Resolution 3 — Promotion of technical co-operation and assistance Internationaal Verdrag voor de controle en het beheer van ballastwater en sedimenten van schepen, 2004
Promotion of technical co-operation and assistance
The conference,
having adopted the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (Convention),
being a ware that Parties to the Convention will be called upon to give full and complete effect to its provisions, in order to prevent, minimize and ultimately eliminate the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens through the control and management of ships' ballast water and sediments,
noting that the Convention provides in Articles 13.1 and 13.2 for Parties, inter alia, to provide support for those Parties that request technical assistance in respect of the control and management of ships' ballast water and sediments,
recognizing the valuable technical co-operation activities undertaken in partnership with developing countries on ballast water management issues under the GEF/UNDP/IMO Global Ballast Water Management Programme (GloBallast) since 2000,
being convinced that the promotion of technical co-operation will expedite the acceptance, uniform interpretation and enforcement of the Convention by States,
noting with appreciation that, through the adoption of resolution A.901(21), the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (lMO):
a) affirmed that IMO's work in developing global maritime standards and in providing technical co-operation for their effective implementation and enforcement can and does contribute to sustainable development; and
b) decided that IMO's mission statement, in relation to technical co-operation in the 2000s, is to help developing countries improve their ability to comply with international rules and standards relating to maritime safety and the prevention and control of marine pollution, giving priority to technical assistance programmes that focus on human resource development, particularly through training, and institutional capacity building;
1. Requests Member States, in co-operation with IMO, other interested States and international bodies, competent international or regional organizations, and industry programmes, to promote and provide directly, or through IMO, support to States that request technical assistance for:
a) the assessment of the implications of ratifying, accepting, approving, or acceding to, as well as implementing and enforcing the Convention;
b) the development of national legislation and institutional arrangements to give effect to the Convention;
c) the training of scientific and technical personnel for research, monitoring and enforcement (e.g., ballast water risk assessments, in- vasive marine species surveys, monitoring and early warning systems, ballast water sampling and analysis), including as appropriate the supply of necessary equipment and facilities, with a view to strengthening national capabilities;
d) exchange of information and technical co-operation relating to minimization of risks to the environment and human health from transfer of handful aquatic organisms and pathogens through the control and management of ships' ballast water and sediments;
e) research and development of improved ballast water management and treatment methods; and
f) establishment of special requirements in certain areas in accordance with Section C of the regulations of the Convention;
2. Requests further international development agencies and organizations to support, including through the provision of necessary resources, technical co-operation programmes in the field of ballast water control and management, consistent with the Convention;
3. Invites the Technical Co-operation Committee of IMO to continue providing for capacity-building activities on the control and management of ships' ballast water and sediments, within the Organization's Integrated Technical Co-operation Programme, in order to support the effective implementation and enforcement of the Convention by developing countries; and
4. Urges all States to initiate action in connection with the abovementioned technical co-operation measures without awaiting the entry into force of the Convention.
- Regeling
- Internationaal Verdrag voor de controle en het beheer van ballastwater en sedimenten van schepen, 2004
- Afkortingen
- BWM 2004
- Soort
- Verdrag
- Geldend vanaf
- 01-10-2025
- BWB-id
- BWBV0003219
- Versie
- 2025-10-01_0