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PI015 | Number of ballast water management violations V4.0
Performance Indicator
This PI captures the total number of recorded violations of applicable rules and regulations related to ballast water management.
| Definition | The number of times where prevailing regulations regarding ballast water management have been violated and recorded by an external party (maritime authorities). Prevailing regulations include international, regional, national and local regulations. | ||||||
| Unit | VIOLATIONS | ||||||
| Scope | Reported on a ship level | ||||||
| Calculation period | Captured and reported on a quarterly basis | ||||||
| References | This Performance Indicator - PI015 - is used by the following Key Performance Indicators
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Example
The ship calls a port and local authorities find problems with samples from five ballast water tanks. This count as one violation.
Ballast water exchange not conducted as per regulations or not outside a specified zone prior calling a port.
External references
International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM) and national regulations.