1 The Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its seventy-first session
(3 to 7 July 2017), approved Guidance on contingency measures under the BWM
Convention to support ships and port States to apply sound and
practical measures in situations where a ship is unable to manage its ballast water as
required, as set out in the annex.
2 Member Governments are invited to bring this Guidance to the attention of
all parties concerned.