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27 Feb 2016 / California, USA

Ballast Water Management Reporting Requirements

California’s ballast water management reporting requirements are as follows:

Forms are required to be filed with the California State Lands Commission 24 hrs prior to arrival.

Until further notice, the California State Lands Commission will accept either:
1. The new form (Ballast Water Management Report, BWMR) or
2. The old form (Ballast Water Reporting Form, BWRF)

Go to http://www.slc.ca.gov/Programs/MISP_Compliance.html for copies of the new form (Ballast Water Management Report) and their instructions.

A new form (BWMR) or old form (BWRF) must be submitted to the California State Lands Commission separate from the National Ballast Information Clearinghouse (NBIC)

Send to:
Email ([email protected]) or
Fax (562-499-6444)

If submitting the new form to the California State Lands Commission:

DO NOT USE the BWMR Web App – Vessels that use the new form and the BWMR Web App to file with NBIC, will still need to file a separate form by email or fax with the California State Lands Commission.

EMAILING the FORM to CALIFORNIA – For the new form to be received in California via email, you must save the new form separately and attach in an email to ([email protected]). The PDF version of the new form (BWMR) from NBIC has buttons for “email” and “online submittal”. These buttons will not work to submit your form to the California State Lands Commission.

If your vessel is using the new form (BWMR) and not discharging ballast water, fill out the following sections of the new form:
1. Vessel Information
2. Voyage Information
3. Certificate of Accurate Information

(For information about operations in the USA contact GAC USA at [email protected])

Source: California State Lands Commission notice dated 24 February 2016

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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