longer accept expired Reporting Form versions. To comply with all Coast Guard Ballast Water reporting requirements, all vessels must use the new Ballast Water Management Reporting Form, since expired versions lack required information.

The new Ballast Water Management Reporting Form can be accessed through the NBIC website at https://nbic.si.edu/.

For report-related questions, contact the National Ballast Information Clearinghouse (NBIC) at [email protected]. For Ballast Water Management program questions, contact the USCG Environmental Standards Division at [email protected].

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