1 Except as specified in paragraph 2, ballast
water management systems used to comply with this Convention shall be approved by the
Administration as follows:
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.1 ballast water management systems installedfootnote on or after 28 October 2020 shall be approved in
accordance with the BWMS Code, as may be amended; and
.2 ballast water management systems installedfootnote before 28 October 2020 shall be approved
taking into account the guidelinesfootnote developed by the Organization or the
BWMS Code, as may be amended.
2 Ballast Water Management systems which make
use of Active Substances or preparations containing one or more Active
Substances to comply with this Convention shall be approved by the
Organization, based on a procedure developed by the Organization.
This procedure shall describe the approval and withdrawal of approval
of Active Substances and their proposed manner of application. At
withdrawal of approval, the use of the relevant Active Substance or
Substances shall be prohibited within 1 year after the date of such
withdrawal.
3 Ballast Water Management systems used to comply
with this Convention must be safe in terms of the ship, its equipment
and the crew.