10.1 An emergency situation may be caused by vessels
arriving from an area subjected to an emergency or epidemic situation
(see paragraph 8.2). In such case, a measure may be established to
prohibit the ship from discharging ballast water in certain areas
(e.g., inside 200 nautical miles from the coast of the Party). In
this case, the Party should be responsible for providing proper guidance
to the ship's master, identifying alternative ballast water management
measures and for sending information to the Organization. In all cases,
the safety of the ship and its crew should be a primary consideration.
Options for such action should be laid down in the Emergency Response
Plan.
10.2 For certain emergency situations, appropriate
surveillance methods (e.g., maritime crafts, aircrafts, remote sensing,
etc.) should be developed in order to define and monitor the status
of areas affected by the growth of toxic algae, or other outbreaks
of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens.
10.3 Examples of the impacts from existing harmful
aquatic organisms and pathogens or epidemics that have already occurred
should be incorporated in the Emergency Response Plan and the plan
should be reviewed regularly to incorporate best practice and lessons
learnt. Brief information on how problems have been mitigated could
also be included.