Or. Admin. R. 340-143-0020 - Ballast Water Management: Reporting, Management Plans and Recordkeeping
(1) A vessel owner or operator covered by OAR
chapter 340, division 143 must report ballast water management information to
DEQ at least 24 hours before entering waters of the state. When the vessel's
voyage is less than 24 hours in total duration, the report must be submitted
prior to departing the vessel's port or place of departure. The report is
required whether or not the owner or operator plans to discharge ballast water
into waters of the state. Compliance with these reporting requirements may be
met by sending the report to DEQ via e-mail, fax, or mail. Vessel owners or
operators who rely on a third party to collect, forward or submit ballast water
reporting forms are responsible for ensuring that DEQ receives the ballast
water management information as required in this section. Electronic reporting
must be submitted using methods and file formats approved by DEQ .
(2) The report must be submitted on a form
acceptable to the U.S. Coast Guard pursuant to 33 CFR part 151 , unless DEQ
approves an alternative format in writing.
(3) If a vessel owner or operator alters or
plans to alter its ballast water management for any reason after reporting its
ballast water management information, the owner or operator must submit an
amended ballast water management report to DEQ . An amended reporting form must
be filed at the time of first known or predictable change of destination, and
immediately upon completion of discharge operations resulting in changes to
actual volume of ballast water discharged.
(4) Any owner or operator failing to report
ballast water management information as required by this rule must file the
required report immediately upon discovering the violation.
(5) Vessel owners or operators must develop
and maintain on board a ballast water management plan that is specifically
developed for the vessel and that allows those responsible for the plan's
implementation to understand and follow the vessel's ballast management
strategy. The contents, training requirements and availability must be
consistent with ballast water management plan regulations established by the
U.S. Coast Guard under 33
CFR 151.2035a subpart D.
(6) Vessel owners or operators must record
all ballast water and sediment management operations in the vessel's ballast
water log, record book or other suitable documentation system.
(a) Content. Vessel owners or operators must
maintain a version of the ballast water log, record book or other suitable
documentation system in English on board the vessel that, at a minimum:
(A) Records each operation involving ballast
water or sediment management;
(B)
Describes each such operation, including the location and circumstances of, and
the reason for, the operation;
(C)
Records the exact time and position of the start and stop of the ballast water
exchange or treatment operations for each tank; and
(D) Describes the nature and circumstances of
any situation under which a safety exemption from ballast management
requirements was declared.
(b) Availability. Vessel owners or operators
must make the ballast water log or record book readily available for
examination by DEQ at all reasonable times. The vessel owner or operator must
transmit to DEQ any information about the vessel's ballast operations that DEQ
requires.
(c) Retention period. The
ballast water log or record book must be available on board the vessel for a
minimum of two years after the date on which the last entry in the book is
made.
(d) Required signatures. DEQ
will require that each completed page and each completed vessel exchange or
treatment operation in the ballast water log or record book be signed and dated
by the vessel owner or operator or responsible officer; and that such owner,
operator or responsible officer attest to the accuracy of the information
provided and certifies compliance with the vessel ballast water management
plan.
(e) Alternative means of
recording. The ballast water log or record book may be an electronically
recorded system or integrated into another record book or system. At a minimum,
any alternative method must meet provisions of this section.
(f) Records Storage for unmanned barges. If
no secure location is available to store records on unmanned barges, these
vessel operators may meet provisions of this section by storing records on an
associated tug or at other accessible locations and must provide logbook
records to DEQ on request.
Notes
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468.020 & 783.620 - 783.640
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 783.620 - 783.640
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