BallastwasserManagementPlan
Ballast water management plan (BWMP) is the shipboard document that describes the procedures and equipment a vessel uses to control ballast water so as to prevent the transfer of aquatic organisms and pathogens between ecosystems during ballast water uptake and discharge.
Under the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM
The plan also covers procedural aspects such as when and how ballast water should be treated or
In practice, BWMPs are part of ships’ compliance with ballast water management obligations, providing a ship-specific