UNITY TRITON

All vessel's that wanted to discharge ballast water within jurisdictional water of the United States must have a ballast water management system (BWMS) operational that meets the standards in accordance with 33 CFR 151.2025. M/V Ikan Pelata provided ENOA information on regards BWMS has been defective and cannot treat ballast water.

02134 - To discharge ballast water into the waters of the United States, the master, owner, operator, agent or person in charge of a vessel subject to 151.2025 of this subpart must either ensure that the ballast water meets the ballast water discharge standard in 151.2030(a), use an AMS as described in 151.2025(a)(3), or ballast with water from a U.S. public water system according to the schedule in paragraph(b) of this section. Subject vessel, of keel laid date 10NOV2015 and ballast water capacity of 33,331.5m3, is past its compliance date as per the implementation schedule in 33CFR151.2035(b). Currently, vessel's installed BWMS is inoperable. Vessel is not authorized to discharge untreated ballast into U.S. waters without prior written authorization from the local captain of the port under 33CFR151.2040(b). 33CFR151.2035

15105 - A vessel equipped with ballast tanks that operated in the waters of the United States must maintain a ballast water management plan that has been developed specifically for the vessel and that will allow those responsible for the plans implementation to understand and follow the vessel's ballast water management strategy and comply with the reqruirements of this subpart. Vessel's ballast water management plan does not include all of the provision listed in 33CFR151 Subpart D. Vessel's ballast water management plan must include the provisions listed in 33CFR151.2050(g). - 33CFR151.2050(g)